- Vehicles
- 9,726
- Built between
- Aug 2003 – Jan 2006
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 February 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2003 and January 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005 Big Dog Chopper DTBuilt August 2003 to January 2006
- 2006 Big Dog K-9Built August 2003 to January 2006
- 2004 Bigdog BoxerBuilt August 2003 to January 2006
- 2004-2005 Bigdog BulldogBuilt August 2003 to January 2006
- 2004-2006 Bigdog ChopperBuilt August 2003 to January 2006
- 2004 Bigdog Chopper - DTBuilt August 2003 to January 2006
- 2004-2006 Bigdog MastiffBuilt August 2003 to January 2006
- 2004-2006 Bigdog PitbullBuilt August 2003 to January 2006
- 2004-2006 Bigdog RidgebackBuilt August 2003 to January 2006
What the defect is
On certain motorcycles, the kickstand spring may stretch and detach from the mounting bracket or the kickstand.
What could happen
This will allow the kickstand to deploy into the extended position and cause a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW KICKSTAND SPRING FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2003 to January 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 January 2006
- Owners notified17 February 2006
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 25 January 2006.
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 may contact big dog 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
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.
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.