Recall Detail
BUELL / X1 LIGHTNING / 1999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 9108 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: BUELL |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009131000082490000000146 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: X1 LIGHTNING | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V105000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1994 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 21 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 12321 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 15 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. | Report Received Date: May, 06 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 10 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motorcycles. these motorcycles were built with a fuel tank vent valve assembly that could become plugged. | Consequence Summary: Under certain conditions, this could cause the carburetor to overflow fuel which could result in a fire. this condition could also prevent sufficient fuel flow, which could cause the engine to misfire or stall. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fuel tank vent valve assembly. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 15, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buell at 1-414-343-8400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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