Consumer Complaint Detail

BUELL / XB12R / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007098899 Incident Date: Mar, 09 2007
Consumer's City: COLD SPRING Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
Model Name: XB12R Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4MZAX14J553 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 16 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 19 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Headlamps had become extremely dim over time. re-aiming was attempted as was new bulbs, but the problem remained. finally i dissasembled the lamp housing and found that the reflective coating was gone and that there was melting occuring on the inside of the plastic housing! seems like a possible fire concern.