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Buell XB12sYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 10 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Buell XB12s.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints10Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls22004–2006 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Buell XB12s years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the XB12s median. Tap a year for its full report.

'04'05'06
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2006Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Buell XB12s problems

All model years combined: 10 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Exterior lighting50
Electrical system40
Structure10
2 recalls

Buell XB12s recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Motorcycle: kickstand/center stand05V-148 · 2005 · Apr 14, 2005 · 149 vehicles–Electrical system: horn03V-494 · 2004 · Dec 2, 2003 · 581 vehicles