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Big Bear Choppers Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 2004–2006

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Big Bear Choppers model year it names.
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Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Big Bear Choppers model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
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3 model years

Overview

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Big Bear Choppers vehicles. Our database also holds 1 safety recall campaign and 1 NHTSA investigation covering at least one Big Bear Choppers model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Big Bear Choppers models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Big Bear Choppers models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Venom Prostreet2004–200631
Venom Chopper2004–200621
Devils Advocate Chopper2004–200611
Devils Advocate Prostreet2004–200611
Sled Chopper2004–200601
Sled Prostreet2004–200601

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 1 newest campaigns covering a Big Bear Choppers vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
08V1290006 Big Bear Choppers models

STRUCTUREBIG 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, STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION MADE TO THE FRAME BY OWNERS, AND/OR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE SPECIFIED TORQUE SETTING OF THE TOP MOTOR MOUNT MAY CAUSE THE AFFECTED WELDS TO CRACK.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Big Bear Choppers model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .