NHTSA campaign 06E061000 · Equipment recall
BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. Recall 06E-061: AFTERMARKET WINDSCREENS
NHTSA recall 06E061000 is an equipment recall reported by BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. on July 7, 2006, with 303 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buell XB12X for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on August 21, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06E061000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 06E061000 (also written 06E-061 or 06E061)
- Filed by
- BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 303 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Windshield
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06E061000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Buell
Buell XB12X
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06E061000.
Defect description
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET TALL WINDSCREENS SOLD EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE ON 2006 MY BUELL ULYSSES MODEL MOTORCYCLES, P/N 58214-06YA. THE RETENTION FASTENERS FOR THE SUBJECT WINDSCREENS CAN FAIL ALLOWING THE WINDSCREEN TO BECOME DISLODGED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Safety consequence
THE WINDSCREEN MAY EITHER STRIKE OR DISTRACT THE RIDER, POSSIBLY CAUSING DEATH OR INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
BUELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE WINDSCREEN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUELL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LLC AT 1-414-343-8400.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06E061000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.