2012 Can-am Spyder Rt

Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2012-12-12 12V582000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP 33,700 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2023-02-28 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Upon cruising down the highway about 60 MPH,my powered windshield support arm broke and the windshield fell back toward…
2021-02-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 SMELL FUEL VAPORS.
2020-02-17 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 DYNAMIC POWER STEERING FAILURE AT 5,900 MILES. NO POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS.
2019-07-11 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ON 7/11/2019 MY 2012 CANAM RT SE5 STARTED THROWING OUT VSS FAULT CODE, I TOOK IT HOME AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL CANAM SERV…
2019-06-30 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 MY WIFE AND I WERE RIDING TO HAWKS NEST STATE PARK IN WEST VIRGINIA, MY CAN-AM SPIDER CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE FUEL CA…
2018-12-09 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE IN F…
2018-10-27 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 JUST PURCHASED MY SPYDER RT ......NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AFTER A DRIVE ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I OPENED MY FUEL CAP A…
2018-08-27 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 WHILE RIDING MY SPYDER THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE GETS SO INTENSE THAT IT CAUSES THE GAS TO BOIL AND THE ENGINE LETS OFF …
2018-06-06 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WITH FACTORY TRAILER ATTACHED THE LIGHT CONNECTION FROM TRAILER TO VEHICLE FAILED. THE LOCK ON VE…
2017-09-08 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL SMELL, LEAKS, EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND POOR PERFORMANCE INCLUDING VEHICAL STALLLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE F…
2017-07-14 ENGINE No 0 I HAVE A 2012 CAN AM SPYDER RT LIMITED WITH EXTREME HEAT ON MY RIGHT FOOT AND AROUND THE SEAT. ALSO HAVE OVERWHELMING G…
2016-09-10 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO REST…
2015-09-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 WHEN I STOP TO GET GAS ON A HOT DAY THE GAS IN THE GAS TANK IS BOILING I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION I HAVE N…
2015-08-02 STEERING Yes 1 MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING OUR SPYDER ON HWY. #2 FROM SEDRO WOOLLY TO WINTHROP, WA. WE WERE TRAVELLING WITH TWO OTHER V…
2015-03-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE STOPPING AFTER 25 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES EMITTED A BURNING ODOR AND FAILED. THE REAR CALIPER AND ROTOR HAVE BEEN …
2014-10-28 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE A SPYDER RT 2012 WITH GAS FUMES WHEN PARKED AND HEAT COMING FROM UNDER MY SEAT, MY BIKE HAS 35000 MILES, I HAVE…
2014-10-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE GAS FUMES AND LIQUID CONDENSATION FROM FUEL TANK VENT SINCE NEW. THIS CREATES A FLAMMAB…
2014-08-31 POWER TRAIN No 0 PURCHASED FROM DEALER USED ON JULY 19 2014 WITH 2 MONTHS WARRANTY LEFT. 6100 MILES ON IT. AFTER A RIDE ON AUGUST 31, FO…
2014-08-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 AFTER RIDING OUR SPYDER, A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IS PRESENT. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT I AM AFRAID TO CLOSE THE GAR…
2014-08-02 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE. SMELL OF RAW FUEL WHEN VEHICLE HOT. VERY NOTICABLE EVEN OUTDOORS. STOPPED WITH A GROUP OF …
2014-07-24 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT SE5 FROM THE DEALER ON 7/22/2014. THE UNIT HAD 2 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK PO…
2014-06-15 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON HOT DAYS, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED …
2014-06-14 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE UPON SHUT DOWN AFTER EXTENDED RIDES OF MORE THAN 10-15 MILES AT VARYING SPEEDS. APPEARS…
2013-11-20 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE ST…
2013-10-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE SPYDER WOULD NOT START. WE WOULD BE RIDING AND THEN STOP SOMEWHERE AND IT WOU…
2013-09-02 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. *TR
2013-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DOES NOT CANCEL PROPERLY (MANUALLY). WHEN SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN (FOR EXAMPLE), DEFINITIVELY PRESSIN…
2013-05-05 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. TH…
2013-01-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRP OF CANADA MAKES & SELLS THEIR CAN-AM SPYDER THREE WHEELED TRIKE MOTORCYCLE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS WELL KNOWN B…
2012-12-05 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 PROBLEM SINCE NEW. WHEN PARKING IN MY GARAGE OR ANY LOCATION, HUGE AMOUNT OF FUEL ODER / VAPOR IN THE GARAGE. NEED TO…
2012-12-05 ENGINE No 0 PROBLEM SINCE NEW. AMAZING ABOUT OF HEAT GENERATED UNDER THE SEAT AND IN THE LEG AREA ON BOTH SIDES (ESPECIALLY THE RI…
2012-12-03 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 AFTER A RIDE, VEHICLE EMITS STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHICH FILLS GARAGE AREA AND, AT TIMES, PERMEATES INTO THE LIVING AREA.…
2012-11-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES COMING FROM MY 2012 CAN AM SPYDER RT-S MOTORCYCLE AFTER A RIDE AND PARKING MY VEHI…
2012-09-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WE HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES OUR SPYDER WOULD NOT START. WE WOULD BE RIDING FOR ONE TO THREE HOURS AND STOP THEN GET BACK ON …
2012-08-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 STRONG STENCHING GAS SMELL- FUMES. A LOT OF HEAT ASSOCIATIONS. *TR
2012-08-04 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I BOUGHT A NEW 2012 SPYDER RT IN JULY 2012. AFTER MY FIRST LONG RIDE ON MY SPYDER, I PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE. WITHIN A…
2012-08-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL AFTER RIDING ON WARM/HOT DAYS. AFTER RIDING IN WARMER WEATHER THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. TH…
2012-07-23 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I PURCHASED THIS SPYDER ON 6/25/2012 AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM ALL THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THIS MOTORCYCLE. IF I …
2012-07-19 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 RIDING MOTORCYCLE RIGHT LEG GETS VERY VERY HOT ALMOST BURNING...NEED RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. *TR
2012-06-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE BIKE HAS EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND ALSO HAS A GAS SMELL AFTER RIDING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. *TR
2012-05-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHEN MANUALLY TURNING THE TURN SIGNALS OFF AFTER CHANGING TRAFFIC LANES, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH OR TURN ON. T…