1997 Buell Thunderbolt
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1997 Buell Thunderbolt. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Owner complaints
1 complaints
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- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Rear isolator mounts broke on both sides sending the motorcycle into a wobble resulting in loss of control. this happened after 1 was replaced on recall. nlm
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Throttle fails to return to idle
To address the problem described above, buell IS recalling those fuel-injected motorcycles that it built without a throttle cable control clamp.for more information on this subject, please refer to the memorandum entitled the scope of buell's safety recall, 03v-427 copy attached.
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