Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1999 Buell M2 Cyclone

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

5
Open recalls
3
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

3 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Suspension
    1
  • SUSPENSION:REAR
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
    1

Recalls

5 campaigns
00V163000·SUSPENSION:REAR2000-06-16

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER CAN BREAK, DRAGGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE GROUND.

RiskTHIS COULD AFFECT THE HANDLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHOCK REINFORCEMENT PACKAGE (SRP) WHICH PROTECTS THE STRUCTUAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. A NEW SHOCK ABSORBER IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED. WHEN THE NEW SHOCK ABSORBER IS AVAILABLE, IF AN OWNER CHOSES, THEY CAN HAVE IT INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE THROUGH THE DEALER NETWORK.

99V140000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1999-06-03

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH AN INCORRECT AIR CLEANER COMPONENT.

Risk THIS COMPONENT COULD RESTRICT AIR FLOW INTO THE FLOAT BOWL OF THE CARBURETOR, CAUSING FUEL TO OVERFLOW, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS COULD ALSO PREVENT SUFFICIENT FUEL FLOW, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE OR STALL.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FLOAT BOWL VENT ASSEMBLY FOR PROPER VENTING AND CORRECT THIS CONDITION IF NECESSARY.

99V104000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1999-05-06

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A FUEL TANK MOUNT SYSTEM THAT COULD, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, ALLOW THE FUEL TANK TO SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORCYCLE.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION OR FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK MOUNT SYSTEM.

99V105000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1999-05-06

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A FUEL TANK VENT VALVE ASSEMBLY THAT COULD BECOME PLUGGED.

RiskUNDER 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.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK VENT VALVE ASSEMBLY.

99V097000·UNKNOWN OR OTHER1999-04-29

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A SIDESTAND SWITCH THAT COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL/QUIT WHEN RIDING.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDESTAND SWITCH.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE03043·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES2003-09-23 → 2003-10-30

THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE

Led to recall03V427000

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