Buell S1w White Lightning

Owners filed 2 complaints across 2 model years of the Buell S1w White Lightning. The 1999 drew the most (1); the 1999 the fewest (1).

Model years2

Complaints2

Recalls1

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Buell S1w White Lightning model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
1999	1		0	—	—	Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit	Routine
1998	1		1	—	—	Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal	Routine

Which Buell S1w White Lightning years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting › turn signal › flasher unit.

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.