NHTSA lists 4 complaints for the 2008 Buell XB12XT, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 1 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as BUELL XB12XT.
At a glance
Complaints
4
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
1
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
624
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
2
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
25.0%
SERVICE BRAKES
1
25.0%
VISIBILITY
1
25.0%
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
25.0%
WHEELS
1
25.0%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
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.
Defect: BUELL IS RECALLING 624 MY 2008-2009 XB12XT AND MY 2009 XB12XP MOTORCYCLES. THE 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.
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE WINDSHIELD'S TWO RUBBER MOUNTED NUTS AND INSTALL TWO NEW FASTENER ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUELL AT 1-414-342-4080.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
2 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
POWER TRAIN
1
VISIBILITY
1
10026799
Date: 2008-10-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
BUEL MOTORCYCLES: WINDSHIELDS ON THESE MOTORCYCLES MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND ALLOW THE WINDSHIELD TO EITHER STRIKE OR DISTRACT THE RIDER WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING RIDDEN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *PE
10026800
Date: 2008-10-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
BUELL MOTORCYCLES: HAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION AN IMPROVED CLUTCH CABLE RETENTION WIREFORM FOR THE 2008 XB MODELS. HAS ELECTED TO INITIATE A PRODUCT PROGRAM TO UPDATE THE CLUTCH CABLE WIREFORM. *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.