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1999 Bigdog Pitbull 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 Apr 9, 2003
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 Jan 8, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Bigdog Pitbull. 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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Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 9, 2003

WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE FELL OFF. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10015540
Incident
Mar 12, 2002
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 5, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR WHEEL OF THE BIKE HAD 60 SPOKES. WHILE RIDING THE BIKE, THE 20+ SPOKES BROKE OFF.*JB

NHTSA ID
10009946
Incident
Dec 1, 2002
Mileage
4,100 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 8, 2002

EASY RIDER IN CENTER BEACH, NY. PHONE# 631/588-8885. ARE UNWILLING TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8015868
Incident
Apr 17, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Jun 13, 2002

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 016 000/REAR FENDER: DEALER(EASY RIDER, CENTEREACH,NY; PHONE# 631/588-8885) IS NOT INTERESTED IN HONORING RECALL NOTICE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI

NHTSA ID
8011752
Incident
Apr 17, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Jan 8, 2000

FRAME WELDING BROKE LOOSE FROM UNDER THE SEAT THAT SUPPORTS THE REAR FENDER, CAUSING THE FENDER TO COLLAPSE INTO THE REAR TIRE, GOUGING THROUGH THE TREAD TO THE CORE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A BAD DESIGN DUE TO THE BRACKETS ARE WELDED ONLY ON ONE SIDE AND MOST OF THE BEED WAS ON THE FRAME, VERY LITTLE ON THE BRACKET THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT THE RIDER, FENDER, AND SEAT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
558718

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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