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1998 Buell S3T: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

19,091 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1998 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields
1
Suspension:Front
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields1
Suspension:Front1

Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields: 1; Suspension:Front: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0001
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
1
2004
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20001
20041

2000: 1; 2004: 1

Pattern summary

Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10072457 · 2004-05-12 (May 12, 2004)

MOTORCYCLE HANDLING SUDDENLY DETERIORATED, BECAME UNSTABLE. UPON STOPPING TO INVESTIGATE COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. WENT IMMEDIATELY TO BUELL DEALERSHIP WHERE CERTIFIED BUELL TECHNICIAN ADJUSTED REAR SHOCK PRELOAD. THIS IMPROVED THE HANDLING SOMEWHAT BUT DID NOT CORRECT IT. ANOTHER BUELL TECHNICIAN AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SUSPECTED FRAME DEFECT AND UPON DISASSEMBLY DETERMINED FRAME TO BE AT FAULT. TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RE-ASSEMBLE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRAME. BUELL CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO FIX MOTORCYCLE OR GIVE ANY COMPENSATI…

Owner-reported narrative. 19,091 miles reported. Look up ODI 10072457 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 554489 · 2000-09-11 (September 11, 2000)

THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR (99V-086) WHEN BEING SERVICED, THE COMPONENT FAILED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPER RECALL SERVICE. *MJS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 554489 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

98V036000 · Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal

Reported: 1998-02-23 (February 23, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS WOULD NOT BE INDICATED TO THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE (NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE FLASHING RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT). THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Consequence: AN OPERATOR WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS WERE NOT WORKING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS ON THESE MOTORCYCLES.

NHTSA campaign record ↗