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Buell XB12xtYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Buell XB12xt.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Fuel system, gasolineSafety recalls22008–2010 model years

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

Best & worst years

Buell XB12xt 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 XB12xt median. Tap a year for its full report.

'08'09'10
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
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2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Buell XB12xt problems

All model years combined: 5 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
Fuel system, gasoline10
Service brakes11
Structure10
Visibility10
Visibility/wiper11
Wheels10
2 recalls

Buell XB12xt recalls

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

–Equipment09V-465 · 2010 · Dec 2, 2009 · 23 vehicles–Visibility: windshield08V-538 · 2008–2009 · Oct 14, 2008 · 624 vehicles