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Can-Am Spyder Rs Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Can-Am Spyder Rs, across 3 model years from 2010 to 2012. The 2010 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Model years
3

2010–2012, with a recall

Recall campaigns
3
Most recalls
2010

3 recalls

Owner complaints
75

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 75 complaints with NHTSA about the Can-Am Spyder Rs across 8 model years; the most, 37, concern the 2008.

Owners marked a crash on 4 of the Can-Am Spyder Rs complaints (5%) and a fire on 11.

Across all Can-Am Spyder Rs model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 36 complaints), then the engine (10).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Can-Am Spyder Rs in 2009: 15, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Can-Am Spyder Rs is fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Can-Am Spyder Rs recall, 12V581000, was reported on December 12, 2012 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Can-Am Spyder Rs years to avoid

Too few Can-Am Spyder Rs model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Can-Am Spyder Rs, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2016011not ranked
2014010not ranked
2013043not ranked
2012164not ranked
2011153not ranked
2010385not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Can-Am Spyder Rs years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Can-Am Spyder Rs

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
  • POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1

Can-Am Spyder Rs model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Can-Am Spyder Rs recall campaign (3)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Can-Am Spyder Rs, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
12V581000December 12, 2012fuel system, gasoline2010fire and injury9,600
12V582000December 12, 2012fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2010–2012fire and injury33,700
10V232000June 1, 2010power train: clutch assembly2010crash1,200

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Can-Am Spyder Rs. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: December 20, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted