Fatal crash profile · Make

Buell

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 71
Fatal crashes: 71
Deaths inside: 69
Other deaths: 4

Between 2020 and 2024, 71 vehicles described as Buell were involved in 71 fatal crashes in the United States. 69 people died inside these vehicles and 4 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other motorcycles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	16
2021	17
2022	15
2023	9
2024	14

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

95%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	16	0
2021	17	0
2022	13	4
2023	9	0
2024	14	0

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Buell	All vehicles
Driver speeding	32.4%	19.0%
Driver drinking	33.8%	17.7%
At night	49.3%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	62
Cloudy	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	37
Dark - Not Lighted	17
Dark - Lighted	13
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Florida	8
North Carolina	6
Texas	6
Illinois	6
Missouri	5
California	4
Oregon	4
Indiana	3
Ohio	2
Colorado	2

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Explore

Buell models

XB12R 12 crashes
1125R 9 crashes
BLAST 8 crashes
XB12X 6 crashes
XB9SX 5 crashes
XB12Scg 5 crashes
XB12Ss 4 crashes
XB9S 4 crashes
1125CR 3 crashes
BLAST P3 3 crashes
WHITE LIGHTNING 3 crashes
THUNDERBOLT 2 crashes
XB9R 2 crashes
Lightning 1 crash
CYCLONE 1 crash
XB12S 1 crash
XB9SL 1 crash
S3-T THUNDERBOLT 1 crash

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 18, 2024	Pamlico County, North Carolina	SR-306	1
Nov 13, 2024	South Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah	MAIN STREET	1
Oct 17, 2024	Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina	SSR-1308 GUM BRANCH RD	1
Aug 31, 2024	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	STEEL ST	1
Aug 25, 2024	Clark County, Nevada	I-15 RAMP	1
Aug 10, 2024	Burlington County, New Jersey	CR-668 ARNEYS MOUNT RD	1
Jul 26, 2024	Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan	STADIUM BLVD	1
Jul 3, 2024	Pierce County, Washington	CR-65TH AVE E	1
Jun 6, 2024	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska	US-275	1
May 13, 2024	El Paso County, Colorado	SR-21	1
Apr 13, 2024	Huntsville, Walker County, Texas	MU-MARTIN LUTHER KING DR	1
Apr 10, 2024	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois	SR-251/11TH ST	1
Apr 8, 2024	Lincoln County, Missouri	SR-U	1
Mar 5, 2024	Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina	SR-49 W HARDEN ST	1
Dec 28, 2023	Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida	CR-19A	1
Dec 18, 2023	Harris County, Texas	MU-SPRING STUEBNER RD	1
Nov 6, 2023	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	N MINGO RD	1
Sep 28, 2023	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	I-94	1
Aug 24, 2023	Waco, McLennan County, Texas	MU-18TH ST	1
Jun 9, 2023	Tazewell County, Illinois	JACOBS RD	1
May 18, 2023	Harris County, Texas	FM 529	1
May 13, 2023	Davie, Broward County, Florida	MU-SW 36TH ST	1
Apr 21, 2023	Davidson County, North Carolina	SSR-3010 OLD US HWY 52	1
Dec 9, 2022	Oakley, Contra Costa County, California	LAUREL RD	1
Oct 22, 2022	Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri	WILLIAM ST	1

Compare Buell with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.