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Buell S3

Every Buell S3 model year on file, 1997 to 1999. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years50 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years31997 to 1999
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 60% of the model's total

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

01231997199819993
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Buell S3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
3
Lighting
2
Powertrain
1
Fuel system
1
Brakes
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Buell S3 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 S3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1999Motorcycle30.0150110
1998Not decoded10.0100110
1997Not decoded10.0100110
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buell S3

  • 98V-199 Aug 25, 1998
    Vehicle description: motorcycles
    Suspension · 136 vehicles
  • 98V-036 Feb 23, 1998
    Vehicle description: motorcycles
    Lighting · 4,724 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.