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Buell XB12XT

Every Buell XB12XT model year on file, 2008 to 2010. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years51 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years32008 to 2010

Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins5Summed across model years

By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 80% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Buell XB12XT complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers

Structure

Fuel system

Wheels

Brakes

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Buell XB12XT model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Buell XB12XT by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2010	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	2
2009	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	1	1
2008	Motorcycle	4	25.0	200	1	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buell XB12XT

09V-465 Dec 2, 2009
Right hand side footpeg mount may have been manufactured to incorrect specifications
Equipment · 23 vehicles
08V-538 Oct 14, 2008
Windshields may become dislodged and allow the windshield to either strike or distract the rider while the vehicle is being ridden at a high speed
Visibility and wipers · 624 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.