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BIG DOG Chopper

Every BIG DOG Chopper model year on file, 2003 to 2009. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years51 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years72003 to 2009

Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins28Summed across model years

By model year

The 2004 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 60% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Electrical system leads the BIG DOG Chopper complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Tires

Stability and traction control

Lighting

Brakes

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each BIG DOG Chopper model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BIG DOG Chopper by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2009	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	1
2008	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4
2007	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	7
2006	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	6
2005	Motorcycle	2	50.0	80	0	0	6
2004	Motorcycle	3	0.0	150	1	1	2
2003	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BIG DOG Chopper

10V-180 May 3, 2010
There is a possible loose connection between the harness connector and the electronic harness controller
Electrical system · 1,895 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.