Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1999 Bigdog Pitbull

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Frame and Members2
000
Wheels › Rim1
000
Wheels1
000
Structure › Body › Bumpers1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Structure › Frame and Members02V016000
Filed Jan 15, 2002286 vehiclesBig Dog Motorcycles, Llc

Defect. ON SOME MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR FENDER FRONT MOUNTING TABS SECURING THE REAR FENDER CAN FRACTURE, CAUSING THE REAR FENDER TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND DROP ONTO THE REAR TIRE.

Risk. THIS COULD RESULT IN TIRE DAMAGE AND UNINTENDED BRAKING ACTION.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WELDED TABS THAT PARTIALLY SUPPORT THE REAR FENDER, LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT, WITH TWO BOLTED-ON FENDER CLAMPS. THE FENDER WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE BIKE SO THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES FOR THE CLAMP CAN BE DRILLED AND THEN REINSTALLED WITH THE ADDITION OF A BACKING PLATE FOR ADDED RIGIDITY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES 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 AT 1-316-267-2597.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Wheels
Filed Apr 9, 2003MI

WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE FELL OFF. *NLM

Wheels › Rim
Filed Mar 5, 20034,100 milesKS

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR WHEEL OF THE BIKE HAD 60 SPOKES. WHILE RIDING THE BIKE, THE 20+ SPOKES BROKE OFF.*JB

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Aug 8, 2002NY

EASY RIDER IN CENTER BEACH, NY. PHONE# 631/588-8885. ARE UNWILLING TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Jun 13, 2002NY

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 016 000/REAR FENDER: DEALER(EASY RIDER, CENTEREACH,NY; PHONE# 631/588-8885) IS NOT INTERESTED IN HONORING RECALL NOTICE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jan 8, 2000GA

FRAME WELDING BROKE LOOSE FROM UNDER THE SEAT THAT SUPPORTS THE REAR FENDER, CAUSING THE FENDER TO COLLAPSE INTO THE REAR TIRE, GOUGING THROUGH THE TREAD TO THE CORE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A BAD DESIGN DUE TO THE BRACKETS ARE WELDED ONLY ON ONE SIDE AND MOST OF THE BEED WAS ON THE FRAME, VERY LITTLE ON THE BRACKET THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT THE RIDER, FENDER, AND SEAT. *SLC

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20081000Routine
20060200Routine
20057500Routine
20043500Routine
20023100Routine
1999 — this page5100Routine
19980100Routine

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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: Jan 15, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.