NHTSA Campaign 09V473000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 09V473000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC filed the report for 09V473000 with NHTSA on December 14, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V473000, NHTSA lists up to 108 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 13, 2009 and October 30, 2009.
The 09V473000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V473000 were scheduled from December 18, 2009, 4 days after the report.
09V473000 covers 1 model from Can-Am, model years 2010.
Owners of the model years 09V473000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V473000 ranks 5 of 5 BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS, INC. (BRP) IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2010 ROADSTER SPYDER RT SM5 AND SE5 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 13 AND OCTOBER 30, 2009. THE CONNECTOR ON THE KEY SWITCH HARNESS MAY NOT BE LOCKED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS MAY BE ROUTED TOO TIGHT. IN SOME SITUATIONS, THE CONNECTOR MAY UNPLUG.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH.
- The fix
- BRP WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND AUTHORIZED DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THAT THE CONNECTOR IS LOCKED AND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS IS NOT ROUTED TOO TIGHT AND CORRECT THE HARNESS IF NEEDED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRP AT 1-888-638-5397 OR 1-819-566-3366.
Reported December 14, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V473000 (1)
Can-Am (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V473000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 14, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted