NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Can-Am Spyder RT Recalls
The 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 12, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 29
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT, the 17-character VIN is on the frame, usually near the footwell or under the seat.
2 recalls on the 2011 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 2010, 2012 Spyder RT, 1 other model
Power train: manual transmission: column shift assembly
- Campaign
- 11V081000
- Reported
- February 7, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 378
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT
2011 Can-Am Spyder RT complaints by year
NHTSA has received 29 owner complaints about the 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT, the newest on August 9, 2023. Of these, 5 describe a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT, the component group named most often is the engine (38%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (34%) and the fuel system, gasoline (17%).
1 of the 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT's 2 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 2,935 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine11
- Fuel/Propulsion System10
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
- Power Train4
- Electrical System3
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 9. 76% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 29 complaints about the 2011 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 2011 Can-Am models
Newest record on this page: August 9, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted