2009 Buell 1125
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
3 complaints1 involved a fire
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Latest complaints
- Electrical system · Engine · Exterior lighting
At some point stator became over heated and failed, motorcycle was only running off of battery power at this point. I was riding home at night (get off work at 11PM) on a highway when my lights starting dimming, lost information on my speedometer, and eventually lost all power causing a break down…
At some point stator became over heated and failed, motorcycle was only running off of battery power at this point. I was riding home at night (get off work at 11PM) on a highway when my lights starting dimming, lost information on my speedometer, and eventually lost all power causing a break down on the side of the highway. Had to have help from another vehicle to jump start my motorcycle twice in order to get home safely. *tr
- Electrical system
The vehicles electrical system failed, causing some of the wiring and the vehicle's battery to melt. *tr
- Fuel system, other
Tl*the contact owns 2009 harley davidson buell motorcycle. The contact stated that the motorcycle was emitting fumes and fuel leaked out of the vent line. the motorcycle was taken to the dealer who did not perform a diagnostic test but advised the contact to add gasoline to the fuel tank. The…
Tl*the contact owns 2009 harley davidson buell motorcycle. The contact stated that the motorcycle was emitting fumes and fuel leaked out of the vent line. the motorcycle was taken to the dealer who did not perform a diagnostic test but advised the contact to add gasoline to the fuel tank. The manufacturer was contacted and did not offer any assistance. The motorcycle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 2,168.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Motorcycle Stalling
ODI opened this investigation based on 25 allegations of subject motorcycle stalling, without warning, due to charging system failure (typically involving the stator).As part of this investigation, testing was conducted to assess whether there would be areasonable warning prior to stator-related engine shut-down while…
ODI opened this investigation based on 25 allegations of subject motorcycle stalling, without warning, due to charging system failure (typically involving the stator).As part of this investigation, testing was conducted to assess whether there would be areasonable warning prior to stator-related engine shut-down while underway.A memo describing this testing may be found in the public file for this investigation.Given the relative frequency of alleged stator failures involving Buell 1125's, it is apparent that customers may not be satisfied with their motorcycle.An example of a manufacturer responding to this type of dissatisfaction is found in the Harley Davidson December 7, 2009product improvement campaign to address the stalling issue.However, current test data does not establish that this customer satisfaction issue is also a safety defect that results in an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety.In the absence of a safety defect trend related to Buell 1125 charging system failures, this investigation is closed. The 62 ODI complaints we cite may be found by entering the following ODI investigation numbersat www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID:10373814,10386008,10397985,10406939,10406967,10406969,10407046, 10407318,10407511,10407672,10410524,10411954,10429450,10429467, 10429481,10429488,10429530,10429531,10429964,10429970,10429985, 10429987,10430176,10430736,10432169,10432891,10445118,10452480, 10457062,10457815,10457829,10462420,10462439,10462834,10463008, 10463483,10463664,10465165,10465225,10465226,10466505,10470386, 10470415,10470428,10473664,10474136,10474363,10479428,10484793, 10494949,10495197,10496446,10496804,10497643,10496127,10496088, 10496048,10496022,10496018,10495355,10495331,10495307
- Sudden fuel expulsion
We opened this PE based on a single complaint of rapid fuel expulsion while re-fueling from the owner of a Buell 1125CR.After opening this PE, we contacted other owners, Buell dealer service departments and monitored activity of various Buell-related web forums.While Harley Davidson (Buell was a subsidiary) has no…
We opened this PE based on a single complaint of rapid fuel expulsion while re-fueling from the owner of a Buell 1125CR.After opening this PE, we contacted other owners, Buell dealer service departments and monitored activity of various Buell-related web forums.While Harley Davidson (Buell was a subsidiary) has no owner complaints, it did receive four warranty claims related to this issue.Two involve the fuel line check valve, one a pinched fuel vent hose, and one saturated charcoal cannister due to over-fill.Currently, the data does not indicate a trending safety defect exists.We will continue to monitor this issue and take action as appropriate.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10032784Buell motorcycles: certain motorcycles-1125r and 1125cr 2009-10 and 2008 1125r have been refitted with a 2009 or 2010 engine. On these models the stator may operate at temperatures that exceed the manufacturer's recommendation when the vehicle IS ridden in lower rpm (below 5,000 rpm) duty cycles. The models may experience charging system issues related to excessive stator heat. Updated 6/11/10.