What panels need to be taken off to do the Brake switch recall?

[Flier Tuck]

I have a 2021 S2S. Got a booking at the dealer for the brake switch recall. Does anyone know how much plastic bodywork has to be removed to do the job. I would rather remove any myself before it goes in so I know it is done properly and stored safely.
Thanks,
Alan.

[Mikey]

Don't take this the wrong way, but if you don't trust your dealer to take off what panels may have to be taken off, do you trust them to work on your brakes? Relax and take a breath!

[Flier Tuck]

Hi Mikey,
The dealership is fairly new, only 6 months, just worried about the plastics. They have many other dealerships so they have people who know the basics I assume. They will not let me have the parts to do it myself as it is a safety recall. The dealer I bought the bike from new is a 380 mile round trip and they cannot guarantee to do it while I wait.

[Wmoater]

Are you taking it in a covered trailer or open trailer? You can’t drive it there with all the plastic off!? Your asking for more problems than good. If you are taking it there and let's say it's raining, once they are done, they are going to park it outside. Yes, they may pull it in overnight, but it will sit outside for a bit. They completed the job, and it will be naked to the elements. I would not want to open trailer it naked either. You’re Just asking for more problems. It’s under warranty, It's a recall, let them do all the work. There is no money savings involved. If you're not happy with the fitment once it gets home, remove the plastic and re-snap it together. Just my opinion.

[Schlic]

When I had the brake switch recall done on my 2020 RTL, they took it in at 8:00 AM and I was back on the road within 30 minutes. Not sure if any panels were removed to complete the job.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I have a 2021 S2S. Got a booking at the dealer for the brake switch recall. Does anyone know how much plastic bodywork has to be removed to do the job. I would rather remove any myself before it goes in so I know it is done properly and stored safely.
Thanks,
Alan.

Go to a parts seller and find the Fiche' that shows the Brake switch .... it will show you any parts in that area ..... good luck ....Mike

[Snowbelt Spyder]

I have a 2021 S2S. Got a booking at the dealer for the brake switch recall. Does anyone know how much plastic bodywork has to be removed to do the job. I would rather remove any myself before it goes in so I know it is done properly and stored safely.
Thanks,
Alan.

Hey Alan. Here’s a link to the Recall Instructions. For your 2021, you get the entire kit, not just the helper spring. The section for your machine starts on Page 2. Whether you pre-remove the panels is your call. Scratches happen.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/202...3V175-2373.pdf

[Flier Tuck]

Brake light switch.

Hi Snowbelt,
That is exactly what I was looking for. Many thanks for your help. I will remove the panels indicated before taking Borys in for the work. Borys is named after The Who song Boris the Spider.
Thanks again,
Alan.

[mecsw500]

Most techs these days are used to removing and storing Tupperware properly, every motorcycle or 4x4 they have probably ever worked on has expensive plastics.

Remember that recreational vehicle dealers work differently to car dealers. They assume that it isn't your primary form of transport and they just queue the work up as best they can. They don't probably have too many Spyder techs, so if the job before yours takes longer, yours takes longer too.

It's the way of the world. It's irritating but few dealers sell enough Spyders to have a whole crew of techs trained in servicing the vehicle type. If the Spyder tech is off sick that day, guess what, your Spyder probably sits. Usually their techs are mostly dedicated to 4x4 vehicles and watercraft. But to be fair, for routine work, even if the Spyder tech works mainly on 4x4s a Spyder isn't that much more complex to work on and they share similar mechanisms for removing plastics. It's when the work goes beyond the routine that's when the Spyder and BUDS2 expertise comes into play.

So, if the dealers tech department is a neat, tidy, professional place, then they will probably approach the work on your vehicle in the same way. Talk to the tech doing the work. Is he professional, knowledgeable about recreational vehicles in general? Ask him how he handles jobs he hasn't done before. If he answers in an honest acceptable manner then they can probably be trusted to do the straightforward work the recall requires. No tech will have ever done every type of repair, it's how they handle new situations that counts. Ask to see their BRP certs too. Do they know how to escalate problems with BRP?

At the end of the day, do you get a warm feeling about their capabilities? If so, you end up having to have a level of trust in their professional capabilities and over time you will build a relationship with that tech if they deliver for you.

[Flier Tuck]

Dealer techs.

When I purchased my first Spyder RT it was from a new dealership here in the UK. I asked to speak to the BRP tech guy for some info... The techs training amounted to several hours on the BUDS computer and nothing else, he had not even ridden one of our bikes.
Alan.

[Peteoz]

When I purchased my first Spyder RT it was from a new dealership here in the UK. I asked to speak to the BRP tech guy for some info.. The techs training amounted to several hours on the BUDS computer and nothing else, he had not even ridden one of our bikes.
Alan.

Ouch…..I now understand your concern, Alan

Pete

[fatboy]

brake switch is located on the bottom right side no panels off