Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2003 Buell Lightning Low

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery › hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Structure03V141000
Filed Apr 22, 200374 vehiclesBuell Motorcycle Co.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SIDE STAND LEG CAN BREAK WITHOUT NOTICE.

Risk. THIS COULD ALLOW THE MOTORCYCLE TO FALL CAUSING AN INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDE STAND. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 17, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BUELL AT 1-414-343-8400.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Sep 12, 2003425 milesGA

WHEN FILLING THE MOTORCYCLE WITH GAS THE OVERFLOW HOSE LEAKED ON MUFFLER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 22, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.