NHTSA campaign 04V137000
Bigdog Recall 04V-137: BIG DOG/REAR MASTER CYLINDER PISTON
NHTSA recall 04V137000 was reported by BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC on March 23, 2004, with 1,906 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bigdog Boxer, Bigdog Bulldog, Bigdog Chopper and more for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on April 12, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V137000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V137000 (also written 04V-137 or 04V137)
- Filed by
- BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,906 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V137000. 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 Boxer
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 19, 2003 – March 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Bigdog Bulldog
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 19, 2003 – March 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Bigdog Chopper
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 19, 2003 – March 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Bigdog Daytec Chopper
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 19, 2003 – March 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Bigdog Mastiff
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 19, 2003 – March 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Bigdog Pitbull
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 19, 2003 – March 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Bigdog Ridgeback
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 19, 2003 – March 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V137000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE PISTON IN THE REAR MASTER CYLINDER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY SIZED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO DRAG OR LOCKUP.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE PISTON FROM THE REAR MASTER CYLINDER AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW PISTON. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 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 04V137000
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.