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
Apr 24, 2021	Lenoir County, North Carolina	US-70	1
Apr 24, 2021	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	W SWANN AVE	1
Apr 18, 2021	Houston County, Alabama	CR-STATE LINE RD	1
Apr 9, 2021	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	US-70 SR-1 HARDING RD	1
Apr 9, 2021	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	MICHIGAN RD	1
Dec 27, 2020	San Bernardino County, California	48TH ST	1
Dec 8, 2020	Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida	US-17 JOHN YOUNG PKWY	1
Nov 21, 2020	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois	NEWBURG RD	1
Oct 22, 2020	Delaware County, Indiana	CORNBREAD RD	1
Oct 17, 2020	Clark County, Nevada	E ROBINDALE RD	1
Oct 3, 2020	Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma	NW 10TH ST	1
Aug 30, 2020	Riverside County, California	SR-74 ORTEGA HWY	1
Aug 23, 2020	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia	CONNECTICUT AVE NW	1
Aug 10, 2020	Valley County, Montana	SR-MT 20	1
Jul 18, 2020	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	SR-8011 RAMP A RD	1
Jul 8, 2020	Clatsop County, Oregon	CR-LEWIS AND CLARK RD	1
Jun 7, 2020	Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts	E BRIMFIELD HOLLAND RD	1
Jun 6, 2020	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	I-670	1
Jun 3, 2020	Licking County, Ohio	CR-15 DUTCH LANE	1
Jun 2, 2020	McHenry County, Illinois	SR-31	1
May 2, 2020	Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida	US-98	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.