2003 Buell Lightning LOW & 2003 Buell XB9SL recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain motorcycles, the side stand leg CAN break without notice.
💥 The risk
This could allow the motorcycle to fall causing an injury or property damage.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the side stand. Owner notification began april 17, 2003. 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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V141000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 0826
- Manufacturer
- BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
- Vehicles affected
- 74
- Component
- STRUCTURE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 17, 2003
- Built
- Feb 18, 2003 – Mar 5, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Buell recall no. 0826.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).