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NHTSA campaign 05V149000

Big Dog and Bigdog Recall 05V-149: PRIMARY DRIVE SPROCKET NUT

NHTSA recall 05V149000 was reported by BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC on April 14, 2005, with 1,418 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bigdog Chopper, Big Dog Chopper DT, Bigdog Mastiff and more for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on May 13, 2005, 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 05V149000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V149000 (also written 05V-149 or 05V149)
Filed by
BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
1,418 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V149000. 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.

Big Dog

  • Big Dog Chopper DT

    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 1, 2004 – January 22, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Big Dog recalls

Bigdog

  • Bigdog Chopper

    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 1, 2004 – January 22, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Bigdog Mastiff

    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 1, 2004 – January 22, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Bigdog Pitbull

    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 1, 2004 – January 22, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Bigdog Ridgeback

    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 1, 2004 – January 22, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Bigdog recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V149000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE PRIMARY DRIVE SPROCKET NUT MAY BACK OFF THE ENGINE MAIN SHAFT.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE THE PRIMARY DRIVE TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE A CRASH. THIS CONDITION COULD OCCUR WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DRIVE SPROCKET NUT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 13, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BIG DOG AT 316-267-9121.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V149000

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.