Big Bear Devil's Advocate Prostreet, Sled Prostreet, Venom Prostreet, Venom Chopper. Published by Transport Canada as 2008381 on 20 October 2008. System: Structure.
What the notice says On certain motorcycles, the frame welds may not have sufficient strength where the neck is connected to the backbone and the down tube. There might be some instances where customers may have modified their frame by adding holes, ground down welds, and improperly torqued the top motor mount. The weld could fail …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2008381
- Recall date
- 20 October 2008
- Make
- Big Bear
- Models
- Devil'S Advocate Prostreet, Sled Prostreet, Venom Prostreet, Venom Chopper
- Model years
- 2004 to 2006
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 27
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain motorcycles, the frame welds may not have sufficient strength where the neck is connected to the backbone and the down tube. There might be some instances where customers may have modified their frame by adding holes, ground down welds, and improperly torqued the top motor mount. The weld could fail resulting in a separation of the neck from the frame which could result in a loss of vehicle control, causing a crash with personal injuries or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect and repair affected vehicles
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2008381.
The same system: Structure
800 notices in this register name Structure. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2008244 · 9 July 2008 · Express, Savana · Structure
- 2008115 · 4 April 2008 · Tridem Spring Ride Pony Pup, Tandem Spring Ride Pony Pup · Structure
- 2008044 · 7 February 2008 · Toyota Sienna · Structure
- 2009014 · 16 January 2009 · Georgetown, Georgetown XL · Structure
- 2009017 · 19 January 2009 · Gsx-R1000 · Structure
- 2009036 · 4 February 2009 · Mazda6 · Structure
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