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

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27000 views

Have you noticed there have been over 27,000 views of this thread ?
If say 7000 are 'repeat' views - that leaves 20,000 individuals who've checked out this whole situation - some watching to see how it's been resolved, even if they own a different model, but I'd also guess some are 'potential' spyder riders...
Either way, there is definitely a lot of ongoing interest in this, and I'd guess a very large number of people making bets on dates for the details of the fix and the fix itself. We're still taking bets on when the F3 will actually be available to ride (let alone buy) in Australia - though they're apparently for sale in the showrooms in Vietnam! :gaah:

 

[Magdave]

I don't think they will make it this month, I have trying to give then the benifit of the doubt by being patient and optimistic.nojoke

The part about having parts ready is BS too. I talked to my dealer to get on the list and you know they are going to have to order parts to do this. Last recall took several weeks for the parts to come in after I set up an appointment. Why hasn't BRP told their dealer to accept appointments regardless of when the parts come in. I told my dealer on the last recall to put me on the list and call me when the parts arrive. Is that so hard to do?

 

[Bob Denman]

:bdh:
Frankly; I'm becoming surprised at how many people seem to be SURE, that BRP is in the midst of some sort of conspiracy/cover-up/denial over all of this... :banghead:
They said May: at least let May 31st get here, before you start bashing them.
A repair to this many bikes can't happen overnight... Give Peace a Chance!

 

[cuznjohn]

got my canister changed this past week, my dealer went out of his way to get my warranty & that is why i go
back to him again & again. my gas smell is gone :thumbup: :clap:
thank you mineola moto

al they changed the canister on your bike once when i had it also, so your bike had 2 canisters done

 

[anthony422]

all we are sayin is give peace a chance

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

al they changed the canister on your bike once when i had it also, so your bike had 2 canisters done

I hope this one stays good, i know last year it had a serious gas smell when it got hot

 

[jcthorne]

I hope this one stays good, i know last year it had a serious gas smell when it got hot

With the current design, it will last until the new carbon is saturated with fuel vapors. In hot weather, a few days riding.

 

[Bob Denman]

With the current design, it will last until the new carbon is saturated with fuel vapors. In hot weather, a few days riding.

:shocked: :agree:

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Have you noticed there have been over 27,000 views of this thread ?
If say 7000 are 'repeat' views - that leaves 20,000 individuals who've checked out this whole situation -

I think it's the other way around, 7000, or maybe only 700, viewers coming back time and again. I've been here at least 20 times as I get notifications of new posts.

 

[gypsy_100]

With the current design, it will last until the new carbon is saturated with fuel vapors. In hot weather, a few days riding.

Maybe until noon on a hot day. Been there, done that.

 

[Dan McNally]

If gas is boiling in your tank, a tremendous amount of vapors are being pushed through the charcoal canister and it will become saturated . . . I always top off my tank before parking to cool the gas and minimize that issue . . .

 

[wetmountainman]

I'm in CO and I went to my closest dealer (40 miles away) on May 1st to see if they had a list started, and they didn't. In fact, the service manager had to look through a stack of papers to even see if he had any information on what I was talking about. He said the "hotter" states would be serviced by BRP first with parts, and that it might be mid to late summer for us. He also said after we, and he gets another notice he couldn't even order parts... but first he'd have to know how many to order. I'm thinking it'll be an all summer wait here. Thankfully, we don't get to hot here, but the heat still builds up under the tupperware. :sour:

 

[wyliec]

I'm in CO and I went to my closest dealer (40 miles away) on May 1st to see if they had a list started, and they didn't. In fact, the service manager had to look through a stack of papers to even see if he had any information on what I was talking about. He said the "hotter" states would be serviced by BRP first with parts, and that it might be mid to late summer for us. He also said after we, and he gets another notice he couldn't even order parts... but first he'd have to know how many to order. I'm thinking it'll be an all summer wait here. Thankfully, we don't get to hot here, but the heat still builds up under the tupperware. :sour:

You must have missed the post where BRPcare stated that the hotter states first, and then within days the cooler states would be taken care of.

 

[Magdave]

You must have missed the post where BRPcare stated that the hotter states first, and then within days the cooler states would be taken care of.

How is anyone going to get it if the dealers do not even know it is coming? Sounds like BRPdoesn'tcare if you go to a dealer and he never heard it is coming. Time for Steve to get on the phone to EVERY dealer and make sure they know it is coming. I am in a HOT state. Mine is in do not ride mode 90degs here Bikeweek and Bumper to bumper traffic followed by outta school tourists are about to flood the beach. This is getting soooo old...:banghead:

 

[JerryB]

Hi Bob,


Re: that BRP is in . . . denial over all of this...

Well, it seems to me that they were until the feds stepped in.

Some how I have a thought that you might sing a different tune if you had one of those cookers.

Just sayin'

Jerry Baumchen

 

[Dan McNally]

I think I'll wait and see what the recall consists of before I get upset that it won't work . . . Returned on 4 May from a 5390 mile ride through Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky along the way . . . no burns, no over heating, and my Spyder is one that melted the parking brake cable, the master cylinder, and the charcoal canister within the first 1000 miles I rode it . . . My belief is that BRP is trying to resolve this . . . and will.

 

[MikeinGA]

If gas is boiling in your tank, a tremendous amount of vapors are being pushed through the charcoal canister and it will become saturated . . . I always top off my tank before parking to cool the gas and minimize that issue . . .

I have a 2011 RS-S SE5. The evap system works the same on pre 2013. The charcoal canister can get raw gas into it and that is what causes the gas smell and some of the fires. Mine is now fire proofed, I have no gas smell or raw gas in the charcoal canister. I have taken the vent hose made it longer and routed it to the highest part of frame and then looped down to the charcoal canister. I also removed all the flammable foam heat and sound barrier. I installed a nonflammable thin heat and sound barrier and also used it two insulate the gas tank. I also used a high quality header tape to keep engine compartment cooler and get better gas mileage. That's IMHO.


Mike

 

[Ben Burped]

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I'm in CO and I went to my closest dealer (40 miles away) on May 1st to see if they had a list started, and they didn't. In fact, the service manager had to look through a stack of papers to even see if he had any information on what I was talking about. He said the "hotter" states would be serviced by BRP first with parts, and that it might be mid to late summer for us. He also said after we, and he gets another notice he couldn't even order parts... but first he'd have to know how many to order. I'm thinking it'll be an all summer wait here. Thankfully, we don't get to hot here, but the heat still builds up under the tupperware. :sour:

2013 RT. Imagine the truly awkward moment when you realize that you are very likely to become Ghost Rider. If finances permit, trade that POS in for a 2014 or a 2015 before your future widow wonders why you didn't and she is now alone. Not just my humble opinion.

 

[Dan McNally]

2013 RT. Imagine the truly awkward moment when you realize that you are very likely to become Ghost Rider. If finances permit, trade that POS in for a 2014 or a 2015 before your future widow wonders why you didn't and she is now alone. Not just my humble opinion.

There are over 5000 2013 RT Spyders . . . how many have burned? This seems to be serious hyperbole.

 

[Magdave]

There are over 5000 2013 RT Spyders . . . how many have burned? This seem to be serious hyperbole.

How many cars would have to burn before the car company was in deep do do? There have been 4 I know of and a lot that had the first recall done were close to following up with melted MC and EVAP canisters. Should any vehicle catch on fire while you are driving it?:dontknow: