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NHTSA campaign 07V026000 · Buell campaign 0839

Buell Recall 07V-026: BANK ANGLE SENSOR

NHTSA recall 07V026000 (Buell campaign 0839) was reported by BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. on February 1, 2007, with 2,044 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buell XB12X for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on March 5, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V026000 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

NHTSA campaign
07V026000 (also written 07V-026 or 07V026)
Filed by
BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
Buell campaign number
0839
Report received
Potentially affected
2,044 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V026000. 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

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built March 24, 2005 – October 5, 2006 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V026000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES MAY HAVE A VIBRATION AT THE MOUNTING LOCATION OF THE BANK ANGLE SENSOR WHICH, IF COMBINED WITH THE MISROUTING OF VARIOUS WIRES THAT IMPINGE ON THE SENSOR OR ITS PIGTAIL, CAN COMPROMISE THE ISOLATION OF THE BANK ANGLE SENSOR.

Safety consequence

THIS MAY CREATE A FALSE 'TIP' SIGNAL AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL MOVE THE BANK ANGLE SENSOR FROM THE ORIGINAL LOCATION ON THE BATTERY TRAY TO A LOCATION ON THE SEAT LATCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUELL AT 1-414-343-8400.

Notes

BUELL RECALL NO. 0839.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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 07V026000

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.