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Buell S1Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 1 safety recall on record for the Buell S1.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: SuspensionSafety recalls11996–1998 model years

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

Best & worst years

Buell S1 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 S1 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'96'97'98
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1996Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Buell S1 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Suspension11
1 recall

Buell S1 recalls

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

–Exterior lighting: turn signal98V-036 · 1996–1998 · Feb 23, 1998 · 4,724 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the S1

  1. THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLEPE03043 · 1996–1998 · closed Oct 30, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-427