Consumer Complaint Detail

BUELL / BLAST P3 / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062903 Incident Date: Feb, 03 2006
Consumer's City: PALM BAY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
Model Name: BLAST P3 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:driveline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 4MZKP13C2Y3 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 17 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 27 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 1 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The rear cog disintegrated while riding at normal highway speeds (65 mph). fortunately i as the driver was not injured, however the buell sustained extensive damage in the rear section due to the failure of the rear cog. the plastics, rear indicator lamps, rear wheel and frame were damaged beyond repair. after extensive discussion with the buell corp. they made the decision to repair the motorcycle as there had already been a recall on this model (2000 buell blast) and it had supposedly been satisfied in 2001 by one of their dealerships. as a side note at the time of the incident the vehicle only had 3200 miles on it. *nm