Buell Motorcycle Co.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Buell Motorcycle Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 5, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 443. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
FRONT BRAKE LINE ASSEMBLY CAN CRACK AT EITHER OF THE FITTINGS, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKE SYSTEM HYDRAULICPRESSURE AND INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BRAKE LINE ASSEMBLY.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Buell S2 Thunderbolt | 3 | 8 | 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 94V240000.
Full record for the 1995 Buell S2 Thunderbolt → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →