The 2000 Buell M2 Cyclone has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 6,219 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SUSPENSION00V1630002000-06-166,219 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER CAN BREAK, DRAGGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE GROUND.
Consequence
THIS COULD AFFECT THE HANDLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHOCK REINFORCEMENT PACKAGE (SRP) WHICH PROTECTS THE STRUCTUAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. A NEW SHOCK ABSORBER IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED. WHEN THE NEW SHOCK ABSORBER IS AVAILABLE, IF AN OWNER CHOSES, THEY CAN HAVE IT INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE THROUGH THE DEALER NETWORK.
Complaints by component
SUSPENSION:REAR
3
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“2000 buell m2 cyclone failure of primary chain adjustor caused instant seizer of drive train. Vehicle is torn down for inspection no repairs have been performed. A quick search of the internet revealed that this is not an uncommon failure. Buell motor company has discontinued the original adjuster…”
“Shock absorbers leak oil which renders rear suspension inoperable, and makes motorcycle dangerous to operate. Please add vin. *ak”
“I contacted dealer for information on the recall and recieved no info relating to being able to safely continue to operate (it been over a month since the recall) the motorcycle or stop riding it, the dealer response was that they had the same info I was sent ref. The recall and they had no idea…”
“I contacted dealer for information on the recall and recieved no info relating to being able to safely continue to operate (it been over a month since the recall) the motorcycle or stop riding it, the dealer response was that they had the same info I was sent ref. The recall and they had no idea…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE03043 Opened 2003-09-23 · closed 2003-10-30
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.
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Buell M2 Cyclone as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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