Bigdog Electrical System

Bigdog is recalling about 181 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. Improperly installed tachometer boards may develop a short circuit that could cause the motorcycle to shut down.

Campaign
07V355000
Manufacturer
BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC
Reported
8 August 2007
Vehicles
181
Built between
Apr 2006 – Jun 2007
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 August 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2006 and June 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007 Bigdog BulldogBuilt April 2006 to June 2007

What the defect is

On certain motorcycles, the tachometer board may have been improperly installed.

What could happen

Improperly installed tachometer boards may develop a short circuit that could cause the motorcycle to shut down. This could occur without prior warning and result in a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL ISOLATE THE TACHOMETER BOARD FROM THE HOUSING. THE RECALLBEGAN ON AUGUST 27, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2006 to June 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 August 2007
  3. Owners notified27 August 2007

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 8 August 2007.

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 1-316-219-9129 or e-mail at customer.service@bigdogmotorcycles.com.

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.

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