RE: Urgent Warning to Triumph: Sender Recall

["Ludo Andries" <dijledal.andries@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jonathan and listers,

In Belgium it is even worse. NO recall letters are sent to the ST owners!
The BENELUX importer Greenib in Holland stopped with importing Triumphs so
Triumph UK is handeling the import for Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg.
Since we live in a smaller country our safety (and lives) are perhaps less
important than in the 'bigger' countries?

Ludo
Red 99 ST
Belgium


> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]namens Jonathan
> Schulster
> Verzonden: maandag 6 november 2000 9:44
> Aan: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: ross.clifford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Onderwerp: Urgent Warning to Triumph: Sender Recall
>
>
> Hi Listers,
>
> Some STers in Germany have reported that the recall for the
> fuel sender replacement is being handled in the following
> way:  a visual inspection of the fuel sender unit is made by
> the dealer and the unit is only replaced if "suspect".
>
> >From personal experience I can say that it would be
> extremely difficult to tell if a fuel sender (green top) is
> about to leak, or will hold for another 10,000km.  My feeling
> is that vibrations of the electrical lead at high speeds
> cause the resin to 'fracture' around the lead, resulting in a
> low-medium rate leak. This gets rapidly worse once the leak
> has started.
>
> Any confidence in the Triumph product and after-sales service
> restored by the recall will be immediately lost if a single
> fuel sender unit leaks following "inspection", causing injury
> or even death.  Triumph have accepted that the risk of this
> failure causing serious injury is unacceptable, so why are
> some units not being replaced!?
>
> I urge Triumph to immediately contact all dealers who are
> pursuing the inspection practice, to ensure that ALL
> green-top fuel sender units are immediately replaced.
>
> If your bike is recalled I would suggest you refuse to ride
> it until a green-top fuel sender is replaced by a new
> leak-free item.  There is no doubt in my mind that if you
> ride away on an 'inspected' bike with a green-top fuel sender
> unit, the risk of the unit starting to leak is EXACTLY the
> same as before inspection.  You would therefore be accepting
> a small, but measureable risk, of a potentially fatal fire or
> crash (due to fuel leaking onto the tyres).
>
> cheers
> Jonathan
>
>
>
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