The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A SIDESTAND SWITCH THAT COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL/QUIT WHEN RIDING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDESTAND SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buell M2 Cyclone | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Buell S1 Lightning | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Buell S1 White Lightning | 1998 |
| Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Buell S3T Thunderbolt | 1997, 1998 |
| Buell X1 Lightning | 1999 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buell M2 Cyclone | 1997 | 4 | 8 |
| Buell M2 Cyclone | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
| Buell M2 Cyclone | 1999 | 3 | 5 |
| Buell S1 Lightning | 1996 | 3 | 6 |
| Buell S1 Lightning | 1997 | 7 | 8 |
| Buell S1 Lightning | 1998 | 3 | 8 |
| Buell S1 White Lightning | 1998 | 4 | 6 |
| Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1997 | 2 | 7 |
| Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1998 | 10 | 7 |
| Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| Buell S3T Thunderbolt | 1997 | 0 | 7 |
| Buell S3T Thunderbolt | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
| Buell X1 Lightning | 1999 | 2 | 7 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1999
11 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the unknown or other; BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 99V330000 22 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V306002 18 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER |
| 99V306003 16 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V306001 1 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V242002 25 Oct 1999 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V242001 8 Sept 1999 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V230000 23 Aug 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V201000 23 Jul 1999 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999