- Vehicles
- 34
- Built between
- Oct 2003 – Feb 2004
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 July 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2003 and February 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Big Dog Motorcycles BDM220-00003Built October 2003 to February 2004
- Big Dog Motorcycles BDM220-00004Built October 2003 to February 2004
- Big Dog Motorcycles BDM220-00022Built October 2003 to February 2004
- Big Dog Motorcycles MastiffBuilt October 2003 to February 2004
What the defect is
Big dog motorcycles 2004 mastiff sissy bars and struts, part nos. BMD220-00022, BMD220-00003, and BMD220-00004, manufactured between october 2003, and february 2004. The bolt connecting the sissy bar and strut and the sissy bar itself may be undersized.
What could happen
Under heavy loading, this could cause the bolt or sissy bar to break, possibly resulting in injuries.
What gets fixed
BIG DOG WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2003 to February 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 2004
- Owners notified20 July 2004
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 July 2004.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their motorcycles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact big dog motorcycles at 316-267-9121.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.