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2006 Bigdog Ridgeback 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 Sep 20, 2011
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 28, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Bigdog Ridgeback. 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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Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 20, 2011

HAD PURCHASED AT AVON COBRA 300 MM TIRE AND AT 1000 MILES HAS A OPEN JOIN FROM MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10426392
Incident
Sep 10, 2011
Mileage
12,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 2, 2011

PURCHASED A AVON TIRE FROM DRAG SPECIALTIES 300MM. AFTER ABOUT 3500 MILES THE TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE(OPEN JOIN) THEY SAID IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE. PAID $80 TO SHIP BACK AND THEY GAVE ME A $125 CREDIT. NOT HAPPY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10423092
Incident
Jul 18, 2011
Mileage
3,500 mi
Other / unspecifiedTransmission
Filed May 28, 2009

2006 BIG DOG RIDGEBACK. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 YEAR MODEL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 05V432000 FOR BOLTS ON REAR HUB ASSEMBLY BACKING OUT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 RIDGEBACK. THE BOLTS BACKED OUT HIT THE FRAME PUTTING ME INTO AN INTERMITTENT LOCK UP THEN BOLTS BROKE AWAY FROM THE PULLEY TO THE HUB/EXTENSION AND LEFT ME WITH NO POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE BACK. LUCKY I AVOIDED A CRASH. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE BIKE, LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS TO REAR TIRE, PARTS CREATING SPARK WHEN HITTING FRAME OR FLYING OFF HITTING RIDERS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE REMEDY WOULD BE TO INSTALL BOLTS THAT WOULD BE SECURE FROM BACKING OUT, IF ALREADY A PROBLEM REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS AFFECTED BY RECALLED ITEMS. IN MY CASE THE WHOLE HUB ASSEMBLY AND PULLEY ARE UNUSABLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE HOLES FOR BOLTS ARE WARPED AND CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR. I HAVE GIVEN BIGDOG FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD ALTHOUGH MY BIKE WAS BUILT IN 2005 IT IS A 2006 MODEL AND NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I AM ASKING FOR SWIFT ATTENTION TO THIS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF BIKES OF THIS TYPE AND MODEL NOW ON THE STREETS WITH OWNERS THAT HAVE NO WARNING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON 2006 MODELS AS WELL AS THE 2005. ALSO I HAVE MY BIKE AT THE DEALER AWAITING MY OK TO REPLACE THE PARTS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10270152
Incident
Apr 25, 2009
Mileage
3,700 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.

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