NHTSA campaign 99V133000

Buell Recall 99V-133: BUELL/REAR BRAKE RESERVOIR HOSE

NHTSA recall 99V133000 was reported by BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. on May 24, 1999, with 1,765 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buell X1 Lightning for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on June 1, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V133000 (also written 99V-133 or 99V133)
Filed by
BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,765 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V133000. 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 X1 Lightning

    • 1999 · Vehicles built January 4, 1998 – April 20, 1999 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V133000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE REAR BRAKE RESERVOIR HOSE CAN CHAFE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.

Safety consequence

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE RIDER COULD EXPERIENCE LOSS OF REAR BRAKING CAPABILITIES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE RESERVOIR HOSE AND REPLACE THE HOSE IF NCESSARY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 1, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BUELL AT 1-414-343-8400. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V133000

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.