NHTSA campaign 08V129000 · Manufacturer campaign 1B9/631
Big Bear Choppers Recall 08V-129: FRAME FAILURE
NHTSA recall 08V129000 (Manufacturer campaign 1B9/631) was reported by BIG BEAR AMERICAN MADE CHOPPERS, INC on March 21, 2008, with 1,152 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Big Bear Choppers Devils Advocate Chopper, Big Bear Choppers Devils Advocate Prostreet, Big Bear Choppers Sled Chopper and more for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on March 26, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V129000 (also written 08V-129 or 08V129)
- Filed by
- BIG BEAR AMERICAN MADE CHOPPERS, INC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 1B9/631
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,152 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V129000. 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 Bear Choppers
Big Bear Choppers Devils Advocate Chopper
Big Bear Choppers Devils Advocate Prostreet
Big Bear Choppers Sled Chopper
Big Bear Choppers Sled Prostreet
Big Bear Choppers Venom Chopper
Big Bear Choppers Venom Prostreet
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V129000.
Defect description
BIG BEAR CHOPPER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2004-2006 DEVIL'S ADVOCATE CHOPPERS, SLED CHOPPERS, VENOM CHOPPERS DEVIL'S ADVOCATE PROSTREET, SLED PROSTREET, AND VENOM PROSTREET MOTORCYCLES. SOME MOTORCYCLES MAY HAVE INADEQUATE WELD PENETRATION BETWEEN THE NECK, BACKBONE, AND DOWN TUBES OF THE FRAME. HIGH LOADS CREATED WHEN RIDING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES, STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION MADE TO THE FRAME BY OWNERS, AND/OR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE SPECIFIED TORQUE SETTING OF THE TOP MOTOR MOUNT MAY CAUSE THE AFFECTED WELDS TO CRACK.
Safety consequence
THE WELDED AREA COULD BREAK WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN NECK SEPARATION AND FRONT-END COLLAPSE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND MAINTAIN THE PROPER TORQUE OF THE TOP MOTOR MOUNT OR MODIFY THE FRAME AS NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 26, 2008. BIG BEAR HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL MAKES, MODELS AND MODEL YEARS. ADDITIONAL OWNER LETTERS WILL BE MAILED BEGINNING DECEMBER 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BIG BEAR CHOPPER AT 1-909-878-4340.
Notes
BIG BEAR CHOPPERS RECALL NO. 1B9/631.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 08V129000
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.