NHTSA Safety Recalls
Can-Am Spyder RT Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Can-Am Spyder RT, across 15 model years from 2010 to 2026. The 2010 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2026 (1).
- Model years
- 15
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2010
- Owner complaints
- 271
2010–2026, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 271 complaints with NHTSA about the Can-Am Spyder RT across 18 model years; the most, 102, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Can-Am Spyder RT complaints (1%) and a fire on 13.
Across all Can-Am Spyder RT model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 98 complaints), then the engine (73).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Can-Am Spyder RT in 2014: 100, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Can-Am Spyder RT is power train: manual transmission, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Can-Am Spyder RT recall, 26V575000, was reported on September 7, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2014 Can-Am Spyder RT, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Can-Am Spyder RT years to avoid
Too few Can-Am Spyder RT model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 2 | 12 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 1 | 9 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 13 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 2 | 102 | 98 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 41 | 25 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 2 | 29 | 22 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 4 | 24 | 16 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Can-Am Spyder RT years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Can-Am Spyder RT
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION5
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP3
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:SHAFT:OUTPUT3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL2
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY1
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL/VALVE1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
- ENGINE1
Can-Am Spyder RT model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Can-Am Spyder RT recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V575000September 7, 2026 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2024, 2026 | crash | 14,014 |
| 24V728000September 30, 2024 | power train: manual transmission: internal: shaft: output | 2017–2019 | crash | 8,721 |
| 23V175000March 17, 2023 | exterior lighting: brake lights | 2020–2023 | crash | 34,457 |
| 22V352000May 18, 2022 | power train: manual transmission | 2015–2019 | crash | 30,389 |
| 20V186000March 27, 2020 | service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 2020 | crash | 1,424 |
| 17V318000May 12, 2017 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2017 | crash | 94 |
| 15V095000February 19, 2015 | engine | 2013 | fire | 5,165 |
| 13V386000August 28, 2013 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2013 | fire | 8,191 |
| 12V582000December 12, 2012 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap | 2010–2012 | fire and injury | 33,700 |
| 12V159000April 11, 2012 | service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve | 2010 | crash, injury and death | 3,259 |
| 11V081000February 7, 2011 | power train: manual transmission: column shift assembly | 2011 | crash, injury and death | 378 |
| 10V232000June 1, 2010 | power train: clutch assembly | 2010 | crash | 1,200 |
| 09V473000December 14, 2009 | engine and engine cooling | 2010 | crash | 108 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Can-Am Spyder RT. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted