Equipment (Bigdog)
Vehicle equipment recall 08E-022. NHTSA received BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC’s report on Mar 17, 2008.
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The short answer
NHTSA received BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC’s report on Mar 17, 2008. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
THIS CONDITION COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR A CRASH.
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.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment.
What should you do?
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.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 38 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Bigdog RidgebackNHTSA gives no dates made
- Bigdog 163-000040-01NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.