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2003 Mid-West Choppers MOTORCYCLE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

4 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

800 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2003 model year. Data snapshot: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Exterior Lighting:Headlights is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 4 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting125.0%
Electrical and battery issues125.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Exterior Lighting:Headlights
2
Suspension:Rear
2
Equipment
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Exterior Lighting:Headlights2
Suspension:Rear2
Equipment1

Exterior Lighting:Headlights: 2; Suspension:Rear: 2; Equipment: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0003
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2003
2
2004
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20032
20042

2003: 2; 2004: 2

Pattern summary

Exterior Lighting:Headlights leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10047156 · 2003-11-19 (November 19, 2003)

I WAS RIDING MY 2003 MID-WEST CHOPPERS MOTORCYCLE ON AUGUST 29TH, 2003. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY REAR SWINGARM ASSEMBLY ON MY MOTORCYCLE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. I ALMOST WAS THROWN FROM THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE SHIFTING OF THE SWINGARM ASSEMBLY. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE THE MOTORCYCLE TO A SHOP IN THE AREA - I DID. THE SHOP DISASSEMBLED THE SWINGARM ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE SWINGARM PIVOT BOLT TO BE SNAPPED JUST WHERE IT FITS INTO THE BUSHING. MID-WEST CHOPPERS (GALESBURG, IL) WAS…

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10047156 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10061951 · 2004-03-11 (March 11, 2004)

WHILE RIDING MY MID-WEST CHOPPERS MOTORCYCLE IN THE EVENING, MY HEADLIGHT SHORTED OUT AND FAILED. UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARED THE WIRING WAS POORLY INSTALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10061951 at NHTSA ↗