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Bigdog Chopper

Every Bigdog Chopper model year on file, 2003 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years211 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52003 to 2007
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins45Summed across model years
By model year

The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 11, 52% of the model's total

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

0369122003112004200520062007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Bigdog Chopper complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
8
Electrical system
5
Engine and cooling
2
Powertrain
2
Fuel system
1
Brakes
1
Lighting
1
Tires
1
Speed control
1
Wheels
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Bigdog 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.

Bigdog Chopper by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Not decoded0NoneNone103
2006Not decoded0NoneNone6012
2005Motorcycle30.01207018
2004Motorcycle70.0350508
2003Motorcycle119.1550304
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Bigdog Chopper

  • 07V-580 Dec 18, 2007
    On certain motorcycles, the rear fender strut attaching bolts can fail allowing the rear fender to detach from the motorcycle
    Structure · 8,061 vehicles
  • 07V-356 Aug 8, 2007
    On certain motorcycles, a warped bus bar within the voltage regulator can cause a short circuit
    Electrical system · 7,611 vehicles
  • 06V-389 Oct 12, 2006
    On certain motorcycles, the long pivot bolt may bend or break during normal operation of the motorcycle
    Structure · 2,494 vehicles
  • 06V-305 Aug 11, 2006
    On certain motorcycles, the electronic harness control (ehc) module can fail resulting in a total shut down of the vehicle's electronic power
    Electrical system · 2,101 vehicles
  • 06V-301 Aug 9, 2006
    On certain motorcycles, the ignition modules are oriented within the battery tray in a way that makes the ignition module susceptible to vibration
    Electrical system · 2,711 vehicles
  • 06V-019 Jan 25, 2006
    On certain motorcycles, the kickstand spring may stretch and detach from the mounting bracket or the kickstand
    Structure · 9,726 vehicles
  • 05V-432 Sep 28, 2005
    On certain motorcycles, the rear wheel hub bolts could loosen and back out allowing the hub and brake rotor to detach from the wheel with an…
    Wheels · 3,294 vehicles
  • 05V-149 Apr 14, 2005
    On certain motorcycles, the primary drive sprocket nut may back off the engine main shaft
    Powertrain · 1,418 vehicles
  • 04V-523 Nov 2, 2004
    On certain motorcycles, the kickstand spring attaching stud may break off allowing the kickstand to deploy into the extended position
    Structure · 4,457 vehicles
  • 04V-164 Apr 6, 2004
    On certain motorcycles, a screw may become loose in the handlebar control due to the lack of a lock washer and loctite
    Steering · 2,098 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.