NHTSA campaign 06V019000

Big Dog and Bigdog Recall 06V-019: KICKSTAND SPRING

NHTSA recall 06V019000 was reported by BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC on January 25, 2006, with 9,726 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bigdog Chopper, Bigdog Mastiff, Bigdog Pitbull and more for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on February 17, 2006, 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 06V019000 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
06V019000 (also written 06V-019 or 06V019)
Filed by
BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
9,726 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure — Motorcycle — Kickstand/Center Stand
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V019000. 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 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Big Dog K-9

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Big Dog recalls

Bigdog

  • Bigdog Boxer

    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Bigdog Bulldog

    • 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Bigdog Chopper

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Bigdog Chopper - DT

    • 2004 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Bigdog Mastiff

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Bigdog Pitbull

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Bigdog Ridgeback

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 8, 2003 – January 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Bigdog recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V019000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE KICKSTAND SPRING MAY STRETCH AND DETACH FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET OR THE KICKSTAND.

Safety consequence

THIS WILL ALLOW THE KICKSTAND TO DEPLOY INTO THE EXTENDED POSITION AND CAUSE A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW KICKSTAND SPRING FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2006. 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 06V019000

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.