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2004 Big Dog Pitbull

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Electrical System
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electronic Stability Control (esc). Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints

1 reports
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22,000 miles · Dec 28, 2010
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL OR COMPLETE SHUT DOWN WHILE OPERATING. LOSS OF ELECTRICAL TO IGNITION COIL AND LIGHT. AFC RECALL # 10V180000. I'M 3RD OWNER... HAVE ALL SERVICE PAPER ON BIKE.. CONTACTED BIGDOG CORPORATION.THEY STATED THAT THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED...I REQUESTED INFORMATION PAPER WORK OR C…

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LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL OR COMPLETE SHUT DOWN WHILE OPERATING. LOSS OF ELECTRICAL TO IGNITION COIL AND LIGHT. AFC RECALL # 10V180000. I'M 3RD OWNER... HAVE ALL SERVICE PAPER ON BIKE.. CONTACTED BIGDOG CORPORATION.THEY STATED THAT THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED...I REQUESTED INFORMATION PAPER WORK OR COMPUTER DATA OF WHEN AND WHERE THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED..MY RECORDS SHOW OF NO PRIOR SERVICE DONE TO THIS ELECTRONIC HARNESS CONTROL MODULE BY ME OR PRIOR OWNERS.THEY HAVE NOT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS RETURNED MY CALL OR E-MAILS...DO TO WHERE I RESIDE THE ISLAND OF GUAM I'M ONLY ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH NHTSA VIA-EMAIL BIG DOG CORPORATION WILL NOT WORK WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY THAT IS NOT A BIG DOG DEALERSHIP. THERE IS NO AUTHORIZED DEALER IN GUAM. I SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA MAIL ME THIS PART... CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10372637

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

RQ10002 · Motorcycle Stalling

Opened Jan 27, 2010 · Closed May 10, 2010

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:wiring

This RQ was opened based on seemingly related owner complaints involving motorcycles outside the scope of 06V-301.During the course of subsequent discussions with the company, we learned that the earlier model year Big Dogs had a problem with the electronic harness control module connector that they'd previously addressed with a TSB.Since the TSB addressed a safety-related issue (stalling), Big Dog agreed to recall the motorcycles subject to the TSB (10V-180).With that decision, ODI agreed to waive requiring a response to its information request and is now closing this RQ.