Buell M2

Owners filed 6 complaints across 4 model years of the Buell M2. The 1997 drew the most (3); the 1998 the fewest (1).

Model years4
Complaints6
Recalls4
Fires1
Deaths0

Every Buell M2 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20022
1Seat BeltsRoutine
19990
1Routine
19981
11Service Brakes, HydraulicRoutine
19973
111Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineRoutine

Which Buell M2 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine. It carries 1 recall.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.