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2007 Buell Blast 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 Jun 10, 2015
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 Jun 17, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Buell Blast. 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

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Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 10, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUELL BLAST EQUIPPED WITH AVON VIPER STRYKE TIRES, SIZE: 110/70/16. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A BLISTER ON THE FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

NHTSA ID
10724479
Incident
Jun 10, 2014
Mileage
15,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Jun 17, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUELL BLAST MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE SEVERELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BEARINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BEARINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A REPORT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

NHTSA ID
10274146
Incident
May 30, 2009
Mileage
15,500 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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