2005 Big Bear Choppers Venom Chopper Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Big Bear Choppers Venom Chopper, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure1100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .