1999 Buell X1

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
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Rear1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Suspension › Rear98V199000
Filed Aug 25, 1998136 vehiclesBuell Motorcycle Co.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE SWING ARM ON THESE MOTORCYCLES WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE REAR SUSPENSION TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING, LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

Remedy. DELAERS WILL REPLACE THE SWING ARM.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension › Rear
Filed Jul 6, 1999WY

RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (98V-199). MJS

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20021100Routine
20002001Fatalities reported
1999 — this page1100Routine

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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: Aug 25, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.