Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 948 complaints for CAN-AM
Incident date: Mar 4, 2014
WHILE RIDING HOME FROM WORK MY REAR LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. UPON INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FENDER SUPPORT HAD CUT INTO THE TAILLIGHT HARNESS CAUSING IT TO GROUND OUT. BOTH FENDER SUPPORTS HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE TO THE POINT THAT THE REAR FENDER ITSELF WOULD EVENTUALLY COME OFF AND COMPLETELY SEVERING THE TAILLIGHT HARNESS. I TOOK PICTURES AND OPENED A CASE WITH THE DEALER. I ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 6, 2013
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ODOR OF FUEL AND INTERMITTENT STALLING. EVAP CANISTER WAS REPLACED TWICE (FUEL IN CANISTER) AND PURGE VALVE ONCE. APPEARS TO AFFECT RUNNING AS IT MISSES AND SURGES AT A CONSTANT SPEED (VERY SUBTLE). SINCE I PARK THIS IN MY ATTACHED GARAGE IT IS A CONCERN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 5 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 2 1/2 MONTHS DURING MY 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. BRP HAS NOW TOLD ME T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Incident date: Apr 11, 2014
WHEN STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR JUST STOPPING TO PARK THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLES EVAP CANISTER. THIS ALL STARTED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 70 DEGREES. THIS SMELL OCCURS IF THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, HALF FULL OR NEARLY EMPTY. ON SUNDAY 4/13/14 WHEN COMING HOME FROM A LONG RIDE I DECIDED TO CHECK OVER SOME THINGS AND DISCOVERED THE GASOLINE IN T... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2013
DURING ENGINE OPERATION; THE VEHICLE SENDS EXTREMELY HOT AIR OUT OF THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FORWARD EDGES OF THE SEAT AND UPPER AND SIDE BODY PANELS, THE UPPER SIDE PANELS ARE VERY HOT TO TOUCH, AND THE UNDERSEAT AREA ACCUMULATES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HOT AIR ALLOWING THE FUEL CAP FOUND UNDER THE SEAT TO BECOME HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE SEAT HEAT PROBLEMS MAKE RIDING AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE DIFFIC... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2013
DURING ENGINE OPERATION; THE VEHICLE SENDS EXTREMELY HOT AIR OUT OF THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FORWARD EDGES OF THE SEAT AND UPPER AND SIDE BODY PANELS, THE UPPER SIDE PANELS ARE VERY HOT TO TOUCH, AND THE UNDERSEAT AREA ACCUMULATES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HOT AIR ALLOWING THE FUEL CAP FOUND UNDER THE SEAT TO BECOME HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE SEAT HEAT PROBLEMS MAKE RIDING AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE DIFFIC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 26, 2013
RAW FUEL SMELL AFTER TRIKE WARMS UP AND COMES TO A STOP. RIGHT LEG AND FOOT ALOS BECOMES HOT WHILE RIDING. GAS CAP HOT WHEN REMOVING TO FILL UP. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. THE WARMER IT GETS THE WORSE THE RAW FEUL ODOR, AND HEAT BUILD UP GETS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE GAS ACTUALLY BOILS IN THE FUEL TANK AND VAPORIZE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
HERE IS A LIST OF ISSUES WITH MY MOTORCYCLE, AND HUNDREDS OF CAN AM OWNERS 1- GAS SMELL 2- GAS BOILING AFTER RIDING 3- OVERHEATING, BURNING IF YOU TOUCH IT BOMBARDIER IS NOT FIXING IT, BUT THEY CHANGE THE DESIGN ON THE 2014 WITH NEW VENTS AND THEY ARE ASKING US TO PAY FOR THE FIX. MY BIKE IS SO HOT THAT MY WIFE HAVE ASK ME NOT TO RIDE ANYMORE, SHE ALSO ASK ME TO TO TAKE THE KIDS OR HER FOR... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2013
MY RIGHT FOOT BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT WHILE RIDING FOR GREAT THEN 60 MIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EVEN MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER COMPLAINS. I ALSO NOTICED MY DRIVER SEAT AND GAS CAP GET QUITE HOT ALSO. PLEASE FIX THE HEAT ISSUE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JS
Incident date: Jan 2, 2014
2013 SPYDER RT LIMITED HAS BOILING GAS ISSUES. FUEL CAP IS VERY HOT TO TOUCH WHEN STOPPING TO FILL UP. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS BOILING WHEN YOU REMOVE THE GAS CAP. HAD THE BIKE IN FOR IT'S 600 MILE OIL CHANGE AND CHECK UP. WE ARE NOT OVERFILLING THE GAS TANK WHEN WE FILL UP. ONCE THE PUMP CUTS OFF THAT IS ALL THE TANK GETS. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. SINCE THE WEATHER HAS STARTE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
STRONG ODOR OF RAW GAS WHEN CRUISING OR STANDING STILL. OVERPOWERING. DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TANK. AT TIMES ACTS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
STRONG ODOR OF RAW GAS WHEN CRUISING OR STANDING STILL. OVERPOWERING. DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TANK. AT TIMES ACTS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR
Incident date: Jan 18, 2014
EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED THERE IS LOT OF FUEL SMELL. IT IS SO BAD THAT I AM AFRAID TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR, FOR FEAR OF AN EXPLOSION. *TR
Incident date: Jan 20, 2014
I HAVE HAD THE PREVIOUS RECALL DONE AND THE BIKE IS STILL DRIPPING GAS IN MY GARAGE FROM THE EVAP OVERFLOW LINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING EVEN AFTER THE RECALL INSULATION. IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: Apr 30, 2013
I PURCHASED A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER AND HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. AS I INVESTIGATED MORE INTO IT, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BIKE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A CERTIFIED CAN AM DEALER IN ST AUGUSTINE IN MAY 2013 FIRST COAST POWER SPORTS. THEY KEPT THE BIKE THE FIRST TIME 62 DAYS, WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME, I WAS ABLE TO USE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE I HAD TO RETURN TO TH... Read more
Incident date: Apr 30, 2013
I PURCHASED A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER AND HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. AS I INVESTIGATED MORE INTO IT, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BIKE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A CERTIFIED CAN AM DEALER IN ST AUGUSTINE IN MAY 2013 FIRST COAST POWER SPORTS. THEY KEPT THE BIKE THE FIRST TIME 62 DAYS, WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME, I WAS ABLE TO USE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE I HAD TO RETURN TO TH... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2013
THIS VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HEAT PROBLEM. HEAT BUILDS UP UNDER THE FIBERGLASS PANELS WHICH RESULTS IN THE GAS CAP BECOMING TOO HOT TO TOUCH WITH YOUR BARE HAND, AND GASOLINE BOILING IN THE TANK. ALSO, THE RADIATOR FAN BLOWS VERY HOT AIR ON MY RIGHT FOOT WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. ADDITIONALLY, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES WHEN RIDING, AND THE FUMES ARE OVERPOWERING WHEN PARKING THE BIKE AFT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2013
THIS VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HEAT PROBLEM. HEAT BUILDS UP UNDER THE FIBERGLASS PANELS WHICH RESULTS IN THE GAS CAP BECOMING TOO HOT TO TOUCH WITH YOUR BARE HAND, AND GASOLINE BOILING IN THE TANK. ALSO, THE RADIATOR FAN BLOWS VERY HOT AIR ON MY RIGHT FOOT WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. ADDITIONALLY, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES WHEN RIDING, AND THE FUMES ARE OVERPOWERING WHEN PARKING THE BIKE AFT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2012
THE SPYDER ST HAS STARTED IDLING ROUGH....RPM'S WILL RACE BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 IN A NANO SECOND THE BIKE WILL SURGE FORWARD....STARTED HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT 200 HUNDRED ARE SO MILES....NOW IT HAS A ROUGH IDLE ALL THE TIME.....BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC ....WHEN RPM'S REACH 1000 OR BELOW A BEEPING SOUND AS IF BIKE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF....THEN SURGES TO 1800-2000 A... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2012
THE SPYDER ST HAS STARTED IDLING ROUGH....RPM'S WILL RACE BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 IN A NANO SECOND THE BIKE WILL SURGE FORWARD....STARTED HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT 200 HUNDRED ARE SO MILES....NOW IT HAS A ROUGH IDLE ALL THE TIME.....BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS AND IN TRAFFIC ....WHEN RPM'S REACH 1000 OR BELOW A BEEPING SOUND AS IF BIKE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF....THEN SURGES TO 1800-2000 A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2013
VEHICLE HAS NO MEANS OF RELEASING HEAT TRAPPED UNDER PLASTIC PANELING WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. HAD TWO BREAKDOWNS AT STOP AND GO SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING ALLOWING HEAT TO ESCAPE. THIS AFFECTED OTHER COMPONENTS (EVAPORATOR CANISTER...ECT) WHICH CAUSE FAILURE AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH BRP I KNOW THEY ARE AWARE AND HAVE NO SOLUT... Read more
Incident date: Oct 19, 2013
THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE SPYDER WOULD NOT START. WE WOULD BE RIDING AND THEN STOP SOMEWHERE AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER A FEW TIME OF TRYING TO START IT, IT WOULD FINALLY START. OUR CONCERN OF COURSE IS WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE AT A STOP. IF IT DOES HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE AT A STOP, IT COULD CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
THERE IS A STRONG SMELL COMING FROM UNDER SEAT. SMELLS LIKE BAD EGGS, TRYING TO PIN POINT SMELL, NO LUCK, NOT SURE IF ITS BURNING FUEL, DUE TO THE HEAT OF THE CAN AM ENGINE. *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
LETTER FROM SENATOR MANCHIN III ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, REGARDING A BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCT CALLED THE CANAM SPYDER; REPLY DIRECTLY TO CONSTITUENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED IN THE UNITED STATES, DUE TO CERTAIN MODELS CATCHING ON FIRE.
Incident date: Sep 11, 2012
WE HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES OUR SPYDER WOULD NOT START. WE WOULD BE RIDING FOR ONE TO THREE HOURS AND STOP THEN GET BACK ON TO RIDE AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER BEHIND NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO US AND JUST THE LIGHT. WE CAN NOT TRUST. IT TO RIDE ANYMORE. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2013
I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN GETTING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS WHEN I COME HOME AFTER A RIDE. THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE EVAP CANISTER AND BRAKE CYLINDER HAS BEEN DONE BUT I PUT A PAPER TOWEL UNDER THE PURGE LINE TO FIND IT IS DRIPPING GAS. THIS IS ALL TO COMMON ON THIS MOTORCYCLE AND IS A FIRE HAZARD BOTH ON AND OFF THE ROAD IN MY GARAGE. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF SPYDER OWNERS WHO SAY THE SOL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 19, 2013
MOTORCYCLE HAS EXCESSIVE HEAT UNDER BODY PANELS CAUSING FUEL TO BOIL IN FUEL TANK, GAS CAP HOT TO THE TOUCH, FUEL TANK FILLER NECK AND SURROUNDING BODY PANELS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR
Incident date: Sep 19, 2013
MOTORCYCLE HAS EXCESSIVE HEAT UNDER BODY PANELS CAUSING FUEL TO BOIL IN FUEL TANK, GAS CAP HOT TO THE TOUCH, FUEL TANK FILLER NECK AND SURROUNDING BODY PANELS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR
Incident date: Jun 28, 2013
THE BIKE HAS A VERY BAD HEAT PROBLEM. THE TEMPS ON MY RIGHT FOOT ARE VERY HIGH AND I SMELL GAS WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND SHUT IT DOWN. I REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS DUE TO THE BIKE DOING A NOSE DIVE, AND THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ALSO HAD TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE BAD. MY BIKE IS GOING INTO THE DEALER ON TUESDAY THE 15TH OF OCTOBER FOR A COMPLETE WORK OVER TO SEE WHY ALL THE HEAT IS THERE. CAN AM... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2013
THE BIKE HAS A VERY BAD HEAT PROBLEM. THE TEMPS ON MY RIGHT FOOT ARE VERY HIGH AND I SMELL GAS WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND SHUT IT DOWN. I REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS DUE TO THE BIKE DOING A NOSE DIVE, AND THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ALSO HAD TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE BAD. MY BIKE IS GOING INTO THE DEALER ON TUESDAY THE 15TH OF OCTOBER FOR A COMPLETE WORK OVER TO SEE WHY ALL THE HEAT IS THERE. CAN AM... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2013
ACCORDING TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, DATED SEPT 4TH 2013, THAT BRP SENT TO IT'S DEALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS AND IS LISTED ON THIS SITE, THEY WERE INFORMED: 1."DO NOT SELL OR DELIVER ANY INVOLVED VEHICLE THAT YOU HAVE IN STOCK AS FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES YOU TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE DELIVERY." 2."CONTACT ALL OF YOUR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED AN AFFECTED VEHICLE. YOU MU... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2013
I DROVE THE NEWLY PURCHASED SPYDER RTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE BOILING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. WITHIN MINUTES, THE GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES. IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING, I HAD OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND LEFT IT OPEN FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING EVERY TIME AFTER THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2013
AFTER PARKING IN THE GARAGE I AM GETTING A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE GARAGE AND HONESTLY I AM AFRAID TO ANY LONGER PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I REMOVED THE GAS CAP FROM THE TANK AFTER RIDING ON A 90 DEGREE DAY THE GAS WAS BOILING INSIDE THE TANK.I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CAN AM ON SEPT 4 3013 ABOUT THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY MELT FROM EXCESS HEAT GENERATED UNDER THE BODY PANE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2013
AFTER PARKING IN THE GARAGE I AM GETTING A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE GARAGE AND HONESTLY I AM AFRAID TO ANY LONGER PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I REMOVED THE GAS CAP FROM THE TANK AFTER RIDING ON A 90 DEGREE DAY THE GAS WAS BOILING INSIDE THE TANK.I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CAN AM ON SEPT 4 3013 ABOUT THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY MELT FROM EXCESS HEAT GENERATED UNDER THE BODY PANE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
2011 BRP SPYDER MOTORCYCLES. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GAS FUMES, LEAKS AND FIRES ON MOTORCYCLES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE CAN'T PARK HER MOTORCYCLE IN THE GARAGE AFTER A TRIP OF ANY LENGTH.
Incident date: Aug 20, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AND CONTINUED TO FLASH WHEN A TURN WAS COMPLETE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE DEACTIVATED MANUALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7.
Incident date: Mar 9, 2013
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY SPYDER THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FUEL IS BOILING IN THE FUEL TANK AND VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMES FROM THE CYCLE. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO PARK IT IN MY GARAGE UNTIL THE FUMES GO AWAY. I LEAVE THE CYCLE ON THE DRIVEWAY AWAY FROM THE HOUSE ON THE OFF CHANCE SOMETHING IGNITES THE FUMES. TYPICALLY, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CYCLE OUTS... Read more
Incident date: Sep 18, 2013
THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL BY THE SEAT GETS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT LAY YOUR HAND ON IT, THE SCREWS WILL CAUSE A BURN IF TOUCHED. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSED A 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THE THIGH. THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS UNLESS YOU WEAR GLOVES AND THE GAS IN THE TANK GET NEAR BOILING FROM THE EXCESS HEAT. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, GASOLINE CAN BE COME EXPLO... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 18, 2013
THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL BY THE SEAT GETS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT LAY YOUR HAND ON IT, THE SCREWS WILL CAUSE A BURN IF TOUCHED. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSED A 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THE THIGH. THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS UNLESS YOU WEAR GLOVES AND THE GAS IN THE TANK GET NEAR BOILING FROM THE EXCESS HEAT. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, GASOLINE CAN BE COME EXPLO... Read more
1 injured
CAN-AM
SPYDER RTS
(2010) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Sep 18, 2013
Incident date: Jun 18, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,400. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 14, 2013
AS I WAS DRIVING MY SPYDER WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN AND I WAS AT 66MPH.. I DOWN SHIFTED AND IT STILL STAYED AT 66MPH. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE IT STAYED AT 66. LUCKY I HAD ENOUGH SENSE TO TURN THE BIKE OFF, BUT BY THEN I WAS IN THE WOODS BECAUSE I HAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. MY POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING AT THE TIME AND I CALLED BRP ON JULY 3 TO ASK THEM IF IT WAS STILL UNDER W... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jul 14, 2013
AS I WAS DRIVING MY SPYDER WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN AND I WAS AT 66MPH.. I DOWN SHIFTED AND IT STILL STAYED AT 66MPH. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE IT STAYED AT 66. LUCKY I HAD ENOUGH SENSE TO TURN THE BIKE OFF, BUT BY THEN I WAS IN THE WOODS BECAUSE I HAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. MY POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING AT THE TIME AND I CALLED BRP ON JULY 3 TO ASK THEM IF IT WAS STILL UNDER W... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 9, 2013
I HAVE A REAL SAFETY CONCERN INVOLVING THE RT'S. THE BUTTON THAT OPERATES THE PARK/FRONT TRUNK OPENER CAN...AND HAS, RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE FRONT TRUNK FAILED TO UNLATCH THE TRUNK. IT WILL ONLY UNLATCH WHEN THE BIKE IS POWERED ON. YESTERDAY, 9/9/13, MY GRANDSON WANTED ME TO TAKE HIM FOR A RIDE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I PUT ON HIS HELMET AND PLACED HIM ON TH... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2013
I HAVE A REAL SAFETY CONCERN INVOLVING THE RT'S. THE BUTTON THAT OPERATES THE PARK/FRONT TRUNK OPENER CAN...AND HAS, RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE FRONT TRUNK FAILED TO UNLATCH THE TRUNK. IT WILL ONLY UNLATCH WHEN THE BIKE IS POWERED ON. YESTERDAY, 9/9/13, MY GRANDSON WANTED ME TO TAKE HIM FOR A RIDE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I PUT ON HIS HELMET AND PLACED HIM ON TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 8, 2013
THE PANELS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE GET EXCESSIVELY HOT, TO THE POINT OF BURNING MY INNER RIGHT THIGH & RIGHT FOOT. THE EXHAUST IS TOO CLOSE TO THE PANELS AND THE PANELS AND SCREWS GET HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT TOUCH THEM WITHOUT BEING BURNED. AND CANNOT RIDE WITH YOUR LEGS AGAINST THE BODY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL".
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 8, 2013
THE PANELS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE GET EXCESSIVELY HOT, TO THE POINT OF BURNING MY INNER RIGHT THIGH & RIGHT FOOT. THE EXHAUST IS TOO CLOSE TO THE PANELS AND THE PANELS AND SCREWS GET HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT TOUCH THEM WITHOUT BEING BURNED. AND CANNOT RIDE WITH YOUR LEGS AGAINST THE BODY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL".
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 3, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR FLOW FROM THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW SEVERELY HOT AIR ONTO THE CONTACT'S CROTCH AREA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE MOTORCYCLE SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER CROTCH AREA DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILA... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
BRP CANADA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ALL CANADIAN SPYDER RT'S FOR HEAT RELATED MELTING OF THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER PLASTIC TOP WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE. I JUST RETURNED FROM A 200 MILE TRIP TODAY ON MY 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT-LIMITED AND HEARD ABOUT THE CANADIAN RECALL. I HAD FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON MY THIGH, AND MY WIFE RECEIVED A FIRST DEGREE BURN ON HER RIGHT ANKLE DUE TO THE EXCESS HEAT UNDER THE... Read more
2 injured
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
BRP CANADA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ALL CANADIAN SPYDER RT'S FOR HEAT RELATED MELTING OF THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER PLASTIC TOP WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE. I JUST RETURNED FROM A 200 MILE TRIP TODAY ON MY 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT-LIMITED AND HEARD ABOUT THE CANADIAN RECALL. I HAD FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON MY THIGH, AND MY WIFE RECEIVED A FIRST DEGREE BURN ON HER RIGHT ANKLE DUE TO THE EXCESS HEAT UNDER THE... Read more
2 injured
Incident date: Jun 10, 2013
WHEN STOPPED TO GET FUEL. THE GAS CAP IS ALMOST TOO HOT TO TOUCH. TAKE CAP OFF AND GAS SPEWS OUT AT YOU. SO I STARTED RELEASING CAP SLIGHTLY AND THEN TAKE CAP OFF. GAS WOULD SPIT BACK AT YOU AS YOU WERE TRYING TO FILL TANK. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. *JB