Consumer Complaint Detail

BUELL / XB12R / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007094525 Incident Date: Feb, 07 2007
Consumer's City: BALDWIN CITY Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Model Name: XB12R Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4MZAX14J143 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 27 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The head lamps on my 2004 buell xb12r have needed replacement because the reflective coating on the lamp reflector, degrade to the point that light output become dangerously low for night driving. the motorcycle has a two headlight system. one lamp is used for low beam the other for high beam. the low beam lamp has been replaced twice since the bike was purchased new in aug 2004. the high beam lamp has been replaced once in the same time frame. i expected to have to continue annual replacement of the lamp assemblies because of this problem and to maintain safe night driving. *nm