Buell Motorcycle Co.: Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Buell Motorcycle Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 23, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,724. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS WOULD NOT BE INDICATED TO THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE (NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE FLASHING RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT). THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
The risk
AN OPERATOR WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS WERE NOT WORKING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS ON THESE MOTORCYCLES.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Buell M2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 Buell S1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Buell S1w | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Buell S3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Buell S3t | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Buell M2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 Buell S1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Buell S3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Buell S3t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Buell S1 | 2 | 1 | 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 98V036000.
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