IllustrationWHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THROTTLE CABLE STUCK OPEN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BE THROWEN OFF OF THE MOTORCYCLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE CONSUMER WAS RUN OVER BY VEHICLES. *AK
2000 Buell X1
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reportsWHILE DEMONSTRATING THE MOTORCYCLE JOHNR. WEAVER WAS THROWN INTO TRAFFIC AND RUN OVER
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE03043 · Throttle Fails To Return To Idle
Opened Sep 23, 2003 · Closed Oct 30, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:cables
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.