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Buell S2Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Buell S2.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls11995–1996 model years

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

Best & worst years

Buell S2 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 S2 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'95'96
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1995Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Buell S2 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
Electrical system10
Engine and engine cooling10
Fuel system, gasoline10
Structure10
Suspension10
Vehicle speed control10
Wheels10
1 recall

Buell S2 recalls

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

–Vehicle speed control95V-223 · 1995–1996 · Nov 21, 1995 · 116 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the S2

  1. THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLEPE03043 · 1995–1996 · closed Oct 30, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-427