Buell Recalls — Canada & USA

Buell has 19 models with recall activity in our database, spanning 1995 through 2022. Across those models, 39 recall campaigns are recorded, and the severity rating system places a striking 95% of them in the Critical or High tiers, with 77% falling into Critical alone and the remaining 18% in High. Critical recalls in this context cover consequences such as loss of vehicle control, brake failure, and fire risk, while High recalls address conditions that carry a meaningful potential for serious injury. Only 2 recalls, or 5% of the total, fall into the Low tier, and none are rated Medium or Informational.

The S2 Thunderbolt leads the lineup with 7 recalls, the highest count among all models in the database. The S1 Lightning and S3 Thunderbolt each follow with 4 recalls. Other models represented in the database include the M2 Cyclone, X1 Lightning, and Blast, among others rounding out the 19-model roster. Given the narrow span of total campaigns across a relatively compact lineup, the concentration of Critical-tier activity across multiple models reflects how consistently the most severe rating category dominates the recall record for these motorcycles.