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Warranty and Maintenance: Buell Models

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See Regular Service Intervals: Buell Models. This Owner's Manual contains your new motorcycle warranty and a maintenance record.

The maintenance record is a scheduled mileage interval that contains a specific maintenance checklist for upkeep of your motorcycle. It is the owner's responsibility to follow the scheduled mileage intervals as specified. All of the specified maintenance services must be performed to keep your warranty valid.

  1. Make an appointment with a Buell dealer for inspection and service prior to first 1000 miles (1600 kilometers).

  2. Bring this Owner's Manual with you when you visit the dealer to have your motorcycle inspected and serviced.

  3. Have the owner record stubs dated and signed for required proof of service during the warranty period.

  4. Keep receipts covering any parts, service or maintenance performed.

These records should be transferred to each subsequent owner.

en Warning

Do not use aftermarket parts and custom made front forks which can adversely affect performance and handling. Removing or altering factory installed parts can adversely affect performance and could result in death or serious injury. (00001a)

Use only Buell approved parts and accessories. Use of certain other manufactures performance parts may void your warranty. See a Buell dealer.

Buell dealerships are independently owned and operated and may sell parts and accessories that are not manufactured or approved by Buell. Therefore, you should understand that we are not and cannot be responsible for the quality, suitability, or safety of any non-Buell part, accessory or design modification, including labor, which may be sold and/or installed by our dealers.

NOTE:

If you move from your present address or sell your motorcycle, please fill out and mail the post card at the back of this manual. This is necessary in the event that the Buell Motorcycle Company needs to contact the owner concerning information that could affect the safe operation of this motorcycle.

Keeping It All Buell

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Insist that your dealer uses only Genuine® Buell replacement parts to keep your Buell motorcycle and its warranty intact.

NOTE:

Installing off-road or competition parts to enhance performance may void your new motorcycle warranty. See a Buell dealer for details.

en Caution

It is possible to overload your motorcycle's charging system by adding too many electrical accessories. If your combined electrical accessories operating at any one time consume more electrical current than your vehicle's charging system can produce, the electrical consumption can discharge the battery and cause vehicle electrical system damage. See a Buell dealer for advice about the amount of current consumed by additional electrical accessories, or for necessary wiring changes. (00249b)

California Evaporative Emission Control: Buell Models

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All new 2006 Buell motorcycles sold in the state of California are equipped with an evaporative emission control system. This system is designed to meet the CARB regulations in effect at the time of manufacture.

The system requires a small amount of maintenance. Periodic inspection is required to make sure hoses are properly routed, not kinked or blocked, and that all fittings are secure. Mounting hardware should also be checked periodically for tightness.

EPA Noise Regulations: Buell Models

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EPA noise regulations require that the following statements be included in the Owner's Manual.

TAMPERING WITH NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM PROHIBITED: Federal law prohibits the following acts or the causing thereof: (1) The removal or rendering inoperative by any person other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement of any device or element of design incorporated into any new vehicle for the purpose of noise control prior to its sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use, or (2) the use of the vehicle after such device or element of design has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.

AMONG THOSE ACTS PRESUMED TO CONSTITUTE TAMPERING ARE THE ACTS LISTED BELOW.

  1. Replacing the muffler(s) and/or the entire exhaust system with parts not certified to be noise legal for street use.

  2. Removing or modifying the muffler internal baffles in any way.

  3. Replacing the air intake/cleaner assembly with one not certified to be noise legal for street use.

  4. Modifying the air intake/cleaner assembly in such a way as to make the vehicle no longer noise legal for street use.

Buell recommends that any and all noise related maintenance be done by an authorized Buell dealer using Genuine® Buell parts.

Warranty and Service Information: Buell Models

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Any authorized Buell dealer is responsible for providing the warranty repair work on your motorcycle. If you have any questions regarding warranty obligations contact your selling dealer.

For normal service work or warranty work under the above conditions, you may obtain the name and location of your nearest U.S. Buell dealer by calling 1-800-490-9635 (toll free), in any state except Alaska and Hawaii.

NOTE:

The number shown above is accessible only with a touch-tone phone.

Reporting Safety Defects: Buell Models

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U.S. Only

Safety defects must be reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Buell.

NHTSA Statement

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Buell.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer or Buell.

Refer to NHTSA Contacts to contact NHTSA.

NHTSA Contacts

ITEM

DATA

Phone

Call the Auto Safety Hot Line toll-free at 1-888-DASH-2DOT

Mail

U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects Investigation, NVS-210, 400 7th Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590

Web site

www.nhtsa.dot.gov


You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the hot line.

NOTE:

If you move from your present address, or sell your motorcycle, please fill out and mail the post card at the back of this manual. This is necessary in the event that the Company needs to contact the owner concerning information that could affect the safe operation of this motorcycle.

Owner Transfer Identification Form

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When purchasing a pre-owned Harley-Davidson or Buell, we encourage you to submit an Owner Transfer Notification Form. It is critical that new owner information is communicated to Harley-Davidson. New owner information is required to be on file with Harley-Davidson to transfer an Extended Service Plan Contract. Harley-Davidson is also required by the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act to notify all owners in the event of a recall. The form may be obtained at any Harley-Davidson dealer.

Required Documentation For Imported Buell Motorcycles

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If a Buell is imported into the United States, additional documentation is required to be eligible for the United States Manufacturer's Limited Warranty. A Buell dealer can provide a form explaining the requirements.
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