1997 Buell S1

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension › Rear	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal98V036000

Filed Feb 23, 19984,724 vehiclesBuell Motorcycle Co.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS WOULD NOT BE INDICATED TO THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE (NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE FLASHING RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT). THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Risk. AN OPERATOR WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS WERE NOT WORKING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS ON THESE MOTORCYCLES.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Suspension › Rear

Filed Aug 4, 1999CA

RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED, STATED THAT THE SWING ARM COULD BREAK. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM, PARTS ON ORDER . ALSO, RECALLS ON SIDE STAND SWITCH, FRONT ISOLATOR MOUNT SYSTEM, NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE, FUEL TANK VENT VALVE ASSEMBLY, REAR SHOCK ABSORBER EYE, FUEL TANK MOUNT SYSTEM. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. NO REPAIRWORK DONE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths	Assessment
1998	0	1	0	Routine
1997 — this page	1	1	0	Routine
1996	2	1	2	Fatalities reported

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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: Feb 23, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.