Buell CycloneYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Buell Cyclone.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints3Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls11997–2000 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Buell Cyclone years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Cyclone median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'97'00

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1997Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Buell Cyclone problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1Engine and engine cooling

1Fuel system, gasoline

1Service brakes, hydraulic

1Suspension

1Vehicle speed control

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling	1	0
Fuel system, gasoline	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0
Suspension	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0

1 recall

Buell Cyclone recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Service brakes, hydraulic97V-022 · 1997 · Feb 24, 1997 · 505 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Cyclone

Sep 23, 2003
THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLEPE03043 · 1997–2000 · closed Oct 30, 2003
Led to recall 03V-427