Buell Motorcycle Co.: Suspension › Rear
Buell Motorcycle Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 16, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,219. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER CAN BREAK, DRAGGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE GROUND.
The risk
THIS COULD AFFECT THE HANDLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHOCK REINFORCEMENT PACKAGE (SRP) WHICH PROTECTS THE STRUCTUAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. A NEW SHOCK ABSORBER IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED. WHEN THE NEW SHOCK ABSORBER IS AVAILABLE, IF AN OWNER CHOSES, THEY CAN HAVE IT INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE THROUGH THE DEALER NETWORK.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Buell M2 Cyclone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Buell S3t Thunderbolt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Buell X1 Lightning | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Buell M2 Cyclone | 3 | 5 | 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 00V163000.
Full record for the 2000 Buell M2 Cyclone → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →