Buell S1w White LightningYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Buell S1w White Lightning.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints2Top: Fuel system, gasoline Safety recalls11998–1999 model years

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

Best & worst years

Buell S1w White Lightning 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 S1w White Lightning median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'98'99

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1999Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1998Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Buell S1w White Lightning problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Fuel system, gasoline

2Exterior lighting

2Electrical system

2Suspension

1Engine and engine cooling

1Structure

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
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
Exterior lighting	2	0
Electrical system	2	0
Suspension	2	0
Engine and engine cooling	1	0
Structure	1	0

1 recall

Buell S1w White Lightning recalls

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

Service brakes, hydraulic97V-153 · 1998 · Sep 12, 1997 · 2,820 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the S1w White Lightning

Sep 23, 2003
THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLEPE03043 · 1998–1999 · closed Oct 30, 2003
Led to recall 03V-427