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BrakesPart report

2006 Buell XB12X Brakes Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
20%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 2006 Buell XB12X, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“2006 Buell ulysses XB12X customer states that the front brake pulses rapidly during braking and makes it hard to control the motorcycle and this is what caused his accident and he believes that it's a defected machine**cc the consumer provided a letter written to Buell before the accident.”

NHTSA complaint #10194476, filed 2007-06

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2006120%

Other parts of the 2006 Buell XB12X

Fuel system
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Buell XB12X

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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