Buell XB12S

Owners filed 10 complaints across 3 model years of the Buell XB12S. The 2004 drew the most (7); the 2006 the fewest (3).

Model years3

Complaints10

Recalls2

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Buell XB12S model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2006	3	0	—	—	Electrical System	Routine
2005	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2004	7	1	—	—	Exterior Lighting › Headlights	Routine

Which Buell XB12S years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2004 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting › headlights. It carries 1 recall.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.