Buell S3 Thunderbolt, X1 Lightning. Published by Transport Canada as 2003269 on 7 November 2003. System: Engine.
What the notice says On certain motorcycles, the idle control cable can become dislodged from the fuel injection system cable guide due to improper adjustment of the throttle control system. Should this occur, the throttle may not return to the idle position when the operator's hand is removed from the twist grip, increasing the risk of …
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Buell S3 THUNDERBOLT in the other registers
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The British register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2003269
- Recall date
- 7 November 2003
- Make
- Buell
- Models
- S3 Thunderbolt, X1 Lightning
- Model years
- 1999
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 165
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain motorcycles, the idle control cable can become dislodged from the fuel injection system cable guide due to improper adjustment of the throttle control system. Should this occur, the throttle may not return to the idle position when the operator's hand is removed from the twist grip, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle, which could result in a crash. Correction: Dealer will install a throttle cable clamp, which serves to ensure retention of the throttle control cables in the cable guide.
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 2003269.
Buell elsewhere in this register
Buell is named on 36 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2003312 · 5 December 2003 · Xb9sl Lightning, Xb9s Lightning, Xb12s Lightning · Electrical
- 2003111 · 24 April 2003 · Xb9sl Lightning · Other
- 2004275 · 4 August 2004 · Blast · Fuel System
- 2002193 · 24 October 2002 · Xb9r Firebolt · Other
- 2002006 · 14 January 2002 · S3t Thunderbolt, X1 Lightning, M2 Cyclone · Structure
- 2005122 · 26 April 2005 · Xb12r Firebolt, Xb9sx Lightning City X, Xb12s Lightning · Other
- 2006184 · 25 July 2006 · Xb12x Ulysses · Other
- 2000216 · 3 October 2000 · Blast · Powertrain
The same system: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2003212 · 4 September 2003 · 360 Modena F1, 360 Modena · Engine
- 2003202 · 27 August 2003 · 7 Series · Engine
- 2003110 · 24 April 2003 · C40lf · Engine
- 2003113 · 24 April 2003 · 9000 Series · Engine
- 2004111 · 23 March 2004 · 7300 4x4, 7400 6x6, 7500 4x4 · Engine
- 2004304 · 24 August 2004 · Epica · Engine
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Buell: 36 in the register, and 350 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2003.
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