2002 Buell M2

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0
Seat Belts	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber02V003000

Filed Jan 4, 2002387 vehiclesBuell Motorcycle Co.

Defect. CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A FRONT SHOCK MOUNT THAT IS CRACKED AND COULD BREAK ALLOWING THE SUSPENSION TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY.

Risk. THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BROKEN SHOCK MOUNT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 9, 2002. 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 1-414-342-4680.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed Apr 27, 2012AZ

2002 BUELL M2 MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE PIRELLI SCORPION TIRE *TGW WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING IN THE FRONT TIRE AND ALMOST CRASHED, BUT HIS ARM STRENGTH PREVENTED IT FROM HAPPENING. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER GRABBED THE HANDLE BARS AND EXERTED OVER 150 POUNDS OF PRESSURE, ALONG WITH DECREASING DECELERATION TO 40 MPH, THEN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING PENETRATING THE TIRE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A HUGE PUNCTURE MARK AND NO INDICATION OF ANY FOREIGN OBJECT PRESENT. THE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. *JB

Seat Belts

Filed Apr 22, 2009NY

LOWR. *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2002 — this page	2	1	0	Routine
1999	0	1	0	Routine
1998	1	1	0	Routine
1997	3	1	1	Routine

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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: Jan 4, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.