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Buell S1wYears to avoid, problems & recalls

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

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls11998 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'98
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1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Buell S1w problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints 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
Exterior lighting10
Fuel system, gasoline10
1 recall

Buell S1w 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 · 1998 · Feb 23, 1998 · 4,724 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the S1w

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