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2006 Bigdog Big Dog Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest May 22, 2008
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 22, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2006 Bigdog Big Dog. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structureTires & wheels
Filed May 22, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported

PURCHASED A SINCLAIR LX 150CC SCOOTER (BIG CHIEF BRAND...NOT LISTED SO I CHOSE BIG DOG BRAND) FROM GS MOTORWORKS JUNE 2006. HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 500 MILES - MOSTLY INVOLVING LOOSE BOLTS OR BOLTS THAT WERE INSUFFICIENTLY SIZED TO FIT IN THE VEHICLE'S BODY (CAUSED RUINED ALTERNATOR, COOLING FAN, LOST EXHAUST MANIFOLD, ETC.). FILED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO THE COMPANY AND PARTS WERE REPLACED THROUGH TIME. IN MARCH 2008 HAD COMPLETED YET ANOTHER REPAIR ON THE BIKE (FAULTY CARBURETOR) AND TOOK FOR QUICK TEST RIDE. WHILE RIDING, A BOLT CAME LOOSE ON THE KICKSTAND, KICKSTAND CAME OFF, KICKSTAND LOCKED UP REAR TIRE, BIKE THREW ME ALOFT. I INCURRED SEVERAL INJURIES INCLUDING SPRAINED WRIST AND BACK, CUTS, AND ABRASIONS. ELBOW IS STILL NOT HEALED (MAY 2008). LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE MOTORBIKES DURING THE SAME TIME I PURCHASED MINE. SAFETY IS APPARENT CONCERN FOR THOSE INVOLVED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10228702
Incident
Mar 9, 2008
Mileage
3,000 mi

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.

Data sources

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