2005 Big Bear Choppers Venom Chopper
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 2005 Big Bear Choppers Venom Chopper. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 2005 Big Bear Choppers Venom 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 complaints
Latest complaints
- Structure
Dt: the contact stated the rear swing arm weld broke. this holds the rear fender on, keeping it off the tire. while driving around the block heard a squealing noise and smelled burning rubber. he contacted big bear, and they said they would fix the weld, but he would have to dismantle the…
Dt: the contact stated the rear swing arm weld broke. this holds the rear fender on, keeping it off the tire. while driving around the block heard a squealing noise and smelled burning rubber. he contacted big bear, and they said they would fix the weld, but he would have to dismantle the motorcycle and send in the part. this caused a burn in the paint job. this IS a 2005 big bear chopper venom, titled as a self assembled vehicle. *ak updated 11/29/2005 - *nm
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.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10019909Dielectric grease addition to connectors.
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