Recall Register

Bigdog: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Bigdog. NHTSA received the reports from 2007 to 2008. The campaigns have 1,838 units in total. The newest campaign is 08E022000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Mar 2008.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,838 units in total.

  1. 08E022000Received . 38 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Big dog is recalling 38 rear passenger foot rest assemblies, part no. 163-000040-01, sold as an accessory for my 2008 ridgeback motorcycles that were built between july 16, 2007, and february 28, 2008. The subject passenger peg assemblies may resonate and cause disproportionate and/or inappropriate loading on the mounting bolts. Over time, this could cause the bolts that retain the passenger peg assembly to break and allow the passenger peg assembly to detach from the motorcycle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could occur without warning and could result in injury and/or a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Big dog will notify owners and replace the defective whisker bars with a revised design. The recall began on april 15, 2008. Owners may contact big dog at 316-219-6504.

    Products named: Bigdog Ridgeback 2008; Bigdog 163-000040-01.

    Report filed by BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 07E058000Received . 1,800 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain big dog aftermarket sissy bar assemblies sold as an accessory part for the motorcycles listed above. The sissy bar assemblies may be undersized, allowing excessive movement of the sissy bar. Over time, this could cause the bolts that retain the sissy bar to break allowing the sissy bar to detach from the motorcycle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could occur without warning and could result in injury and/or a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Big dog will notify owners and replace the affected sissy bars free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or about august 24, 2007. Owners can contact big dog motorcycles customer service department collect at 316-267-9121.

    Products named: Bigdog 223-000002-00; Bigdog 223-000001-01; Bigdog Bulldog 2007; Bigdog 223-000008-01; Big Dog K-9 2007; Bigdog 223-000002-01; Bigdog Mastiff 2007; Bigdog 223-000001-00; Bigdog 223-000007-01; Big Dog K-9 2006.

    Report filed by BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Bigdog equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2007, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • 163-000040-011
  • 223-000001-001
  • 223-000001-011
  • 223-000002-001
  • 223-000002-011
  • 223-000007-011
  • 223-000008-011
  • Bulldog1
  • Mastiff1
  • Ridgeback1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Bigdog: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/bigdog/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Bigdog products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 10 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 163-000040-01
How many units does a Bigdog equipment campaign have?
The median Bigdog campaign has 1,800 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Bigdog campaigns name most often?
Equipment, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.