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2005 Big Dog Chopper POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Recall

Read the complete details of this Chopper recall issued on Sep 07, 2006 by the NHTSA, including the number of motorcycles affected, consequence, proposed solution from Big Dog, and more.
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