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Buell S3t ThunderboltYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Buell S3t Thunderbolt.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls91997–2000 model years

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

Best & worst years

Buell S3t Thunderbolt 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 S3t Thunderbolt median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Buell S3t Thunderbolt problems

All model years combined: 0 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
9 recalls

Buell S3t Thunderbolt recalls

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

–Vehicle speed control: cables03V-427 · 2000 · Oct 30, 2003 · 2,830 vehicles–Suspension: rear00V-163 · 2000 · Jun 16, 2000 · 6,219 vehicles–Rear: shock absorber99V-107 · 1997–1998 · May 6, 1999 · 8,950 vehicles–Tank assembly: mounting99V-104 · 1997–1998 · May 6, 1999 · 10,556 vehicles–Storage: tank assembly99V-105 · 1997–1998 · May 6, 1999 · 12,321 vehicles–Suspension: rear99V-106 · 1997–1998 · May 6, 1999 · 8,950 vehicles–Unknown or other99V-097 · 1997–1998 · Apr 29, 1999 · 10,255 vehicles–Suspension: front99V-086 · 1997–1998 · Apr 26, 1999 · 5,208 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic97V-153 · 1997–1998 · Sep 12, 1997 · 2,820 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the S3t Thunderbolt

  1. THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLEPE03043 · 1997–2000 · closed Oct 30, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-427