Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
MOTORCYCLE SEAT SUPPORT
Action number
PE01037
Opened
Nov 2, 2001
Closed
Jan 24, 2002
Outcome
Recall 02V016000
Manufacturer: Big Dog Motorcycles, LLC
This investigation led to a recall
NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 02V016000.
Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →What NHTSA is examining
The subject motorcycle is an extremely low-volume production model in a hardtail (I.e., no rear suspension) configuration.reports indicate brackets securing the rear fender/seat assembly separated from the frame.the assembly then collapsed onto the rear tire.on january 16, 2002, big dog motorcycles, llc notified odi that it was recalling the subject vehicles for this problem.
Vehicles under investigation
1999 Bigdog Pit Bull
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.