Buell Motorcycle Co.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Buell Motorcycle Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 14, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 839. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE LOCATION OF THE REAR BRAKE LINE CAN CAUSE IT TO BECOME DAMAGED AND LEAK FLUID.
The risk
A LOSS OF REAR WHEEL BRAKING CAPABILITIES COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINE.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V037000.
Full record for the 1999 Buell S3 Thunderbolt → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →