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2009 Buell XB12SS Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 16, 2012
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2009 Buell XB12SS, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ON MAY 23RD, 2012, MY REAR TIRE, AN AVON STORM ST 2 ULTRA, SIZE 170/60ZR17, TIN= DOT AT8G 10 4809, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN FULL-CIRCUMFERENTIAL DELAMINATION OF PART OF THE CENTER STEEL CORD ACCOMPANIED BY A RAPID DEFLATION OF THE TIRE WHILE RIDING AT SPEED. THE TIRE WAS FITTED TO A 2009 BUELL XB12SS (430 LBS.), CARRYING ONLY MYSELF (160 LBS), AND APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS OF CAMPING GEAR, AND THE TIRE HAS A LOAD RATING 72W. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2700 MILES IN IT AND TREAT APPEARS NEARLY NEW. WHEN THE CORD DELAMINATED IT TORE THE REAR CAST ALUMINUM LICENSE BRACKET/FENDER OFF AND RIPPED UP THE REAR SEAT AND THE LUGGAGE AND EMBEDDED THEM WITH STEEL CORD SHRAPNEL. *TR

NHTSA ID 10465760 · filed Jul 16, 2012

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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Data sources

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