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1999 Boss Hoss Motorcycle

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Tires
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Tires. 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.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

1 reports
20,000 miles · Apr 1, 2004
TiresCrashInjury

THE CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER ISN'T SURE IF IT'S A TIRE PROBLEM OR THE TRANSMISSION. THE MOTORCYCLE IS BOSS HOSS YEAR 1999. *NM EACH TIME TIRE WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE, CONSUMER HAD TO ACCELERATE THE MOTORCYCLE TO MAKE IT STABLE. SINCE THE VIBRATION BECAME SEVERE, THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO CORR…

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THE CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER ISN'T SURE IF IT'S A TIRE PROBLEM OR THE TRANSMISSION. THE MOTORCYCLE IS BOSS HOSS YEAR 1999. *NM EACH TIME TIRE WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE, CONSUMER HAD TO ACCELERATE THE MOTORCYCLE TO MAKE IT STABLE. SINCE THE VIBRATION BECAME SEVERE, THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH PROCEEDED TO BOUNCE FRONT OVER REAR FOR ABOUT 312 FEET. THE CONSUMER THEN SLID ABOUT 208 FEET ON THE PAVED ROAD. CONSUMER SUFFERED A SEPARATED COLLAR BONE, BROKEN FINGERS, CUTS, AND MAJOR ROAD RASH. MOTORCYCLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 350 V8 ENGINE, AND THE REAR TIRE WAS A V RATED CAR TIRE WITH SQUARE EDGES. BOSS HOSS REPLACED TIRE WITH A VERY LARGE TIRE WITH ROUNDED EDGES. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS THE TIRE WITH A SQUARE EDGE. *LA FIREHAWK PV-40 *SC *JB

NHTSA ODI #10059333

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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