10026801
Date: 2008-10-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
BUELL MOTORCYCLE: THE ENGINE OIL DRAIN PLUG TORQUE HAS CHANGED TO 26-29 FT LBS (35.3-39.3NM) FOR ALL MODELS LISTED. *PE
2004 Buell XB12R problems
NHTSA lists 7 complaints for the 2004 Buell XB12R, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as BUELL XB12R.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 7
- With crash
- 0
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 3
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 7 | 100.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHTS | 6 |
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
3 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
10028705
Date: 2008-07-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
BUELL MOTORCYCLES: HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON SOME MODELS HAVE A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY DEGRADE AND REDUCE LIGHT OUTPUT. MODELS XB9R AND XB12R. MODEL YEARS 2003-2006. *PE
10030184
Date: 2008-07-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
BUELL MOTORCYCLE: THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON SOME 2003-2006 FIREBOLT MODELS HAVE A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY DEGRADE AND REDUCE LIGHT OUTPUT. *PE
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| XB12R | 7 |
Same model, other years
- 2004 XB12R (current year): 7 complaints
- 2005 XB12R: 7 complaints
- 2006 XB12R: 4 complaints
- 2009 XB12R: 0 complaints
- 2010 XB12R: 0 complaints
Other Buell models, 2004
Sources
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