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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Can-Am Spyder RT Recalls

The 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 12, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT. Whether a recall on your own vehicle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT, the 17-character VIN is on the frame, usually near the footwell or under the seat.

4 recalls on the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap

Campaign
12V582000
Reported
December 12, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 33,700
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2011–2012 Spyder RT, 1 other model

12V582000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve

Campaign
12V159000
Reported
April 11, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 3,259
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
only the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT

12V159000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: clutch assembly

Campaign
10V232000
Reported
June 1, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 1,200
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

10V232000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
09V473000
Reported
December 14, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 108
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT

09V473000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Can-Am Spyder RT complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT, the newest on September 19, 2023.

In complaints about the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT, the component group named most often is the steering (33%), followed by the power train (25%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).

1 of the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 4,626 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering8
  • Power Train6
  • Engine And Engine Cooling3
  • Engine2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20107
20113
20126
20144
20152
20191
20231

Complaints about the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 7. 67% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

The 24 complaints about the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Can-Am Spyder RT by model year

Other 2010 Can-Am models

Newest record on this page: September 19, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted