2013 Can-Am Spyder RT Safety Recall - Elevated Temperature in Engine Compartment

[BRPcare]

Hi everyone,

We'd like to bring to your attention a voluntary safety recall on 2013 Can-Am Spyder Roadster RT vehicles meant to address a risk of skin burn or vehicle fire.

Some of you might have already seen the announcement for the safety recall on the Transport Canada website; we're expecting that it should be posted on the NHTSA site shortly as well. [UPDATE: NHTSA has now posted the recall as well.] Owners of affected units will also be mailed a letter to this effect.

If you have any questions, please post them in this thread and we'll address them as best we can. Thank you all for your input, patience, support and cooperation in helping us identify and address this issue.

 

[cuznjohn]

so what will the fix be steve. i am sure people are going to want to know

 

[ARtraveler]

so what will the fix be steve. i am sure people are going to want to know

The Canadian link says the fix is "under development."

Should be available by May 2015.

 

[cuznjohn]

The Canadian link says the fix is "under development."

Should be available by May 2015.

i saw that buddy. just wanted to know if he would elaborate a lil on it

 

[ARtraveler]

i saw that buddy. just wanted to know if he would elaborate a lil on it

:bbq::bbq::bbq::bbq::bbq::bbq:

 

[thrinsag]

BRP Does Not Care

T tried to make contact with BRP on several occasions re some kind of "klunkin" sounds in the front end of my 2013 STS SE5 along with the horrendous heat problem. They don't care. My dealer doesn't care. My wife seems not to care. I care! I am not so angry with BRP as I am disappointed with them. Oh well, life goes on. Love the contraption though. Just my "CanAm Lament."

 

[tip]

recall

I am impressed with Can Am for this step!!
Hopefully all those with these problems will now find relief.
my 2 cents worth

 

[Bob Denman]

T tried to make contact with BRP on several occasions re some kind of "klunkin" sounds in the front end of my 2013 STS SE5 along with the horrendous heat problem. They don't care. My dealer doesn't care. My wife seems not to care. I care! I am not so angry with BRP as I am disappointed with them. Oh well, life goes on. Love the contraption though. Just my "CanAm Lament."

:shocked: You haven't exactly given us much to work off of here... :dontknow: :banghead:

 

[Lagaffe]

​ALLELUIAAAAAA !!!

 

[RBS66]

I sure hope this relieves the boiling gas and gas fumes.

 

[Chupaca]

Thanks..!!

for keeping the site informed. Hopefully you will have further updates as they develop. Looking forward to the solution...:thumbup:

 

[mastertek2000]

Thank god hope this works

 

[thrinsag]

Safety Recall

:shocked: You haven't exactly given us much to work off of here... :dontknow: :banghead:

Yeah, I know. I have sought help from the forums before and got great advice. I think I even got some from you (good advice , too!). I am just an old codger that can't get down low enough to try some of the suggestions. Hey, like the old saying, "when my butt gets lower than my knees, I get stuck. I am not angry, as I said in my post, just weary. As information, I have a loud klunking sound in the front end of my 2013 STS SE5 when it rocks from side to side. I can hear it on the road if I am. saaay under 30PMH. I have checked heim fittings, my sway bar, shocks and springs, tie rods, tightness of about every nut and bolt I can see and reach, but I can't see or get my hands all the way inside the machine yet to figure what else it could be. I am working on a lawnmower lift to raise the front end. I am extending the arms if the lift so they will accommodate the width of the front end and will lift it 30 inches. Then maybe I can get under enough to find out what it is. My dealer says it is just breaking in. So far I have broken it in for over about 9,800 miles. Huummm. The heat issue is typical of all the type posts I read: hot as hell but a lot more comfortable (I hope and trust). Thanks for your thoughts though. I just believe a company, Dealer or Manufacturer, should be a little concerned over complaints that seem to be more dangerous than a tire that won't hold airor a panel that is a misfit. I started my attempts to get some advice from the Dealer and BRP within a hundred miles of my purchase, and I bought it new with only a little under 4 miles on it. As I said before, I love my Spyder, and I will ride it till I wear it out, however long that takes, but I won't buy another unless things change drastically. Thanks again for your comment and interest.

 

[03hdjill]

The actual website states 2013 for the year and Spyder for the model. It doesn't specify RT.

 

[Tnpapa]

Hi everyone,

We'd like to bring to your attention a voluntary safety recall on 2013 Can-Am Spyder Roadster RT vehicles meant to address a risk of skin burn or vehicle fire.

Some of you might have already seen the announcement for the safety recall on the Transport Canada website; we're expecting that it should be posted on the NHTSA site shortly as well. Owners of affected units will also be mailed a letter to this effect.

Once the recall has been published on the NHTSA website, if you have any questions, please post them in this thread and we'll address them as best we can. Thank you all for your input, patience, support and cooperation in helping us identify and address this issue.

What about us RS riders with crispy fried legs?

 

[maliamd]

I am impressed with Can Am for this step!!
Hopefully all those with these problems will now find relief.
my 2 cents worth

I am not impressed at all. BRP was forced into this recall by the findings and actions of NHTSA. BRP should have acted on this heat issue months ago.

 

[BRPcare]

Hi 03hdjill,

The actual website states 2013 for the year and Spyder for the model. It doesn't specify RT.

This recall addresses an issue occurring on the 2013 Can-Am Spyder Roadster RT models. Due to differences in airflow within the engine compartment, engine configuration and various other factors, only 2013 Can-Am Spyder Roadster RT models are included in this recall.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Hi 03hdjill,



This recall addresses an issue occurring on the 2013 Can-Am Spyder Roadster RT models. Due to differences in airflow within the engine compartment, engine configuration and various other factors, only 2013 Can-Am Spyder Roadster RT models are included in this recall.

The Canadian Road Safety Recall bulletin just said all 2013 Can-Am Spyders. That will surely cause a lot of confusion.

 

[DJFaninTN]

 

[Dragonfly]

Now that could be a major event at Spyderfest 2015. :shocked: