2005 Big Bear Choppers Devils Advocate Prostreet

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Structure08V129000

Filed Mar 21, 20081,152 vehiclesBig Bear American Made Choppers, Inc

Defect. 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.

Risk. THE WELDED AREA COULD BREAK WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN NECK SEPARATION AND FRONT-END COLLAPSE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure

Filed Oct 6, 2009IL

I HAVE A 2005 BIG BEAR CHOPPER DEVILS ADVOCATE WITH THE FRAME UNDER RECALL. I HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL NOTICE THAT BIG BEAR SENT OUT AND CONTACTED THEM, TOOK THE BIKE TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERS JOHNNEY LEGEND CUSTOMS IN CHICAGO IL ON MAY 15 2009 FOR REPAIR. IT IS OCTOBER 6TH AND THE REPAIR HAS YET TO BE COMPLETED. I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT BIG BEAR WOULD COMPLETE THE RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER BUT 5 MONTHS IS BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2006	0	1	Routine
2005 — this page	1	1	Routine
2004	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 21, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.