NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Can-Am Spyder RT Recalls
The 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT 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 RT. Whether a recall on your own vehicle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 41
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT, the 17-character VIN is on the frame, usually near the footwell or under the seat.
1 recall on the 2012 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 2010–2011 Spyder RT, 1 other model
2012 Can-Am Spyder RT complaints by year
NHTSA has received 41 owner complaints about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT, the newest on June 15, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (54%), followed by the engine (20%) and the electrical system (17%).
The 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT's only recall does not concern the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 753 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System22
- Engine8
- Electrical System7
- Exterior Lighting4
- Service Brakes4
- Structure4
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 16. 61% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 41 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Can-Am models
Newest record on this page: June 15, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted