Buell S3t

Owners filed 3 complaints across 3 model years of the Buell S3t. The 1998 drew the most (2); the 2002 the fewest (0).

Model years3

Complaints3

Recalls3

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Buell S3t model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2002	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
1998	2	1	—	—	Suspension › Front	Routine
1997	1	1	—	—	Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	Routine

Which Buell S3t years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the suspension › front. 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.