- Vehicles
- 7,611
- Built between
- Sep 2004 – Oct 2006
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 October 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2004 and October 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006 Big Dog K-9Built July 2005 to October 2006
- 2005 Big Dog N-ChopperBuilt September 2004 to August 2005
- 2005 Bigdog BulldogBuilt September 2004 to August 2005
- 2006 Bigdog ChopperBuilt July 2005 to October 2006
- 2005 Bigdog DT ChopperBuilt September 2004 to August 2005
- 2005-2006 Bigdog MastiffBuilt September 2004 to October 2006
- 2005-2006 Bigdog PitbullBuilt September 2004 to October 2006
- 2005-2006 Bigdog RidgebackBuilt September 2004 to October 2006
What the defect is
On certain motorcycles, a warped bus bar within the voltage regulator can cause a short circuit.
What could happen
This could possibly result in a fire.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCATED BETWEEN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR POSITIVE BATTERY LEAD (B+ LEAD) AND THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL WITH AN ALTERNATIVE CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE THAT WILL PREVENT A THERMAL EVENT IF THERE IS A SHORT TO GROUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2004 to October 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 August 2007
- Owners notified1 October 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 email to 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.