NHTSA campaign 94V240000
Buell Recall 94V-240: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
NHTSA recall 94V240000 was reported by BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. on December 5, 1994, with 443 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buell S2 Thunderbolt for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 5, 1994, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 94V240000 (also written 94V-240 or 94V240)
- Filed by
- BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 443 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 94V240000. 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 S2 Thunderbolt
- 1995 · Vehicles built February 1, 1994 – November 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 94V240000.
Defect description
FRONT BRAKE LINE ASSEMBLY CAN CRACK AT EITHER OF THE FITTINGS, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKE SYSTEM HYDRAULICPRESSURE AND INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BRAKE LINE ASSEMBLY.
Notes
SYSTEM: BRAKES; HYDRAULIC LINES; FITTINGS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES.NOTE: IF THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPONSERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLETIME, PLEASE CONTACT BUELL DISTRIBUTION AT 1-414-935-4358.ALSO CONTACTTHE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINEAT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 94V240000
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.