What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1999190
- Recall date
- 22 October 1999
- Make
- Buell
- Models
- S2 Thunderbolt, S2T Thunderbolt, S1 Lightning, M2 Cyclone, S3 Thunderbolt, S3T Thunderbolt, S1W White Lightning
- Model years
- 1995 to 1998
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 284
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain motorcycles, the rear shock absorber eye could break. If the shock absorber eye should break, the underside of the vehicle will drag on the ground, which may adversely affect handling and could result in a crash without prior warning. Correction: Rear shock absorber will be replaced.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1999190.