Boss Hoss Cycle: Suspension › Rear
Boss Hoss Cycle reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 9, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 80. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REAR AXLE CAN FRACTURE BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE.
The risk
THE FRACTURING OF THE AXLE CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGEAND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED REAR AXLE OF IMPROVED MATERIALS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Boss Hoss Motorcycle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Boss Hoss Motorcycle | 0 | 1 | 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 93V021000.
Full record for the 1992 Boss Hoss Motorcycle → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →