Big Dog Motorcycles, LLC: Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Big Dog Motorcycles, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 8, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 7,611. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, A WARPED BUS BAR WITHIN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CAN CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT.
The risk
THIS COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
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. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BIG DOG AT 1-316-219-9129 OR EMAIL TO [email protected].
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Big Dog K-9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Bigdog Chopper | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Bigdog Mastiff | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Bigdog Pitbull | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Bigdog Ridgeback | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Big Dog N-Chopper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Bigdog Bulldog | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Bigdog DT Chopper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Bigdog Mastiff | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Bigdog Pitbull | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Bigdog Ridgeback | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 07V356000.
Full record for the 2006 Big Dog K-9 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →