The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A SWINGARM THAT COULD BREAK.
The risk
IF THE SWINGARM SHOULD BREAK, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWINGARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buell M2 Cyclone | 1997, 1998 |
| Buell S1 Lightning | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Buell S1 White Lightning | 1998 |
| Buell S2 Thunderbolt | 1995, 1996 |
| Buell S2T | 1996 |
| Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1997, 1998 |
| Buell S3T Thunderbolt | 1997, 1998 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR
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 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 S2 Thunderbolt | 1995 | 3 | 8 |
| Buell S2 Thunderbolt | 1996 | 1 | 4 |
| Buell S2T | 1996 | 0 | 5 |
| Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1997 | 2 | 7 |
| Buell S3 Thunderbolt | 1998 | 10 | 7 |
| Buell S3T Thunderbolt | 1997 | 0 | 7 |
| Buell S3T Thunderbolt | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
Other suspension recalls in 1999
36 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the suspension; BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 99V332000 23 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V300000 10 Nov 1999 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 99V014003 27 Oct 1999 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 99V295000 26 Oct 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 99V014004 29 Sept 1999 | HME, INCORPORATED |
| 99V215000 9 Aug 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V214000 9 Aug 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V128003 15 Jul 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999