Consumer Complaint Detail

BUELL / FIREBOLT XB9R / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003095986 Incident Date: Sep, 08 2003
Consumer's City: PORT ORANGE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
Model Name: FIREBOLT XB9R Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4MZAX12J833 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 20 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 29 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Headlights getting dimmer and dimmer, found headlight inner housing chrome plating peeling off. no fix except to buy new headlight assemblies. this also happened to the new assemblies in several months. buell chat sites confirm that all/most xbr models develop this problem making travel at night unsafe. *jb