Campaign 06V-122

On certain motorcycles, the front fender brackets could fail allowing the front fender to detach

Defect summary

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FRONT FENDER BRACKETS COULD FAIL ALLOWING THE FRONT FENDER TO DETACH.

Consequence

IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT FENDER BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. (BIG DOG RECALLED CERTAIN BULLDOG MOTORCYCLES IN MAY 2005. BIG DOG REVISED THE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS AND IS RECALLING ALL THE 2005 BULLDOG MOTORCYCLES. IF YOUR MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN, IT WILL NEED TO BE REMEDIED AGAIN.) THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BIG DOG AT 316-267-9121.

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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 06V122000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about structure on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 06V-122
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Bigdog	Bulldog	2005	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

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