S&s Cycle Inc Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine

S&s Cycle INC is recalling about 3,196 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. The throttle can stick or bind if the carburetor and the manifold come into contact.

Campaign
00E036000
Manufacturer
S&S CYCLE INC
Reported
29 June 2000
Vehicles
3,196
Built between
Oct 1999 – Mar 2000
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
15 July 2000
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1999 and March 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • S&s Cycle Inc ManifoldBuilt October 1999 to March 2000

What the defect is

Equipment description: s&s V2 style 2 1/16" intake manifolds part nos. 16-2500 and 16-2520 manufactured between october 1, 1999 and march 31, 2000. Progressive wear of the cast manifolds permitted an excess amount of material on the outer surface which presents insufficient clearance between the manifold and the carburetor spool.

What could happen

The throttle can stick or bind if the carburetor and the manifold come into contact.

What gets fixed

THE MANUFACTURER IS INSTRUCTING DEALERS TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED MOTORCYCLES.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1999 to March 2000
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 June 2000
  3. Owners notified15 July 2000

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 29 June 2000.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
S&S CYCLE INC
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owner notification began during july 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contacts&s cycle at 608-627-1497.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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