Buell S3Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Buell S3.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints5Top: Suspension Safety recalls21997–1999 model years

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

Best & worst years

Buell S3 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 S3 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'97'98'99

Avoid
Caution
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1999Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 1998Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Buell S3 problems

All model years combined: 5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Suspension

2Exterior lighting

1Structure

1Service brakes, hydraulic

1Fuel system, gasoline

1Power train

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
Suspension	3	0
Exterior lighting	2	0
Structure	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0
Fuel system, gasoline	1	0
Power train	1	0

2 recalls

Buell S3 recalls

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

Suspension: rear98V-199 · 1999 · Aug 25, 1998 · 136 vehicles Exterior lighting: turn signal98V-036 · 1997–1998 · Feb 23, 1998 · 4,724 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the S3

Sep 23, 2003
THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLEPE03043 · 1997–1999 · closed Oct 30, 2003
Led to recall 03V-427