Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1996 Buell S1 Lightning

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.

6
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

  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    1

Recalls

6 campaigns
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.

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.

99V106000·SUSPENSION:REAR1999-05-06

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A SWINGARM THAT COULD BREAK.

RiskIF THE SWINGARM SHOULD BREAK, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWINGARM.

99V107000·SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER1999-05-06

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FRONT EYE THAT COULD BREAK.

RiskIF THE SHOCK EYE SHOULD BREAK, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL DRAG ON THE GROUND POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER.

99V095000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1999-04-29

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. MOTION OF THE BATTERY CABLE CAN LEAD TO BREAKAGE OF ITS TERMINAL.

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

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT AND/OR REPLACE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE.

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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