Buell Motorcycle Co.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Buell Motorcycle Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 6, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12,321. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A FUEL TANK VENT VALVE ASSEMBLY THAT COULD BECOME PLUGGED.
The risk
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THIS COULD CAUSE THE CARBURETOR TO OVERFLOW FUEL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS CONDITION COULD ALSO PREVENT SUFFICIENT FUEL FLOW, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE OR STALL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK VENT VALVE ASSEMBLY.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Buell M2 Cyclone | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 Buell X1 Lightning | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Buell M2 Cyclone | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Buell S1 Lightning | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Buell S1 White Lightning | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Buell S3t Thunderbolt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Buell M2 Cyclone | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Buell S1 Lightning | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Buell S3t Thunderbolt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Buell S1 Lightning | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Buell S2 Thunderbolt | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Buell S2t | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 99V105000.
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