NHTSA Campaign 17V318000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 17V318000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc filed the report for 17V318000 with NHTSA on May 12, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V318000, NHTSA lists up to 94 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 7, 2017 and April 5, 2017.
The 17V318000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V318000 were scheduled from August 6, 2017, 86 days after the report.
17V318000 covers 1 model from Can-Am, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V318000 ranks 8 of 8 Bombardier Recreational Products Inc recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is recalling certain 2017 Can Am Spyder RT motorcycles. Due to a manufacturing error within the headlight assembly, the headlight may shine too high when on the low beam setting. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the headlight beam is too high, oncoming traffic may be blinded by the glare, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BRP will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective headlights, free of charge. The recall began June 8, 2017. Owners may contact BRP customer service at 1-888-272-9222.
Reported May 12, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V318000 (1)
Can-Am (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V318000, 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: May 12, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted