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Bigdog Mastiff

Every Bigdog Mastiff model year on file, 2003 to 2008. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years40 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62003 to 2008
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins44Summed across model years
By model year

The 2004 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 50% of the model's total

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

00.511.522003200422005200620072008
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 Bigdog Mastiff complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
2
Engine and cooling
1
Powertrain
1
Suspension
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Bigdog Mastiff 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 Mastiff by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2008Not decoded0NoneNone204
2007Motorcycle10.050203
2006Not decoded0NoneNone6012
2005Motorcycle10.0408017
2004Motorcycle20.0100407
2003Not decoded0NoneNone101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Bigdog Mastiff

  • 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-460 Sep 27, 2007
    On certain motorcycles, the fuel line can potentially contact heated metal parts of the motorcycle and melt
    Fuel system · 104 vehicles
  • 07E-058 Aug 15, 2007
    Certain big dog aftermarket sissy bar assemblies sold as an accessory part for the motorcycles listed above
    Equipment · 1,800 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.