Buell Motorcycle Co.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › 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 2,912. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE FUEL FILTER CAN LEAK.
The risk
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 Buell X1 Lightning | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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 00V038000.
Full record for the 1999 Buell S3 Thunderbolt → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →