Consumer Complaint Detail

BUELL / XB12S / 2006

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007117799 Incident Date: Jul, 28 2007
Consumer's City: GASTONIA Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO.
Model Name: XB12S Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:motorcycle:kickstand/center stand
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4MZJX03D863 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 23 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2006 buell xb12s. while driving various speeds up to 130 mph, the kickstand almost detached from the vehicle. when riding around curves, the kickstand protruded and nearly caused a crash. the contact was able to ride the vehicle to his residence and, when he propped up the vehicle with the kickstand, it fell forward. the dealer retorched the bolts, however, the contact believes this was done improperly because they did not lock the bolts tightly. the current mileage was 4,200 and failure mileage was 3,800.