2004 Big Bear Choppers Devils Advocate Chopper
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 2004 Big Bear Choppers Devils Advocate Chopper. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 2004 Big Bear Choppers Devils Advocate Chopper. Newest first.
Big bear chopper IS recalling certain my 2004-2006 devil's advocate choppers, sled choppers, venom choppers devil's advocate prostreet, sled prostreet, and venom prostreet motorcycles. some motorcycles may have inadequate weld penetration between the neck, backbone, and down tubes of the frame. high loads created when riding on rough road surfaces…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The welded area could break without warning resulting in neck separation and front-end collapse. this could result in a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and maintain the proper torque of the top motor mount or modify the frame as necessary. the recall began on march 26, 2008. big bear has added additional makes, models and model years. additional owner letters will be mailed beginning december 18, 2008. owners may contact big bear chopper at 1-909-878-4340.
Owner complaints
1 complaints1 involved a crash1 injuries
Latest complaints
- Structure › Frame and members
While traveling at 65 mph on southbound hwy 87 in san jose, ca the welds attaching the neck of my motorcycle to the frame broke and the entire front end was severed and was no longer attached to the rest of the motorcycle. The motorcycle slammed to the pavement and skidded on the frame for over 500…
While traveling at 65 mph on southbound hwy 87 in san jose, ca the welds attaching the neck of my motorcycle to the frame broke and the entire front end was severed and was no longer attached to the rest of the motorcycle. The motorcycle slammed to the pavement and skidded on the frame for over 500 feet, by some miracle of god the motorcycle stayed upright and came to a stop. I was not seriously injured but suffered neck and back whiplash as well as severe emotional trauma. I have had many problems with this motorcycle but the manufacturer, big bear choppers in big bear lake ca, has been very unresponsive and rude. This IS not the first weld on the frame to have broken. I requested in writing that they inspect all frame welds, they did not do so. My main concern IS for other owners of this brand motorcycle as the next person may not be so fortunate as I was and may lose their life! These motorcycles are rolling death traps due to what are apparently extremely poor manufacturing methods. *Tr *fb
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Steering neck separation
We opened this rq to explore big bear chopper'srationale for limiting the scope of safety recall 08v-129 to only chopper versions of the referenced models rather than also including the pro-street versions.subsequently, on december 30, 2008, bbc decided to expand the scope of the safety recall to include the…
We opened this rq to explore big bear chopper'srationale for limiting the scope of safety recall 08v-129 to only chopper versions of the referenced models rather than also including the pro-street versions.subsequently, on december 30, 2008, bbc decided to expand the scope of the safety recall to include the pro-street versions of the my 2004-05 devil's advocate, 'sled, and venom models.with bbc's decision, in lieu of responding to odi's information request, this rq IS closed.
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