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Can-Am SPYDER RS steering problems

36 complaint narratives mention steering terms.

Key facts

75 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

6,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 to 2016 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 64 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Steering behavior evidence

36 of 75 complaints match this topic (48.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10257204 · 2009-02-02 (February 2, 2009)

ON 10/19/2008, WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON IH40 IN OKLAHOMA (ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY), THE CAN AM SPYDER'S POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY PULLED ME INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF MINUTES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. ON 11/15/2008, WHILE RIDING SOME "TWISTIES" IN NORTH TEXAS, THE SPYDER AGAIN EXHIBITED MULTIPLE STEERING MALFUNCTIONS... THIS TIME PULLING THE BIKE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS, THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED EITHER THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10257204 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10259893 · 2009-02-25 (February 25, 2009)

I HAVE A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER (NEW STREET DRIVEN 3 WHEELER) AND I WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING FELT STUCK AND THE SPYDER STARTED DRIFTING LEFT. I TRIED TO GENTLY PULL THE STEERING RIGHT, BUT IT KEPT GOING. THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STEERING FREE'D UP AND IT JERKED RIGHT. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WITH OTHER CARS! APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THIS AND EVEN ONE SPYDER OWNER CRASHED AND WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES! HERE IS HIS STORY: HTTP://WWW.SPY…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10259893 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10259898 · 2009-02-25 (February 25, 2009)

VEHICLE IS A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER ON 2/20/2009 WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLES STEERING LOCKED COMPLETELY. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO TURN I FELT A "POP" AND THE VEHICLE STEERING RETURNED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE SITTING STILL BUT NEVER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 9,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10259898 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10260871 · 2009-03-05 (March 5, 2009)

2008 CAN-AM SPYDER POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY TURNING 'ON' AND 'OFF' AND 'LOCKING UP' CAUSING DRIVER OF MOTORCYCLE TO FIGHT STEERING TO KEEP BIKE ON ROAD. THIS ONLY STARTED TO OCCUR AFTER I HAD AROUND 5,000 MILES ON THE BIKE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MY OWN SPYDER, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO IN VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS. THERE HAS BEEN 1 DEATH IN TEXAS THAT MAY BE DUE TO THIS FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN 1 SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN CALIFORNIA WHERE THE RIDER HAS STATED THIS STEERING PROBLEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURE…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10260871 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10289182 · 2009-10-20 (October 20, 2009)

BESIDES A NUMBER OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CAN AM SPYDER THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, THE WORST EPISODE WAS WHEN MY POWER STEERING BECAME INTERMITTENT. I WAS HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME WHEN IT WENT OUT ON ME TWICE. I WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE SPYDER PROCEEDED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT ALL ON IT'S OWN AND IT TOOK A BIT OF MUSCLE TO STEER IT BACK TO CENTER TO AVOID HITTING A TREE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. A DAY LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT AROUND THE SAME SPEED. A BRP TECH LOOKED AT IT (WITHOUT TEST DRIVIN…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10289182 at NHTSA ↗

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75 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

85.3%Usable mileage64 / 75 records

100.0%Valid incident date75 / 75 records

100.0%Valid filing date75 / 75 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates75 / 75 records

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Steering	2259.5% ODI 10257204 · 3,500 mi ON 10/19/2008, WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON IH40 IN OKLAHOMA (ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY), THE CAN AM SPYDER'S POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY PULLED ME INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF MINUTES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. ON 11/15/2008, WHILE RIDING SOME "TWISTIES" IN NORTH TEXAS, THE SPYDER AGAIN EXHIBITED MULTIPLE STEERING MALFUNCTIONS... THIS TIME PULLING THE BIKE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS, THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED EITHER THE… Look up ODI 10257204 at NHTSA ↗	1076.9% ODI 10329868 · 50 mi I PURCHASED A 2009 RS SPYDER ON 05/04/2010 AND I HAVE RODE IT 300 SCARY MILES. THIS MACHINE IS DANGEROUS TO RIDE,IT FOLLOWS EVERY SEAM IN THE RODE SURFACE ,JERKING THE MACHINE BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD CONTROL OF THE DIRECTION THE BIKE WANTS TO TAKE. I'VE BEEN RIDING MOTORCYCLES ALL MY LIFE AND KNOW HOW TO RIDE A BIKE,I'VE LOGGED MORE 500,000 MILES ON MOTORCYCLES AND THIS MACHINE IS SCARY TO RIDE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT MY CONCERN AND HE CLAIMS THAT I WILL GET USE TO THE WAY THE MACHINE HANDLES. I DON'T THINK IT'S SEAT… Look up ODI 10329868 at NHTSA ↗	337.5% ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	120.0% ODI 11498186 THE DEALER TOLD ME IT IS MY "DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT" I HAD A LIGHT COME ON TELLING ME TO CHECK MY DPS!! I FIRST MENTION THIS TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY WHICH THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM!! THERE WAS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN JULY 2009!! Look up ODI 11498186 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 10495008 5 MILES INTO A TEST RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END FROM SIDE TO SIDE THAT WAS FELT IN THE HANDLE BARS. BEFORE MOTORCYCLE COULD BE STOPPED FRONT WHEELS TURNED ON THEIR OWN CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO GO LEFT OF CENTER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR Look up ODI 10495008 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine	410.8% ODI 10460508 · 7,500 mi CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN GEAR. BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BIKE COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED IT RUINED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR. *TR Look up ODI 10460508 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10650514 · 25,074 mi TOOK BIKE TO INTO BERT'S MEGAMALL IN AZUSA, CA. TO HAVE COOLANT TANK REPLACED AS FOUND COOLANT DRIP ON DRIVEWAY FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2013. HAD TO LEAVE BIKE SO THEY COULD ORDER PARTS. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE MGR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN VIN AND DPS SAFETY RECALL HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND COULD NOT RELEASE BIKE UNTIL DONE. I SAID IT WAS OK! TO DO RECALL. PICKED UP BIKE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T CANCEL AFTER TURN. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY HAD NOT ZEROED STEERING. FIXED! LEFT DEALER GOT ON FREEWAY AND WENT ABOUT 3MI… Look up ODI 10650514 at NHTSA ↗	120.0% ODI 10747784 · 6,500 mi I HAD AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK FROM THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WHICH LEAKED ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER THE GROUND AND ONTO THE TIRES. UPON GOOGLING THE ISSUE I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK LEAKING FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE TANK, SO COMMON THAT BRP (CAN-AM) MADE A NEW VERSION OF THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK THAT IS REINFORCED IN THAT AREA TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. UPON CONTACTING BRP (CAN-AM) THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE IT FROM A DEALER. I BELIEVE DO TO THEM KNOWING ABOUT… Look up ODI 10747784 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 10508540 · 374 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CAN-AM SPIDER RS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LIMP HOME MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED TWO TIMES PREVIOUSLY. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 374. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN Look up ODI 10508540 at NHTSA ↗	375.0% ODI 10627913 · 1,800 mi WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS UP OVER 80 DEGREES THE HOT AIR COMING BACK ON YOUR FEET AND LEGS WILL GIVE YOU OR YOUR PASSENGER FIRST DEGREE BURNS EVEN WITH HEAVY LEVI'S ON. AFTER PARKING THE BIKE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THIS OCCURS ON EVEN VERY SHORT RIDES. *TR Look up ODI 10627913 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline	616.2% ODI 10269056 · 36,500 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER PRODUCTS CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE GRABBED THE CLUTCH AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. HIS HOME SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,500. UPDATED 05/26/09 BF UPDATED 05/29/09.*JB Look up ODI 10269056 at NHTSA ↗	17.7% ODI 10411083 · 4,879 mi RIDING ON A TWO LANE RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND TOOK ME INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. HAD A ONCOMING CAR BEEN COMING IN MY DIRECTION I WOULD HAVE HIT IT HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AND I WAS TRYING TO COUNTER STEER BACK INTO MY LANE AND ALMOST FLIPPED WHEN THE STEERING RELEASED. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2008 CAN AM SPYDER. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED ACCORDING TO BRP, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS 2009 SPYDER WAS BOUGHT BAND NEW AND SHO… Look up ODI 10411083 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10441182 MY LAST RIDE, AS IN PREVIOUS RIDES, WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ODOR OF RAW FUEL. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID 50'S. TYPICAL CITY TRAFFIC BUT NO LONG PERIODS OF STANDING STILL. ENGINE TEMPERATURE NORMAL. VOLUME OF FUEL IN THE TANK DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. PARKED THE SPYDER AND, AS IN THE PAST, OBSERVED VAPORS EMITTING FROM THE VENT HOSE UNDER THE FRAME WITH AN OCCASIONAL DROP OF FUEL. REMOVED THE FUEL CAP, FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND OBSERVED THE SOUND OF BOILING LIQUID. WITHOUT ANY DETAIL GIVEN I ASKED MY PASSENGER TO DO LIKEWISE WHICH RE… Look up ODI 10441182 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel/Propulsion System	12.7% ODI 10616635 · 15,000 mi EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE BODY PANEL AREA CAUSING THE FUEL IN THE GAS TANK TO BOIL. *JS Look up ODI 10616635 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10888403 · 30,600 mi ON SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2016, WHILE RIDING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA TO TAOS, NEW MEXICO, I STOPPED FOR GASOLINE AT A GAS STATION SOMEWHERE IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, POSSIBLY AROUND CLAYTON. WHEN I BEGAN TO UNSCREW THE GAS CAP, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL, AS THE GAS FREQUENTLY BOILS IN THE TANK, LIKELY DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON EACH SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK, BUT THIS TIME THE HISSING SOUNDED LIKE THE PRESSURE MAY HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN NORMAL. I WENT AHEAD AND REMOVED THE GAS C… Look up ODI 10888403 at NHTSA ↗	240.0% ODI 10495107 · 13,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CAN-AM SPYDER MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OVERFLOW TANK. THE CONTACT HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE TANK TWICE BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,500. Look up ODI 10495107 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 11062761 · 14,000 mi MY 2012 SPYDER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE RIDING IT IN WEST PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I LOOKED DOWN TO FIND FLAMES COMING UP THROUGH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT COVER AND THROUGH THE SIDE PANELS THANK GOD I WAS STOPPED AND SOME PEOPLE IN CARS HELPED ME PUT IT OUT NOW BRP SAYS IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM BUT AFTER THE GAS CAP WAS CHANGED UNDER THE RECALL I COULD STILL SMELL GAS FUMES WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I WONDER HOW THEY CAN SAY IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM AND DID / WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE BIKE THAT'S A LOAD OF CRAP Look up ODI 11062761 at NHTSA ↗	250.0% ODI 10627913 · 1,800 mi WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS UP OVER 80 DEGREES THE HOT AIR COMING BACK ON YOUR FEET AND LEGS WILL GIVE YOU OR YOUR PASSENGER FIRST DEGREE BURNS EVEN WITH HEAVY LEVI'S ON. AFTER PARKING THE BIKE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THIS OCCURS ON EVEN VERY SHORT RIDES. *TR Look up ODI 10627913 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	38.1% ODI 10358300 · 25,400 mi I HAD RIDDEN THE CAN AM SPYDER ROADSTER FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE STOPPING AT COSTCO AND FILLING IT UP. NO OVERFILL OR GAS SPILLED. I ROAD APPROX. 2 MILES HOME, PARKED, AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE FOR APPROX. 3 OR 4 MINUTES. I RETURNED TO SPYDER STARTED IT & BACKED UP APPROX. 10 FEET, PULLED FORWARD, BACKED UP AGAIN, STARTED FORWARD OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I TURNED & STARTED FORWARD THERE WAS A SMELL ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING. I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY SEAT & CENTRAL PLASTIC PANEL. BEFORE I COULD REACT TO THAT I HAD MOVED FOR… Look up ODI 10358300 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	116.7% ODI 10863498 · 6,867 mi HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY SPYDER RT MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING. I BOUGHT THE MC 2/2012. HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHT RELAY REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 7/23/13. IN APRIL 2015, I WAS RIDING IN THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT AND MY HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE SPYDER DEALER CALLED THE HOME OFFICE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I FIRST HAD THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE HOME OFFICE TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. AFTER ARGUING WITH TECHNICIAN HE HUNG UP O… Look up ODI 10863498 at NHTSA ↗	125.0% ODI 10850629 I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN REGARDS TO ISSUES OCCURRING WITH MY 2013 CAN AM SPYDER ST-S. I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE BRAND NEW IN 2013 FROM HOUMA, LA PERFORMANCE POWER SPORTS. FOR THE LAST YEAR OR BETTER, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINING ON ONCE THE CYCLE ENGINE IS OFF. SECONDLY, THE MOTORCYCLE IS CONSTANTLY GOING INTO 'LIMP MODE' WHILE RIDING. (VSS FAULT). THE MOTORCYCLE DECREASES IN SPEED APPROXIMATELY TO A MAXIMUM 70 MPH. LASTLY, THE 'CRUISE CONTROL' WILL NOT SET. THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY EMBARRASSING TO SAY THE LEAST A… Look up ODI 10850629 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	38.1% ODI 10257204 · 3,500 mi ON 10/19/2008, WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON IH40 IN OKLAHOMA (ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY), THE CAN AM SPYDER'S POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY PULLED ME INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF MINUTES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. ON 11/15/2008, WHILE RIDING SOME "TWISTIES" IN NORTH TEXAS, THE SPYDER AGAIN EXHIBITED MULTIPLE STEERING MALFUNCTIONS... THIS TIME PULLING THE BIKE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS, THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED EITHER THE… Look up ODI 10257204 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10650514 · 25,074 mi TOOK BIKE TO INTO BERT'S MEGAMALL IN AZUSA, CA. TO HAVE COOLANT TANK REPLACED AS FOUND COOLANT DRIP ON DRIVEWAY FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2013. HAD TO LEAVE BIKE SO THEY COULD ORDER PARTS. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE MGR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN VIN AND DPS SAFETY RECALL HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND COULD NOT RELEASE BIKE UNTIL DONE. I SAID IT WAS OK! TO DO RECALL. PICKED UP BIKE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T CANCEL AFTER TURN. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY HAD NOT ZEROED STEERING. FIXED! LEFT DEALER GOT ON FREEWAY AND WENT ABOUT 3MI… Look up ODI 10650514 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10970829 · 35 mi THERE IS A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT WHEELS AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECT AND REFUSES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MAKE REPAIRS. Look up ODI 10970829 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	12.7% ODI 10269056 · 36,500 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER PRODUCTS CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE GRABBED THE CLUTCH AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. HIS HOME SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,500. UPDATED 05/26/09 BF UPDATED 05/29/09.*JB Look up ODI 10269056 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	120.0% ODI 10441182 MY LAST RIDE, AS IN PREVIOUS RIDES, WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ODOR OF RAW FUEL. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID 50'S. TYPICAL CITY TRAFFIC BUT NO LONG PERIODS OF STANDING STILL. ENGINE TEMPERATURE NORMAL. VOLUME OF FUEL IN THE TANK DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. PARKED THE SPYDER AND, AS IN THE PAST, OBSERVED VAPORS EMITTING FROM THE VENT HOSE UNDER THE FRAME WITH AN OCCASIONAL DROP OF FUEL. REMOVED THE FUEL CAP, FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND OBSERVED THE SOUND OF BOILING LIQUID. WITHOUT ANY DETAIL GIVEN I ASKED MY PASSENGER TO DO LIKEWISE WHICH RE… Look up ODI 10441182 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 10628343 · 9,000 mi I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ONGOING HEAT PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 RS-SE5 AND THE LACK OF URGENCY WITH BRP IN ASSISTING AND FIXING MY MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE PROVIDED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO BRP SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR REGARDING THE EXCESSIVE HEAT PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS SPYDER IN MAY OF 2013 AS A NEW VEHICLE FROM A DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OBTAIN A CASE NUMBER FROM THE BRP REP AND I HAVE DELIVERED THE BIKE TO A DEALER IN CUBA, MISSOURI AND I STILL AM WAITING FOR ANY CONTACT FROM BRP REGARDING THE … Look up ODI 10628343 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train	12.7% ODI 10460508 · 7,500 mi CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN GEAR. BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BIKE COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED IT RUINED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR. *TR Look up ODI 10460508 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10543959 · 26,000 mi AS I WAS DRIVING MY SPYDER WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN AND I WAS AT 66MPH.. I DOWN SHIFTED AND IT STILL STAYED AT 66MPH. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE IT STAYED AT 66. LUCKY I HAD ENOUGH SENSE TO TURN THE BIKE OFF, BUT BY THEN I WAS IN THE WOODS BECAUSE I HAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. MY POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING AT THE TIME AND I CALLED BRP ON JULY 3 TO ASK THEM IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2011. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS. SO I HAD THE ACCIDENT TWO WEEKS LATER NOW BRP WONT PAY FOR MY POWER STEERING UN… Look up ODI 10543959 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	116.7% ODI 10618723 · 7,800 mi WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 50 MPH WITH THE DISPLAY SHOWING THAT THE BIKE WAS IN 4TH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A NEUTRAL STATE WHERE I COULD NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN, COULD ONLY DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON A 2 LANE ROAD, DURING A SAND STORM AND MY LIFE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD COULD HAVE BEEN AT STAKE. THIS IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. FIRST INCIDENT IN 2012 I COULDN'T GET IT INTO GEAR, SECOND INCIDENT IN SEPT 2013, COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. *TR Look up ODI 10618723 at NHTSA ↗	125.0% ODI 10995209 · 16,100 mi TOTAL AND COMPLETE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DOING 40 MPH UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND THE ENTIRE MACHINE SHUTDOWN. IT BUCKED ME SLIGHTLY FROM THE SEAT. NO POWER. NO TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING. COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF MACHINE. IF I HAD BEEN DOING INTERSTATE SPEEDS OR ON A MUCH BUSIER HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AND MOST LIKELY EJECTED OVER THE HANDLEBARS AND QUITE POSSIBLY EVEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THE VERY ABRUPT STOP CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. FORTUNATELY, I HAD SOMEONE BEHIND ME ON ANOTHER SPYDER WHO RECOGNIZED THAT… Look up ODI 10995209 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Steering	1,983–9,600 mi	4,900 mi	31	ODI 10257204 · 3,500 mi ON 10/19/2008, WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON IH40 IN OKLAHOMA (ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY), THE CAN AM SPYDER'S POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY PULLED ME INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF MINUTES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. ON 11/15/2008, WHILE RIDING SOME "TWISTIES" IN NORTH TEXAS, THE SPYDER AGAIN EXHIBITED MULTIPLE STEERING MALFUNCTIONS... THIS TIME PULLING THE BIKE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS, THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED EITHER THE… Look up ODI 10257204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10259898 · 9,500 mi VEHICLE IS A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER ON 2/20/2009 WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLES STEERING LOCKED COMPLETELY. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO TURN I FELT A "POP" AND THE VEHICLE STEERING RETURNED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE SITTING STILL BUT NEVER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TR Look up ODI 10259898 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10260871 · 5,000 mi 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY TURNING 'ON' AND 'OFF' AND 'LOCKING UP' CAUSING DRIVER OF MOTORCYCLE TO FIGHT STEERING TO KEEP BIKE ON ROAD. THIS ONLY STARTED TO OCCUR AFTER I HAD AROUND 5,000 MILES ON THE BIKE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MY OWN SPYDER, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO IN VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS. THERE HAS BEEN 1 DEATH IN TEXAS THAT MAY BE DUE TO THIS FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN 1 SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN CALIFORNIA WHERE THE RIDER HAS STATED THIS STEERING PROBLEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURE… Look up ODI 10260871 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	2,975–15,075 mi	8,975 mi	10	ODI 10460508 · 7,500 mi CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN GEAR. BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BIKE COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED IT RUINED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR. TR Look up ODI 10460508 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10464669 · 10,450 mi IT APPEARS THE FOIL-FOAM HEAT SHIELD IGNITED FROM THE HEAT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. TR Look up ODI 10464669 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10465230 · 12,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNED 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER RS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER DRIVING 5 MPH. WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP; HOWEVER AN INSPECTION WAS NOT CONDUCTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000. Look up ODI 10465230 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline	5,990–13,250 mi	9,000 mi	7	ODI 10269056 · 36,500 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER PRODUCTS CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE GRABBED THE CLUTCH AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. HIS HOME SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,500. UPDATED 05/26/09 BF UPDATED 05/29/09.JB Look up ODI 10269056 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10356787 · 1,781 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER RS MOTORCYCLE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS DEFECTS AND FAILURES ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE POWER STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GPS UNIT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING AS IF THERE WAS A FULL TANK OR IF IT WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT WITHIN THE TANK AND THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED IN REGARDS TO ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THE MOTORCYCLE HAD AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM. THEY HAD NOT CONTACTED HIM WHEN THE C… Look up ODI 10356787 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10365063 · 9,000 mi I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CANAM SPYDER ROADSTER AND IT STARTED ON FIRE - I GOT OFF JUST IN TIME AND BLUE FLAMES WERE COMING UP FROM THE TANK/ SEAT AREA. THE BIKE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY VS. A BACK ROAD THIS COULD HAVE ENDED WITH INJURIES. THE SPYDER HAD BEEN MAINTAINED PERFECTLY. *TR Look up ODI 10365063 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	2,006–14,500 mi	13,000 mi	7	ODI 10616635 · 15,000 mi EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE BODY PANEL AREA CAUSING THE FUEL IN THE GAS TANK TO BOIL. JS Look up ODI 10616635 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10888403 · 30,600 mi ON SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2016, WHILE RIDING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA TO TAOS, NEW MEXICO, I STOPPED FOR GASOLINE AT A GAS STATION SOMEWHERE IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, POSSIBLY AROUND CLAYTON. WHEN I BEGAN TO UNSCREW THE GAS CAP, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL, AS THE GAS FREQUENTLY BOILS IN THE TANK, LIKELY DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON EACH SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK, BUT THIS TIME THE HISSING SOUNDED LIKE THE PRESSURE MAY HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN NORMAL. I WENT AHEAD AND REMOVED THE GAS C… Look up ODI 10888403 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10495107 · 13,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CAN-AM SPYDER MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OVERFLOW TANK. THE CONTACT HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE TANK TWICE BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,500. Look up ODI 10495107 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	6,867–17,500 mi	10,000 mi	5	ODI 10358300 · 25,400 mi I HAD RIDDEN THE CAN AM SPYDER ROADSTER FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE STOPPING AT COSTCO AND FILLING IT UP. NO OVERFILL OR GAS SPILLED. I ROAD APPROX. 2 MILES HOME, PARKED, AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE FOR APPROX. 3 OR 4 MINUTES. I RETURNED TO SPYDER STARTED IT & BACKED UP APPROX. 10 FEET, PULLED FORWARD, BACKED UP AGAIN, STARTED FORWARD OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I TURNED & STARTED FORWARD THERE WAS A SMELL ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING. I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY SEAT & CENTRAL PLASTIC PANEL. BEFORE I COULD REACT TO THAT I HAD MOVED FOR… Look up ODI 10358300 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10430025 · 17,500 mi I WAS RIDING MY 2005 CANAM SPYDER MOTORCYCLE TO WORK AND ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AWAY WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT I HEARD A POP AND SAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COME UP FROM UNDER THE COWLING. I IMMEDIATELY RUSHED TO MY WORK PARKING LOT (BECAUSE THERE WERE NO TREES OR ANYTHING FLAMMABLE AROUND) AND WENT INTO WORK TO GET SOME WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE SMALL FLAMES I SAW. BY THE TIME I GOT BACK OUTSIDE THE BIKE WAS ENGULFED AND MELTING. (THE OUTER SKIN IS MAINLY FIBERGLASS) I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS POSTINGS OF FIRES ON THE MOT… Look up ODI 10430025 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11030468 · 10,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING, WHICH CALLED FOR THE SOFTWARE CLUSTER CONSOLE TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE RECEIVED THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE TAMPA BAY POWER SPORTS DEALER (13521 N FLORIDA AVENUE, TAMPA, FL; [phone removed]) AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILUR… Look up ODI 11030468 at NHTSA ↗
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	3,500–14,588 mi	5,800 mi	5	ODI 10257204 · 3,500 mi ON 10/19/2008, WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON IH40 IN OKLAHOMA (ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY), THE CAN AM SPYDER'S POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY PULLED ME INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF MINUTES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. ON 11/15/2008, WHILE RIDING SOME "TWISTIES" IN NORTH TEXAS, THE SPYDER AGAIN EXHIBITED MULTIPLE STEERING MALFUNCTIONS... THIS TIME PULLING THE BIKE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS, THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED EITHER THE… Look up ODI 10257204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10291394 · 5,800 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAN AM SPYDER SM5 ON THE FREEWAY ON 11/7/O9 IT PULL TO THE RIGHT INTO THE OTHER LANE IT FELT LIKE IT LOCK UP AND VERY HARD TO STRAIGHTENED WHEELS, IT HAPPEN ABOUT SIX TIMES IN FIVE MILE RADIUS. *TR Look up ODI 10291394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10558649 · 14,588 mi I PURCHASED A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER AND HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. AS I INVESTIGATED MORE INTO IT, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BIKE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A CERTIFIED CAN AM DEALER IN ST AUGUSTINE IN MAY 2013 FIRST COAST POWER SPORTS. THEY KEPT THE BIKE THE FIRST TIME 62 DAYS, WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME, I WAS ABLE TO USE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE I HAD TO RETURN TO THE SHOP. WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME THE SECOND TIME, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, WHEN I RETURNED … Look up ODI 10558649 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	Too few reports for a range	9,000 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 10269056 · 36,500 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER PRODUCTS CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE GRABBED THE CLUTCH AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. HIS HOME SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,500. UPDATED 05/26/09 BF UPDATED 05/29/09.JB Look up ODI 10269056 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10628343 · 9,000 mi I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE ONGOING HEAT PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 RS-SE5 AND THE LACK OF URGENCY WITH BRP IN ASSISTING AND FIXING MY MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE PROVIDED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO BRP SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR REGARDING THE EXCESSIVE HEAT PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS SPYDER IN MAY OF 2013 AS A NEW VEHICLE FROM A DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OBTAIN A CASE NUMBER FROM THE BRP REP AND I HAVE DELIVERED THE BIKE TO A DEALER IN CUBA, MISSOURI AND I STILL AM WAITING FOR ANY CONTACT FROM BRP REGARDING THE … Look up ODI 10628343 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	Too few reports for a range	11,950 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10460508 · 7,500 mi CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN GEAR. BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BIKE COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED IT RUINED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR. TR Look up ODI 10460508 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10543959 · 26,000 mi AS I WAS DRIVING MY SPYDER WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN AND I WAS AT 66MPH.. I DOWN SHIFTED AND IT STILL STAYED AT 66MPH. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE IT STAYED AT 66. LUCKY I HAD ENOUGH SENSE TO TURN THE BIKE OFF, BUT BY THEN I WAS IN THE WOODS BECAUSE I HAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. MY POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING AT THE TIME AND I CALLED BRP ON JULY 3 TO ASK THEM IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2011. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS. SO I HAD THE ACCIDENT TWO WEEKS LATER NOW BRP WONT PAY FOR MY POWER STEERING UN… Look up ODI 10543959 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10618723 · 7,800 mi WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 50 MPH WITH THE DISPLAY SHOWING THAT THE BIKE WAS IN 4TH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A NEUTRAL STATE WHERE I COULD NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN, COULD ONLY DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON A 2 LANE ROAD, DURING A SAND STORM AND MY LIFE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD COULD HAVE BEEN AT STAKE. THIS IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. FIRST INCIDENT IN 2012 I COULDN'T GET IT INTO GEAR, SECOND INCIDENT IN SEPT 2013, COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. TR Look up ODI 10618723 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2014: 0 complaints · 2016: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2014	0	0	0
2016	1	1	1

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2014	1	0	0
2016	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Steering	Engine	Fuel System, Gasoline	Fuel/Propulsion System	Electrical System	Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	Engine And Engine Cooling	Power Train
Steering	—	1 ODI 10650514 · 25,074 mi TOOK BIKE TO INTO BERT'S MEGAMALL IN AZUSA, CA. TO HAVE COOLANT TANK REPLACED AS FOUND COOLANT DRIP ON DRIVEWAY FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2013. HAD TO LEAVE BIKE SO THEY COULD ORDER PARTS. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE MGR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN VIN AND DPS SAFETY RECALL HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND COULD NOT RELEASE BIKE UNTIL DONE. I SAID IT WAS OK! TO DO RECALL. PICKED UP BIKE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T CANCEL AFTER TURN. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY HAD NOT ZEROED STEERING. FIXED! LEFT DEALER GOT ON FREEWAY AND WENT ABOUT 3MI… Look up ODI 10650514 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10356787 · 1,781 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER RS MOTORCYCLE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS DEFECTS AND FAILURES ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE POWER STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GPS UNIT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING AS IF THERE WAS A FULL TANK OR IF IT WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT WITHIN THE TANK AND THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED IN REGARDS TO ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THE MOTORCYCLE HAD AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM. THEY HAD NOT CONTACTED HIM WHEN THE C… Look up ODI 10356787 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10411083 · 4,879 mi RIDING ON A TWO LANE RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND TOOK ME INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. HAD A ONCOMING CAR BEEN COMING IN MY DIRECTION I WOULD HAVE HIT IT HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AND I WAS TRYING TO COUNTER STEER BACK INTO MY LANE AND ALMOST FLIPPED WHEN THE STEERING RELEASED. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2008 CAN AM SPYDER. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED ACCORDING TO BRP, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS 2009 SPYDER WAS BOUGHT BAND NEW AND SHO… Look up ODI 10411083 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 11030468 · 10,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING, WHICH CALLED FOR THE SOFTWARE CLUSTER CONSOLE TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE RECEIVED THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE TAMPA BAY POWER SPORTS DEALER (13521 N FLORIDA AVENUE, TAMPA, FL; [phone removed]) AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILUR… Look up ODI 11030468 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10257204 · 3,500 mi ON 10/19/2008, WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON IH40 IN OKLAHOMA (ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY), THE CAN AM SPYDER'S POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY PULLED ME INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF MINUTES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. ON 11/15/2008, WHILE RIDING SOME "TWISTIES" IN NORTH TEXAS, THE SPYDER AGAIN EXHIBITED MULTIPLE STEERING MALFUNCTIONS... THIS TIME PULLING THE BIKE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS, THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED EITHER THE… Look up ODI 10257204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10650514 · 25,074 mi TOOK BIKE TO INTO BERT'S MEGAMALL IN AZUSA, CA. TO HAVE COOLANT TANK REPLACED AS FOUND COOLANT DRIP ON DRIVEWAY FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2013. HAD TO LEAVE BIKE SO THEY COULD ORDER PARTS. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE MGR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN VIN AND DPS SAFETY RECALL HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND COULD NOT RELEASE BIKE UNTIL DONE. I SAID IT WAS OK! TO DO RECALL. PICKED UP BIKE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T CANCEL AFTER TURN. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY HAD NOT ZEROED STEERING. FIXED! LEFT DEALER GOT ON FREEWAY AND WENT ABOUT 3MI… Look up ODI 10650514 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine	1 ODI 10650514 · 25,074 mi TOOK BIKE TO INTO BERT'S MEGAMALL IN AZUSA, CA. TO HAVE COOLANT TANK REPLACED AS FOUND COOLANT DRIP ON DRIVEWAY FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2013. HAD TO LEAVE BIKE SO THEY COULD ORDER PARTS. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE MGR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN VIN AND DPS SAFETY RECALL HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND COULD NOT RELEASE BIKE UNTIL DONE. I SAID IT WAS OK! TO DO RECALL. PICKED UP BIKE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T CANCEL AFTER TURN. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY HAD NOT ZEROED STEERING. FIXED! LEFT DEALER GOT ON FREEWAY AND WENT ABOUT 3MI… Look up ODI 10650514 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	2 ODI 10627913 · 1,800 mi WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS UP OVER 80 DEGREES THE HOT AIR COMING BACK ON YOUR FEET AND LEGS WILL GIVE YOU OR YOUR PASSENGER FIRST DEGREE BURNS EVEN WITH HEAVY LEVI'S ON. AFTER PARKING THE BIKE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THIS OCCURS ON EVEN VERY SHORT RIDES. *TR Look up ODI 10627913 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669196 · 800 mi 1. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE UPPER CALF AREAS OF THE RIDER IS EXCESVIE AND HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT BURN TO MY LEFT CALF. WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC THE HEAT EMITTED IS UNBEARABLE AND I HAVE TO MOVE MY FEET FROM THE FOOT PEGS TO AVOID BEING BURNED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DESIGNED TO DO THIS SO I AM FORCED INTO AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION NO MATTER WHAT WHEN STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. 2. THE VEHICLE EMITS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER A DRIVE AND THEN BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS T… Look up ODI 10669196 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10650514 · 25,074 mi TOOK BIKE TO INTO BERT'S MEGAMALL IN AZUSA, CA. TO HAVE COOLANT TANK REPLACED AS FOUND COOLANT DRIP ON DRIVEWAY FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2013. HAD TO LEAVE BIKE SO THEY COULD ORDER PARTS. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE MGR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN VIN AND DPS SAFETY RECALL HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND COULD NOT RELEASE BIKE UNTIL DONE. I SAID IT WAS OK! TO DO RECALL. PICKED UP BIKE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T CANCEL AFTER TURN. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY HAD NOT ZEROED STEERING. FIXED! LEFT DEALER GOT ON FREEWAY AND WENT ABOUT 3MI… Look up ODI 10650514 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10460508 · 7,500 mi CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN GEAR. BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BIKE COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED IT RUINED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR. *TR Look up ODI 10460508 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10995209 · 16,100 mi TOTAL AND COMPLETE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DOING 40 MPH UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND THE ENTIRE MACHINE SHUTDOWN. IT BUCKED ME SLIGHTLY FROM THE SEAT. NO POWER. NO TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING. COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF MACHINE. IF I HAD BEEN DOING INTERSTATE SPEEDS OR ON A MUCH BUSIER HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AND MOST LIKELY EJECTED OVER THE HANDLEBARS AND QUITE POSSIBLY EVEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THE VERY ABRUPT STOP CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. FORTUNATELY, I HAD SOMEONE BEHIND ME ON ANOTHER SPYDER WHO RECOGNIZED THAT… Look up ODI 10995209 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline	2 ODI 10356787 · 1,781 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER RS MOTORCYCLE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS DEFECTS AND FAILURES ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE POWER STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GPS UNIT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING AS IF THERE WAS A FULL TANK OR IF IT WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT WITHIN THE TANK AND THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED IN REGARDS TO ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THE MOTORCYCLE HAD AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM. THEY HAD NOT CONTACTED HIM WHEN THE C… Look up ODI 10356787 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10411083 · 4,879 mi RIDING ON A TWO LANE RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND TOOK ME INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. HAD A ONCOMING CAR BEEN COMING IN MY DIRECTION I WOULD HAVE HIT IT HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AND I WAS TRYING TO COUNTER STEER BACK INTO MY LANE AND ALMOST FLIPPED WHEN THE STEERING RELEASED. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2008 CAN AM SPYDER. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED ACCORDING TO BRP, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS 2009 SPYDER WAS BOUGHT BAND NEW AND SHO… Look up ODI 10411083 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	1 ODI 10430025 · 17,500 mi I WAS RIDING MY 2005 CANAM SPYDER MOTORCYCLE TO WORK AND ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AWAY WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT I HEARD A POP AND SAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COME UP FROM UNDER THE COWLING. I IMMEDIATELY RUSHED TO MY WORK PARKING LOT (BECAUSE THERE WERE NO TREES OR ANYTHING FLAMMABLE AROUND) AND WENT INTO WORK TO GET SOME WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE SMALL FLAMES I SAW. BY THE TIME I GOT BACK OUTSIDE THE BIKE WAS ENGULFED AND MELTING. (THE OUTER SKIN IS MAINLY FIBERGLASS) I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS POSTINGS OF FIRES ON THE MOT… Look up ODI 10430025 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10269056 · 36,500 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER PRODUCTS CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE GRABBED THE CLUTCH AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. HIS HOME SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,500. UPDATED 05/26/09 BF UPDATED 05/29/09.*JB Look up ODI 10269056 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10441182 MY LAST RIDE, AS IN PREVIOUS RIDES, WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ODOR OF RAW FUEL. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID 50'S. TYPICAL CITY TRAFFIC BUT NO LONG PERIODS OF STANDING STILL. ENGINE TEMPERATURE NORMAL. VOLUME OF FUEL IN THE TANK DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. PARKED THE SPYDER AND, AS IN THE PAST, OBSERVED VAPORS EMITTING FROM THE VENT HOSE UNDER THE FRAME WITH AN OCCASIONAL DROP OF FUEL. REMOVED THE FUEL CAP, FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND OBSERVED THE SOUND OF BOILING LIQUID. WITHOUT ANY DETAIL GIVEN I ASKED MY PASSENGER TO DO LIKEWISE WHICH RE… Look up ODI 10441182 at NHTSA ↗	0
Fuel/Propulsion System	0	2 ODI 10627913 · 1,800 mi WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS UP OVER 80 DEGREES THE HOT AIR COMING BACK ON YOUR FEET AND LEGS WILL GIVE YOU OR YOUR PASSENGER FIRST DEGREE BURNS EVEN WITH HEAVY LEVI'S ON. AFTER PARKING THE BIKE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THIS OCCURS ON EVEN VERY SHORT RIDES. *TR Look up ODI 10627913 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10669196 · 800 mi 1. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE UPPER CALF AREAS OF THE RIDER IS EXCESVIE AND HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT BURN TO MY LEFT CALF. WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC THE HEAT EMITTED IS UNBEARABLE AND I HAVE TO MOVE MY FEET FROM THE FOOT PEGS TO AVOID BEING BURNED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DESIGNED TO DO THIS SO I AM FORCED INTO AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION NO MATTER WHAT WHEN STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. 2. THE VEHICLE EMITS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER A DRIVE AND THEN BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS T… Look up ODI 10669196 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0	0	0
Electrical System	2 ODI 11030468 · 10,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING, WHICH CALLED FOR THE SOFTWARE CLUSTER CONSOLE TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE RECEIVED THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE TAMPA BAY POWER SPORTS DEALER (13521 N FLORIDA AVENUE, TAMPA, FL; [phone removed]) AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILUR… Look up ODI 11030468 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10430025 · 17,500 mi I WAS RIDING MY 2005 CANAM SPYDER MOTORCYCLE TO WORK AND ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AWAY WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT I HEARD A POP AND SAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COME UP FROM UNDER THE COWLING. I IMMEDIATELY RUSHED TO MY WORK PARKING LOT (BECAUSE THERE WERE NO TREES OR ANYTHING FLAMMABLE AROUND) AND WENT INTO WORK TO GET SOME WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE SMALL FLAMES I SAW. BY THE TIME I GOT BACK OUTSIDE THE BIKE WAS ENGULFED AND MELTING. (THE OUTER SKIN IS MAINLY FIBERGLASS) I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS POSTINGS OF FIRES ON THE MOT… Look up ODI 10430025 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	1 ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	0
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	2 ODI 10257204 · 3,500 mi ON 10/19/2008, WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON IH40 IN OKLAHOMA (ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY), THE CAN AM SPYDER'S POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY PULLED ME INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF MINUTES. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. ON 11/15/2008, WHILE RIDING SOME "TWISTIES" IN NORTH TEXAS, THE SPYDER AGAIN EXHIBITED MULTIPLE STEERING MALFUNCTIONS... THIS TIME PULLING THE BIKE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS, THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ALSO SHOWED EITHER THE… Look up ODI 10257204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10650514 · 25,074 mi TOOK BIKE TO INTO BERT'S MEGAMALL IN AZUSA, CA. TO HAVE COOLANT TANK REPLACED AS FOUND COOLANT DRIP ON DRIVEWAY FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2013. HAD TO LEAVE BIKE SO THEY COULD ORDER PARTS. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE MGR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN VIN AND DPS SAFETY RECALL HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND COULD NOT RELEASE BIKE UNTIL DONE. I SAID IT WAS OK! TO DO RECALL. PICKED UP BIKE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T CANCEL AFTER TURN. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY HAD NOT ZEROED STEERING. FIXED! LEFT DEALER GOT ON FREEWAY AND WENT ABOUT 3MI… Look up ODI 10650514 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10650514 · 25,074 mi TOOK BIKE TO INTO BERT'S MEGAMALL IN AZUSA, CA. TO HAVE COOLANT TANK REPLACED AS FOUND COOLANT DRIP ON DRIVEWAY FIRST WEEK OF OCT 2013. HAD TO LEAVE BIKE SO THEY COULD ORDER PARTS. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE MGR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY RAN VIN AND DPS SAFETY RECALL HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND COULD NOT RELEASE BIKE UNTIL DONE. I SAID IT WAS OK! TO DO RECALL. PICKED UP BIKE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T CANCEL AFTER TURN. RETURNED TO DEALER. THEY HAD NOT ZEROED STEERING. FIXED! LEFT DEALER GOT ON FREEWAY AND WENT ABOUT 3MI… Look up ODI 10650514 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling	1 ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10269056 · 36,500 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER PRODUCTS CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE GRABBED THE CLUTCH AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. HIS HOME SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,500. UPDATED 05/26/09 BF UPDATED 05/29/09.*JB Look up ODI 10269056 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10441182 MY LAST RIDE, AS IN PREVIOUS RIDES, WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ODOR OF RAW FUEL. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID 50'S. TYPICAL CITY TRAFFIC BUT NO LONG PERIODS OF STANDING STILL. ENGINE TEMPERATURE NORMAL. VOLUME OF FUEL IN THE TANK DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. PARKED THE SPYDER AND, AS IN THE PAST, OBSERVED VAPORS EMITTING FROM THE VENT HOSE UNDER THE FRAME WITH AN OCCASIONAL DROP OF FUEL. REMOVED THE FUEL CAP, FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND OBSERVED THE SOUND OF BOILING LIQUID. WITHOUT ANY DETAIL GIVEN I ASKED MY PASSENGER TO DO LIKEWISE WHICH RE… Look up ODI 10441182 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10442360 · 4,670 mi THE VSS FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS IF IT WAS NOT HITTING ON ALL SPARK PLUGS WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE. LATER, MY FRONT TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON QUIT WORKING AND THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT QUIT WORKING (BULB IS FUNCTIONAL) AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN. I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. *TR Look up ODI 10442360 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0
Power Train	0	2 ODI 10460508 · 7,500 mi CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN GEAR. BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BIKE COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED IT RUINED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR. *TR Look up ODI 10460508 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10995209 · 16,100 mi TOTAL AND COMPLETE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DOING 40 MPH UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND THE ENTIRE MACHINE SHUTDOWN. IT BUCKED ME SLIGHTLY FROM THE SEAT. NO POWER. NO TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING. COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF MACHINE. IF I HAD BEEN DOING INTERSTATE SPEEDS OR ON A MUCH BUSIER HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AND MOST LIKELY EJECTED OVER THE HANDLEBARS AND QUITE POSSIBLY EVEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THE VERY ABRUPT STOP CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. FORTUNATELY, I HAD SOMEONE BEHIND ME ON ANOTHER SPYDER WHO RECOGNIZED THAT… Look up ODI 10995209 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	0	—

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Search patterns

6 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

22 mentions · 29.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 6,250 mi (20 usable records).

ODI 10257204 · 3,500 mi

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ODI 10259898 · 9,500 mi

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ODI 10260871 · 5,000 mi

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

4 mentions · 5.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 3,545 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10411083 · 4,879 mi

RIDING ON A TWO LANE RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND TOOK ME INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. HAD A ONCOMING CAR BEEN COMING IN MY DIRECTION I WOULD HAVE HIT IT HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AND I WAS TRYING TO COUNTER STEER BACK INTO MY LANE AND ALMOST FLIPPED WHEN THE STEERING RELEASED. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2008 CAN AM SPYDER. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED ACCORDING TO BRP, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS 2009 SPYDER WAS BOUGHT BAND NEW AND SHO…

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ODI 10626832 · 2,211 mi

I WENT OUT FOR A SHORT RIDE BECAUSE I HADN'T BEEN ON MY BIKE IN A WHILE DUE TO THE HEAT THAT WE NORMALLY EXPERIENCE AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND I WANTED TO TRY OUT A NEW HELMET I HAD PURCHASED. WHEN I RETURNED, I PARKED MY BIKE IN THE GARAGE AS I NORMALLY DO. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS. I GOT OFF THE BIKE TO INVESTIGATE, AND AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE BIKE I COULD IMMEDIATELY HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE BOILING. BY THIS TIME THE SMELL OF GAS WAS ALMOST OVERWHELMING. I PUSHED THE BIKE OUT OF THE GARAGE AWAY FROM THE HOUSE, AND LET IT COOL OU…

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ODI 11062761 · 14,000 mi

MY 2012 SPYDER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE RIDING IT IN WEST PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I LOOKED DOWN TO FIND FLAMES COMING UP THROUGH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT COVER AND THROUGH THE SIDE PANELS THANK GOD I WAS STOPPED AND SOME PEOPLE IN CARS HELPED ME PUT IT OUT NOW BRP SAYS IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM BUT AFTER THE GAS CAP WAS CHANGED UNDER THE RECALL I COULD STILL SMELL GAS FUMES WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I WONDER HOW THEY CAN SAY IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM AND DID / WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE BIKE THAT'S A LOAD OF CRAP

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Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

4 mentions · 5.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 5,700 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10289201 · 4,900 mi

STEERING FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED. AS I APPLIED MORE (SIGNIFICANTLY) FORCE TO CORRECT THE STEERING IT SUDDENLY JERKED AND STEERED IN THE DIRECTION I WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO GO. IT WOULD STEER IN QUICK JERKS AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE OF THE ROAD. EVEN WHILE GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO STEER LEFT ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO HOLD A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE BARS TO KEEP IT GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. AT ONE POINT I ALMOST RAN INTO A CAR ON MY RIGHT AS THE ROAD WAS CURVING AND THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. I…

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ODI 10420756 · 6,500 mi

BRP ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS SB-2009-01 IDENTIFYING FAILURE OF THE GEAR POSITION SENSORS ON SOME OF THEIR CAN AM SPYDER ROADSTERS. SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE INCLUDE "E" OR INCORRECT GEAR NUMBER INDICATED IN CLUSTER INDICATOR; INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING OPERATION; DIFFICULTY SHIFTING; "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING SCROLL IN CLUSTER INDICATOR. PRESENTED TO AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, UNSUCCESSFUL REMEDY WAS RESET OF GEAR POSITION SENSOR. PRESENTED TO SAME DEALER AFTER EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY, REMEDY WAS REPLACEMENT AT CUSTOMER …

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ODI 10345340 · 1,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CAN AM SPIDER SE 5 ROADSTER MOTORCYCLE (NA). THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE CAUSING THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN THE WIRE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, CAUSING LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS T…

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Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 4.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 2,475 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10259893

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ODI 10329868 · 50 mi

I PURCHASED A 2009 RS SPYDER ON 05/04/2010 AND I HAVE RODE IT 300 SCARY MILES. THIS MACHINE IS DANGEROUS TO RIDE,IT FOLLOWS EVERY SEAM IN THE RODE SURFACE ,JERKING THE MACHINE BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD CONTROL OF THE DIRECTION THE BIKE WANTS TO TAKE. I'VE BEEN RIDING MOTORCYCLES ALL MY LIFE AND KNOW HOW TO RIDE A BIKE,I'VE LOGGED MORE 500,000 MILES ON MOTORCYCLES AND THIS MACHINE IS SCARY TO RIDE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT MY CONCERN AND HE CLAIMS THAT I WILL GET USE TO THE WAY THE MACHINE HANDLES. I DON'T THINK IT'S SEAT…

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Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 14,588 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10558649 · 14,588 mi

I PURCHASED A 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER AND HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. AS I INVESTIGATED MORE INTO IT, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BIKE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO A CERTIFIED CAN AM DEALER IN ST AUGUSTINE IN MAY 2013 FIRST COAST POWER SPORTS. THEY KEPT THE BIKE THE FIRST TIME 62 DAYS, WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME, I WAS ABLE TO USE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE I HAD TO RETURN TO THE SHOP. WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME THE SECOND TIME, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, WHEN I RETURNED …

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Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 7,500 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10460508 · 7,500 mi

CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN GEAR. BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BIKE COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED IT RUINED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR. *TR

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b