Buell Motorcycle Co.: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Buell Motorcycle Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 24, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,765. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE CAN CONTACT THE BATTERY CARRIER.
The risk
SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE MOTORCYCLE COULD STALL OR QUIT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE ROUTING AND CORRECT IT IF THERE IS ANY SIGN OF CONTACT.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 99V134000.
Full record for the 1999 Buell X1 Lightning → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →