NHTSA Complaint #10407046 — 2009 BUELL 1125CR

2009 BUELL 1125 STATOR (ALTERNATOR) FAILURE. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE BEEN OPERATING MY MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT HAS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, DIED OF STATOR FAILURE. 2 OF THESE INSTANCES MAY HAVE CAUSED A LESS EXPERIENCED RIDER GREAT DANGER AS THEY HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS 'BURNT' OR 'OVERHEATED' STATORS. EACH TIME THE PART HAS FAILED, IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL PART. THE EXPLANATION HARLEY DAVIDSON (OWNER OF SUBSIDIARY BUELL) HAS GIVEN ON WHY THE PART HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED OR RETROFITTED IS "THE COMPANY (BUELL) IS NO LONGER PRODUCING MOTORCYCLES, AND WE ONLY HAVE TO REPAIR THE BIKES UNTIL THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRES". BASICALLY, THE COMPANY ADMITS THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE STATOR, BUT IS CHOOSING TO RIDE OUT THE WARRANTY PERIOD WITHOUT A PROPER FIX, AND LEAVE OWNERS TO FIX THE ISSUE CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF POCKET AND IN DANGER ON THE ROAD. *TR