NHTSA campaign 03V535000

Bigdog Recall 03V-535: BIG DOG/FRAME CRACKS

NHTSA recall 03V535000 was reported by BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC on December 18, 2003, with 1,446 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bigdog Chopper for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on January 15, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V535000 (also written 03V-535 or 03V535)
Filed by: BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC
Report received: December 18, 2003
Potentially affected: 1,446 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Frame and Members
Owners notified: January 15, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V535000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Bigdog

Bigdog Chopper
- 2003, 2004

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V535000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES ASSEMBLED WITH AN EARLY VERSION ROLLING THUNDER FRAME, A STRESS CRACK COULD EMERGE IN THE FRAME.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD OCCUR WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE FRAME. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BIG DOG AT 1-316-267-9121.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V535000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.