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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs Recalls

The 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 12, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs. Whether a recall on your own vehicle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
6

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs, the 17-character VIN is on the frame, usually near the footwell or under the seat.

1 recall on the 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs

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 2010–2011 Spyder Rs, 1 other model

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

2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs complaints by year

NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs, the newest on January 15, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the engine (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (17%).

The 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Engine1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20132
20142
20161
20181

Complaints about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 2. 67% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 6 complaints about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder Rs are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Can-Am Spyder Rs by model year

Other 2012 Can-Am models

Newest record on this page: January 15, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted