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2009 Buell 1125 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 14, 2013
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 15, 2011

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Buell 1125. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

ElectricalEngineExterior lighting
Filed May 14, 2013

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

NHTSA ID
10511945
Incident
May 10, 2013
Mileage
4,700 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 13, 2011

THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING SOME OF THE WIRING AND THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY TO MELT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10429987
Incident
Jul 20, 2010
Mileage
3,741 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 15, 2011
Fire reported

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.

NHTSA ID
10382791
Incident
Nov 1, 2010
Mileage
2,168 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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