Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1998 Buell S1W White 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.

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

Consumer complaints

1 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
    1
  • Exterior LIGHTING:TURN Signal
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION Control
    1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK Absorber
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
97V153000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1997-09-12

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE E-CLIP WHICH RETAINS THE DRIVE PIN ON THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR AND CARRIER CAN SEPARATE FROM THE DRIVE PIN ALLOWING THE PIN TO MOVE OUT OF POSITION AND COME IN CONTACT WITH THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER.

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT THE FRONT WHEEL FROM ROTATING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE MOTORCYCLES.

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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