What is a VSS fault?

[telespec]

Okay after charging my battery overnight and testing my Spyder it performed flawlessly and am happy again. I will keep an eye on her and hopefully she will stay well. Thanks to ReRose and IdahoMtnSpyder for all your help with that good information that I will value for the rest of my life.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

You're welcome!

Be aware the charging system on 998 Rotax Spyders (V-twin) is magneto based and has no excess charging current available. Don't do a number of short rides without keeping it plugged into a maintainer between rides.

 

[GFrog]

Peter. .... But it DOES only happen when the engine hesitates, as mentioned earlier. ....

My 2022 Spyder S2S has been doing the same thing since new. It only happens when the engine is still somewhat warm, when stopping 15 minutes for a coffee for example. When I press the start button the starter hesitates for a second or two as if the battery was low and then starts. During that very short second or two the VSS fault appears.

I have never worried too much about it because it starts fine all other times. It's just weird.

BTW, I do not have a dealer that I can trust to work on my Spyder, so I just live with it.

That being said, I am still interested to see if you discover anything.

Adventurer said there was a service bulletin for this. Unfortunately, not sure how I would ever get my ECM re-flashed without having to drive thousands of kilometers to get it done.

Thanks all for the input.