2008 BUELL XB12XT Wheels Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Wheels Issues in the 2008 BUELL XB12XT
1 wheels complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 BUELL XB12XT. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Wheels Complaints
I AM HEREBY FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA CONCERNING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2006 - 2009 BUELL ULYSSES XB12X AND XB12XT MOTORCYCLES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PREMATURE REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ON THE AFOREMENTIONED MOTORCYCLES. SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THESE WHEEL BEARINGS CAN LEAD TO SEVERE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO RIDERS AND/OR PASSENGERS. MANY CASES OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON WEBSITES THAT SPECIALIZE IN BUELL MOTORCYCLES. LISTED BELOW ARE A COUPLE OF LINKS TO WEBSITES THAT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS THREADS POSTED CONCERNING COMPLETE FAILURE OF THESE BEARINGS: HTTP://WWW.BADWEATHERBIKERS.COM/CGIBIN/DISCUS/SEARCH.CGI OR HTTP://WWW.BUELLXB.COM/BUELL-XB-FORUM/BUELL-ULYSSES-XB12X/ULYSSES-DANGEROUS-REAR-WHEEL-BEARING-FAILURE. THE BUELL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY, WHICH WAS CLOSED DOWN OCTOBER 15, 2009 AND WAS OWNED BY HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, REALIZED THE FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE 2006 - 2009 REAR WHEEL / BEARING / AXLE ASSEMBLY. BUELL COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE ASSEMBLY...