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Buell S2 Thunderbolt

Every Buell S2 Thunderbolt model year on file, 1995 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years40 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years21995 to 1996
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 75% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0123199531996
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Buell S2 Thunderbolt complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
3
Suspension
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Buell S2 Thunderbolt model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Buell S2 Thunderbolt by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Not decoded10.0100410
1995Not decoded30.0300810
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buell S2 Thunderbolt

  • 99V-107 May 6, 1999
    Vehicle description: motorcycles
    Suspension · 8,950 vehicles
  • 99V-106 May 6, 1999
    Vehicle description: motorcycles
    Suspension · 8,950 vehicles
  • 99V-105 May 6, 1999
    Vehicle description: motorcycles
    Fuel system · 12k vehicles
  • 99V-104 May 6, 1999
    Vehicle description: motorcycles
    Fuel system · 11k vehicles
  • 95V-153 Aug 14, 1995
    Fairing mount assembly bracket can crack and detach from the frame
    Other or unknown · 970 vehicles
  • 95V-116 Jun 6, 1995
    Fuel seepage can occur at the mold parting line or at the area where the petcock attaches to the fuel tank
    Fuel system · 1,226 vehicles
  • 95V-083 Apr 24, 1995
    Motorcycles do not conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 120, "tire selection and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars." the rims do not…
    Wheels · 651 vehicles
  • 94V-240 Dec 5, 1994
    Front brake line assembly can crack at either of the fittings, allowing brake fluid leakage
    Brakes · 443 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.