2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT Problems & Recalls

EXCESS HEAT HAS MELTED THE BRAKE LINE TWICE, MASTER CYL. MELTED, BRAKS GET SOFT AND INHIBIT STOPPING POWER, ELECTRICAL WIRINGIS DEGRADING FROM EXCESS HEAT, GAS TANL GET SO HOT THE GAS STARTS TO BOIL, PANELS ARE MELTING AND WARPING FROM EXCESS HEAT. THE UNIT HAS BEEN DECLARED UN SAFE TO RIDE. BRP REF...

Mileage: 27,000

EXCESS HEAT HAS MELTED THE BRAKE LINE TWICE, MASTER CYL. MELTED, BRAKS GET SOFT AND INHIBIT STOPPING POWER, ELECTRICAL WIRINGIS DEGRADING FROM EXCESS HEAT, GAS TANL GET SO HOT THE GAS STARTS TO BOIL, PANELS ARE MELTING AND WARPING FROM EXCESS HEAT. THE UNIT HAS BEEN DECLARED UN SAFE TO RIDE. BRP REF...

Mileage: 27,000

EXCESS HEAT HAS MELTED THE BRAKE LINE TWICE, MASTER CYL. MELTED, BRAKS GET SOFT AND INHIBIT STOPPING POWER, ELECTRICAL WIRINGIS DEGRADING FROM EXCESS HEAT, GAS TANL GET SO HOT THE GAS STARTS TO BOIL, PANELS ARE MELTING AND WARPING FROM EXCESS HEAT. THE UNIT HAS BEEN DECLARED UN SAFE TO RIDE. BRP REF...

Mileage: 27,000

CAN"T STOP AN OIL LEAK. AFRAID IT MIGHT GET HOT AND CATCH ON FIRE!!! *DT

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION, DURING A CLEAR DAY ON JULY 16 2016. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERED A BLOWN REAR TIRE LEAVING A LARGE CENTER STRIP OF BLENDED STEEL AND RUBBER SHAPED AS A WIDE BELT THAT EXTENDED PAST THE REAR OF THE BIKE. SEE THE MULTIPLE PHOTOS ATTACHED IN (EXHIBIT P). WHILE A...

Mileage: 7,900

WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION, DURING A CLEAR DAY ON JULY 16 2016. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERED A BLOWN REAR TIRE LEAVING A LARGE CENTER STRIP OF BLENDED STEEL AND RUBBER SHAPED AS A WIDE BELT THAT EXTENDED PAST THE REAR OF THE BIKE. SEE THE MULTIPLE PHOTOS ATTACHED IN (EXHIBIT P). WHILE A...

Mileage: 7,900

WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION, DURING A CLEAR DAY ON JULY 16 2016. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE SUFFERED A BLOWN REAR TIRE LEAVING A LARGE CENTER STRIP OF BLENDED STEEL AND RUBBER SHAPED AS A WIDE BELT THAT EXTENDED PAST THE REAR OF THE BIKE. SEE THE MULTIPLE PHOTOS ATTACHED IN (EXHIBIT P). WHILE A...

Mileage: 7,900

SEE THE ATTACH NHTSA_COMPLAINT.PDF THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. CAN AM SPYDER SERIAL/VIN # [XXX], MODEL # 000B9DC00. I HAVE PUT THAT I WAS GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR, NOT SURE OF THE NUMBER AS THIS IS A BIKE. MY GOAL IS TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. HOWEVER THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY IS 75 MPH. IN...

Mileage: 7,900

SEE THE ATTACH NHTSA_COMPLAINT.PDF THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. CAN AM SPYDER SERIAL/VIN # [XXX], MODEL # 000B9DC00. I HAVE PUT THAT I WAS GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR, NOT SURE OF THE NUMBER AS THIS IS A BIKE. MY GOAL IS TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. HOWEVER THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY IS 75 MPH. IN...

Mileage: 7,900

SEE THE ATTACH NHTSA_COMPLAINT.PDF THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. CAN AM SPYDER SERIAL/VIN # [XXX], MODEL # 000B9DC00. I HAVE PUT THAT I WAS GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR, NOT SURE OF THE NUMBER AS THIS IS A BIKE. MY GOAL IS TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. HOWEVER THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY IS 75 MPH. IN...

Mileage: 7,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BENEATH THE VEHICLE. FUMES OF SMOKE WERE SEEN BENEATH ...

Mileage: 10,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE ELEVATED TEMPERATURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015. IN THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT BRP DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND TO CALL BACK IN APRIL I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN IN APRIL, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V095000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER'S REMEDY WAS INCOMPLETE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE BODY PANEL WITH NEW IMPROVED BODY PANELS AND AN UPGRADED FUEL SYST...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V095000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER'S REMEDY WAS INCOMPLETE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE BODY PANEL WITH NEW IMPROVED BODY PANELS AND AN UPGRADED FUEL SYST...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEAT EMITTING FROM THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE MEASURED 169 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY STEER THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO KEEP IT IN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEAT EMITTING FROM THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE MEASURED 169 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY STEER THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO KEEP IT IN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...

Mileage: 3,000

WHILE RIDING MY CAN AM SPYDER FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT FOR OVER A MINUTE. I THEN BEGAN TO FEEL EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BIKE, WHERE MY LOWER THIGH AND KNEE TOUCHES THE PANEL OF THE BIKE. I ALSO BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC (SORT O...

Mileage: 2,875

WHILE RIDING MY CAN AM SPYDER FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT FOR OVER A MINUTE. I THEN BEGAN TO FEEL EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BIKE, WHERE MY LOWER THIGH AND KNEE TOUCHES THE PANEL OF THE BIKE. I ALSO BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC (SORT O...

Mileage: 2,875

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL FIX THAT WAS INFORMED BY BRP WOULD BE IN MAY 2015. THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA WE WERE TOLD BY BRPCARE THAT THE FIX WAS READY AND SUPPLIED PICTURES. WE HAVE SCHEDULED THE WORK BUT AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE FIX AS IT CHANGES THE APPEARANCE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED NHT...

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL FIX THAT WAS INFORMED BY BRP WOULD BE IN MAY 2015. THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA WE WERE TOLD BY BRPCARE THAT THE FIX WAS READY AND SUPPLIED PICTURES. WE HAVE SCHEDULED THE WORK BUT AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE FIX AS IT CHANGES THE APPEARANCE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED NHT...

WE ARE PAYING FOR A MOTORCYCLE WE CANNOT RIDE DUE TO A RECALL AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL US WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. RECALL LETTER STATES IT WILL BE RESOLVED BY MAY OF 2015 - 2 DAYS LEFT IN MAY AND STILL NOT NOTIFIED OF HOW IT WILL BE FIXED - WE CANNOT RIDE THIS VEHICLE AS IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE - W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT T...

Mileage: 900

WE WERE PART OF A NATIONAL BIKE CLUB RIDE TO A BEACH RESORT ACCOMPANIED BY APPROXIMATELY 300 RIDERS. WHEN WE DEPARTED ABOUT 7 AM, TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE LOW 70'S. THE ROUTE WAS MOSTLY DOWNHILL AND WE MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE SPEED OF ABOUT 50, 60 MPH. AFTER JUST OVER ONE HOUR WE ARRIVED AT THE RESORT...

Mileage: 800

WE WERE PART OF A NATIONAL BIKE CLUB RIDE TO A BEACH RESORT ACCOMPANIED BY APPROXIMATELY 300 RIDERS. WHEN WE DEPARTED ABOUT 7 AM, TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE LOW 70'S. THE ROUTE WAS MOSTLY DOWNHILL AND WE MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE SPEED OF ABOUT 50, 60 MPH. AFTER JUST OVER ONE HOUR WE ARRIVED AT THE RESORT...

Mileage: 800

WE WERE PART OF A NATIONAL BIKE CLUB RIDE TO A BEACH RESORT ACCOMPANIED BY APPROXIMATELY 300 RIDERS. WHEN WE DEPARTED ABOUT 7 AM, TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE LOW 70'S. THE ROUTE WAS MOSTLY DOWNHILL AND WE MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE SPEED OF ABOUT 50, 60 MPH. AFTER JUST OVER ONE HOUR WE ARRIVED AT THE RESORT...

Mileage: 800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V095000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...

2013 CAN AM SPYDER RT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL RECEIVED REGARDING ELEVATED TEMPERATURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE BIKE TO BE REPAIRED. *JB UPDATED 12/17/15 *JB

ON 26 MARCH 2015 I RODE HOME AFTER WORK OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE THIS DAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 85 DEGREES AS A HIGH THAT DAY. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I LEFT MY 2013 CAN AM SPYDER RT SE-5 OUT SIDE THE GARAGE AS DIRECTED BY THE INTERIM RECALL NOTICE. I GOT OFF MY SPYDER AND N...

Mileage: 9,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V095000 (ENGINE) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MID MAY 2015. THIS WAS AN UNREASONABLE TIMEFRAME BECAUSE THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NO INTERIM REPAIR TO APPROVE FO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING FUEL ODOR AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE ...

Mileage: 700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING FUEL ODOR AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE ...

Mileage: 700

TO BRP CAN AM SPYDER 2013 CAN AM SPYDER RT LIMITED 9-29-2014 I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAN AM SPYDER RT LIMITED STOPPED ON ME 2 TIMES IN FIRST GEAR WITH 120 MILES. NEXT THIS BIKE STOPPED ON ME AGAIN 11 TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS BIKE SHUTS OFF AT EVERY LIGHT I STOP AT. WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMO...

Mileage: 500

TO BRP CAN AM SPYDER 2013 CAN AM SPYDER RT LIMITED 9-29-2014 I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAN AM SPYDER RT LIMITED STOPPED ON ME 2 TIMES IN FIRST GEAR WITH 120 MILES. NEXT THIS BIKE STOPPED ON ME AGAIN 11 TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS BIKE SHUTS OFF AT EVERY LIGHT I STOP AT. WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMO...

Mileage: 500

VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HOT. RIGHT FOOT GETS UNBEARABLE HEAT. GAS FUMES PRESENT AT EVERY STOP. GAS FUMES FILL GARAGE WHEN BIKE IS HOT AND PARKED. CAN AM REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE DANGER OF GAS FUMES WHICH ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN A CLOSED ENVIRONMENT.THIS SAFETY ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED AS INDIVIDUAL OWN...

Mileage: 500

VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HOT. RIGHT FOOT GETS UNBEARABLE HEAT. GAS FUMES PRESENT AT EVERY STOP. GAS FUMES FILL GARAGE WHEN BIKE IS HOT AND PARKED. CAN AM REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE DANGER OF GAS FUMES WHICH ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN A CLOSED ENVIRONMENT.THIS SAFETY ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED AS INDIVIDUAL OWN...

Mileage: 500

I BOUGHT MY 2013 CAN AM SPYDER RT NEW IN FEB 2014. OVER THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THE BIKE, I HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE HEAT UNDER THE SEAT ALONG WITH A GAS SMELL. I HAD TALKED WITH VENDOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HEARD VARIOUS OTHER EXPLANATIONS. I DID NOT GIVE IT TOO MUCH THOUGHT UNTIL I READ THE...

Mileage: 5,000

MY SPYDER HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 6 MONTHS, HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. STILL LEAKING. GAS FUMES SO BAD COMING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER RIDING I CAN NOT CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR/. SMELLS OF GAS REALLY STRONG EVERY TIME I AM...

MY SPYDER HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 6 MONTHS, HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. STILL LEAKING. GAS FUMES SO BAD COMING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER RIDING I CAN NOT CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR/. SMELLS OF GAS REALLY STRONG EVERY TIME I AM...

PURCHASED MY 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER ON 03/05/14, IN SPRINGFIELD, MI. MY HOME ADDRESS IS NEW IBERIA, LA. I DROVE THE BIKE BACK HOME. MY FIRST FUEL STOP I WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES EVERY TIME I FUEL UP. AT EVERY FUELING I HAVE TO USE GLOVES OR A RAG T...

Mileage: 150

THE BIKE GETS VERY HOT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE EXAUST WRAPPED BUT IT IS STILL VERY HOT TO RIDE. *TR

Mileage: 1,250

600 MILE SERVICE COMPLAINED TO DEALER OF EXTREME FUEL SMELL AFTER RIDES. WAS TOLD THAT THE PURGE VALVE WAS BAD AND THEY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. RODE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SMELL WAS THE SAME. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE ROADSTER I FOUND FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ROADSTER. I CA...

Mileage: 1,640

600 MILE SERVICE COMPLAINED TO DEALER OF EXTREME FUEL SMELL AFTER RIDES. WAS TOLD THAT THE PURGE VALVE WAS BAD AND THEY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. RODE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SMELL WAS THE SAME. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE ROADSTER I FOUND FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ROADSTER. I CA...

Mileage: 1,640

600 MILE SERVICE COMPLAINED TO DEALER OF EXTREME FUEL SMELL AFTER RIDES. WAS TOLD THAT THE PURGE VALVE WAS BAD AND THEY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. RODE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SMELL WAS THE SAME. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE ROADSTER I FOUND FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ROADSTER. I CA...

Mileage: 1,640

HAVE OWNED RT LIMITED FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR WITH HEAT ISSUES. WHILE RETURNING FROM EVENT IN NORTH CAROLINA BIKE RAN FINE IN THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. AS SOON AS RETURNED TO THE SOUTH, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN HOT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF AS WELL AS BIKE CHUGGING AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. BIKE SHUTTIN...

Mileage: 8,500

HAVE OWNED RT LIMITED FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR WITH HEAT ISSUES. WHILE RETURNING FROM EVENT IN NORTH CAROLINA BIKE RAN FINE IN THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. AS SOON AS RETURNED TO THE SOUTH, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN HOT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF AS WELL AS BIKE CHUGGING AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. BIKE SHUTTIN...

Mileage: 8,500

SMELL GAS VAPORS IN THE GARAGE AND HOUSEBAFTER DRIVING IT. SEAT FRONT TOP WHERE IT MEETS THE BODY(STORAGE COMPARTMENT) TO HOT TO TOUCH OR SIT ON WITHOUT A SHEEPSKIN PAD AND STILL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND LIKELY DANGEROUS. RIGHT FOOT GETS SO HOT FROM THE MOTOR YOUR CAN'T KEEP YOUR FOOT IN PLACE. HAVE T...

Mileage: 300

SMELL GAS VAPORS IN THE GARAGE AND HOUSEBAFTER DRIVING IT. SEAT FRONT TOP WHERE IT MEETS THE BODY(STORAGE COMPARTMENT) TO HOT TO TOUCH OR SIT ON WITHOUT A SHEEPSKIN PAD AND STILL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND LIKELY DANGEROUS. RIGHT FOOT GETS SO HOT FROM THE MOTOR YOUR CAN'T KEEP YOUR FOOT IN PLACE. HAVE T...

Mileage: 300

SMELL GAS VAPORS IN THE GARAGE AND HOUSEBAFTER DRIVING IT. SEAT FRONT TOP WHERE IT MEETS THE BODY(STORAGE COMPARTMENT) TO HOT TO TOUCH OR SIT ON WITHOUT A SHEEPSKIN PAD AND STILL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND LIKELY DANGEROUS. RIGHT FOOT GETS SO HOT FROM THE MOTOR YOUR CAN'T KEEP YOUR FOOT IN PLACE. HAVE T...

Mileage: 300

NOTICED BAD FUEL SMELL FROM DAY ONE OF OWNING THE SPYDER. WOULD LEAVE OUTSIDE WHILE IT COOLED OFF OR PUT A BOX FAN ON IT TO BLOW THE VAPORS OUT OF THE GARAGE. IN AUGUST OF 2013 I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON, REMOVED SIDE PANEL TO FINED THE WIRES MELTED AND SHORTED TOGETHER. I ALSO NOTICED TH...

Mileage: 200

NOTICED BAD FUEL SMELL FROM DAY ONE OF OWNING THE SPYDER. WOULD LEAVE OUTSIDE WHILE IT COOLED OFF OR PUT A BOX FAN ON IT TO BLOW THE VAPORS OUT OF THE GARAGE. IN AUGUST OF 2013 I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON, REMOVED SIDE PANEL TO FINED THE WIRES MELTED AND SHORTED TOGETHER. I ALSO NOTICED TH...

Mileage: 200

NOTICED BAD FUEL SMELL FROM DAY ONE OF OWNING THE SPYDER. WOULD LEAVE OUTSIDE WHILE IT COOLED OFF OR PUT A BOX FAN ON IT TO BLOW THE VAPORS OUT OF THE GARAGE. IN AUGUST OF 2013 I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON, REMOVED SIDE PANEL TO FINED THE WIRES MELTED AND SHORTED TOGETHER. I ALSO NOTICED TH...

Mileage: 200

I WAS RIDING ON HIGHWAY 291 IN LEES SUMMIT MO TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE DAILY TEMP WAS BETWEEN 92 - 95 DEGREES. THE FAN WAS BLOWING THE HOT AIR OUT FROM THE BIKES RADIATOR AREA AND WITH THE BIKE BEING IN MOTION THE HOT AIR WAS BEING ROUTED ONTO MY RIGHT LEG AND I COULD FEEL MY LEG GETTING HOT TO THE...

Mileage: 3,300

I WAS RIDING ON HIGHWAY 291 IN LEES SUMMIT MO TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE DAILY TEMP WAS BETWEEN 92 - 95 DEGREES. THE FAN WAS BLOWING THE HOT AIR OUT FROM THE BIKES RADIATOR AREA AND WITH THE BIKE BEING IN MOTION THE HOT AIR WAS BEING ROUTED ONTO MY RIGHT LEG AND I COULD FEEL MY LEG GETTING HOT TO THE...

Mileage: 3,300

I WAS RIDING ON HIGHWAY 291 IN LEES SUMMIT MO TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE DAILY TEMP WAS BETWEEN 92 - 95 DEGREES. THE FAN WAS BLOWING THE HOT AIR OUT FROM THE BIKES RADIATOR AREA AND WITH THE BIKE BEING IN MOTION THE HOT AIR WAS BEING ROUTED ONTO MY RIGHT LEG AND I COULD FEEL MY LEG GETTING HOT TO THE...

Mileage: 3,300

I TOOK A TRIP TO GEORGIA ON OCTOBER 24, , AND ON SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, WHEN I STARTED THE SPYDER TO LEAVE, IT BEGAN TO STALL AT IDLE, IT CUT OFF REPEATEDLY, AND IDLED ROUGH. IT WOULDN'T MAINTAIN THE NORMAL IDLE RANGE OF 1200-1300 RPM. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT OFF, AND AS I RODE, THE ID...

Mileage: 9,150

I TOOK A TRIP TO GEORGIA ON OCTOBER 24, , AND ON SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, WHEN I STARTED THE SPYDER TO LEAVE, IT BEGAN TO STALL AT IDLE, IT CUT OFF REPEATEDLY, AND IDLED ROUGH. IT WOULDN'T MAINTAIN THE NORMAL IDLE RANGE OF 1200-1300 RPM. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT OFF, AND AS I RODE, THE ID...

Mileage: 9,150

I TOOK A TRIP TO GEORGIA ON OCTOBER 24, , AND ON SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, WHEN I STARTED THE SPYDER TO LEAVE, IT BEGAN TO STALL AT IDLE, IT CUT OFF REPEATEDLY, AND IDLED ROUGH. IT WOULDN'T MAINTAIN THE NORMAL IDLE RANGE OF 1200-1300 RPM. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT OFF, AND AS I RODE, THE ID...

Mileage: 9,150

ON FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2014I RODE THE SPYDER TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN, [XXX], CONNECTED IT TO THE B.U.D.S. COMPUTER. I AM ALSO SENDING [XXX]. A COURTESY COPY OF THIS EMAIL. THE COMPUTER OBTAINED INFORMATION THAT POINTED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE PURGE VALVE AND VAPOR RECOVERY CANISTER, AS ...

Mileage: 9,350

ON FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2014I RODE THE SPYDER TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN, [XXX], CONNECTED IT TO THE B.U.D.S. COMPUTER. I AM ALSO SENDING [XXX]. A COURTESY COPY OF THIS EMAIL. THE COMPUTER OBTAINED INFORMATION THAT POINTED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE PURGE VALVE AND VAPOR RECOVERY CANISTER, AS ...

Mileage: 9,350

ON FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2014I RODE THE SPYDER TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN, [XXX], CONNECTED IT TO THE B.U.D.S. COMPUTER. I AM ALSO SENDING [XXX]. A COURTESY COPY OF THIS EMAIL. THE COMPUTER OBTAINED INFORMATION THAT POINTED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE PURGE VALVE AND VAPOR RECOVERY CANISTER, AS ...

Mileage: 9,350

I PURCHASED A CAN AM SPYDER RT 2013 ON AUGUST 23, 2013. FROM DAY ONE I'VE HAD EXCESSIVE FUEL SMELLS AFTER RIDES,ALSO GAS BOILING IN FUEL TANK AFTER RIDES. YOU CAN ACTUALLY HEAR AND SEE THE GAS BOILING IN THE TANK. THERE IS EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE GLOVE BOX AREA AND ALSO AROUND THE ...

Mileage: 100

VEHICLE GIVES OFF SUCH A STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER A RIDE, WE NOW PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE OUR ENCLOSED GARAGE FOR A FEW HOURS SO THE ODOR WILL NOT BE OVERWHELMING IN OUR GARAGE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK IS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHEN RE-FILLING WITH GAS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED BMP DE...

Mileage: 2,000

VEHICLE GIVES OFF SUCH A STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER A RIDE, WE NOW PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE OUR ENCLOSED GARAGE FOR A FEW HOURS SO THE ODOR WILL NOT BE OVERWHELMING IN OUR GARAGE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK IS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHEN RE-FILLING WITH GAS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED BMP DE...

Mileage: 2,000

THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE HEAT AND GASOLINE ODOR PROBLEMS WHICH I DESCRIBED IN EARLIER COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO START WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. NORMAL IDLE RPM IS 1,300 TO 1,400. WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS - AS IT HAS ON MULTIP...

Mileage: 8,500

DURING A TRIP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013 TO UPSTATE NY, THE BIKE STARTED TO GIVE OFF A STRONG SMELL OF GAS & MELTING PLASTIC. THE BIKE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SO I PULLED INTO A NEAR BY GAS STATION IN ORDER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I LET THE BIKE SIT FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES SO IT WOULD RESET. WHEN I STARTED...

Mileage: 3,500

WENT FOR A RIDE HAD FUEL SMELL WHEN STOP AT LIGHT ,TOOK A BREAK AT FAST FOOD PLACE AND SMELLED FUEL AGAIN LOOK ON DRIVEWAY SAW FUEL VAPORS , WENT HOME PARKS IN GARAGE ,LATER SMELLED FUEL, HAD TO OPEN DOORS AND WINDOWS TO LET THE SMELL OUT , THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES ,WENT TO DEALER TO FIND OUT WATT...

Mileage: 1,800

WENT FOR A RIDE HAD FUEL SMELL WHEN STOP AT LIGHT ,TOOK A BREAK AT FAST FOOD PLACE AND SMELLED FUEL AGAIN LOOK ON DRIVEWAY SAW FUEL VAPORS , WENT HOME PARKS IN GARAGE ,LATER SMELLED FUEL, HAD TO OPEN DOORS AND WINDOWS TO LET THE SMELL OUT , THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES ,WENT TO DEALER TO FIND OUT WATT...

Mileage: 1,800

I PURCHASED THIS WHEN THERE WAS A LARGE REBATE FOR BUYING THE 2013 SPYDERS. I HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH A HOT SEAT AND RIGHT FOOT SINCE THE BEGINNING. I WIND UP HAVING TO MOVE MY RIGHT FOOT TO THE REAR PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD TO ESCAPE THE HEAT AND THERE ARE TIMES WHERE MY INNER THIGHS ARE BURNED WHERE T...

Mileage: 900

I PURCHASED THIS WHEN THERE WAS A LARGE REBATE FOR BUYING THE 2013 SPYDERS. I HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH A HOT SEAT AND RIGHT FOOT SINCE THE BEGINNING. I WIND UP HAVING TO MOVE MY RIGHT FOOT TO THE REAR PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD TO ESCAPE THE HEAT AND THERE ARE TIMES WHERE MY INNER THIGHS ARE BURNED WHERE T...

Mileage: 900

PURCHASED DEMO THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2013. LIMITED RIDING BEFORE PUT AWAY FOR THE WINTER. STARTING IN THE SPRING I STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AND EXTREME EXCESSIVE HEAT. FUEL CAP IS EXTREMELY HOT AND GAS IS BOILING WHICH MAKE FILLING HARD AS NOZZLE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS OCCURRIN...

Mileage: 2,800

I WAS TRAVELING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN THE SPYDER STARTED PRODUCING EXCESS HEAT FROM UNDER THE MACHINE AND AROUND THE GAS TANK. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FILL THE TANK AS IT HAD ABOUT AN 1/8 OF A TANK. THE GAS CAP WAS SO HOT IT COULDN'T BE TOUCHED FOR TEN MINUTES. YOU COULD HEAR THE GAS BOI...

Mileage: 975

I PURCHASED MY CAN-AM SPYDER IN AUGUST OF 2013. THE RECALL FOR THE HEAT ISSUES WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013 BY MY DEALER. OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE HAD INCIDENTS OF A GAS SMELL, SOMETIMES VERY STRONG, AND HEAT FROM THE ENGINE AREA. RECENTLY, A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL HAS BEEN OCCURRING. IT I...

Mileage: 1,600

EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM UNDER SEAT CAUSING REDNESS OF LEGS WHERE TOUCHING SEAT & GLOVE BOX GETS HOT TO TOUCH. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM UNDER SEAT CAUSING REDNESS OF LEGS WHERE TOUCHING SEAT & GLOVE BOX GETS HOT TO TOUCH. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

I HAVE THE 2013 SPYDER RTL SINCE 11-23-2013. EVER SINCE GETTING IT THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE BIKE, ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE RADIATOR EXHAUST IS VENTED. THE BIKE GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHETHER SITTING STILL OR MOVING. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ON THE RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE. UNDE...

I HAVE THE 2013 SPYDER RTL SINCE 11-23-2013. EVER SINCE GETTING IT THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE BIKE, ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE RADIATOR EXHAUST IS VENTED. THE BIKE GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHETHER SITTING STILL OR MOVING. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ON THE RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE. UNDE...

MY RETURN FROM A SPYDER GATHERING WAS ABOUT 100 MILES TOTAL, INCLUDING SOME STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THRU SEATTLE, AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S (F), AND COMPLETED WITH ABOUT 40 MILES OF OPEN HIGHWAY CRUISING AT 50-60MPH AND AIR TEMPS IN THE HIGH 70S. DURING THIS ENTIRE RIDE, I STRUGGLED TO FIND A POSI...

Mileage: 300

AFTER BUYING MY SPYDER I NOTICED EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA UNDER MY SEAT. AT TIMES ITS SO HOT THAT I CAN BARELY TOUCH MY GAS CAP WITH IS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIME THAT AFTER RIDING FOR A EXTENDED PERIOD AND STOPPING THE BIKE I'VE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLIN...

Mileage: 30

AFTER BUYING MY SPYDER I NOTICED EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA UNDER MY SEAT. AT TIMES ITS SO HOT THAT I CAN BARELY TOUCH MY GAS CAP WITH IS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIME THAT AFTER RIDING FOR A EXTENDED PERIOD AND STOPPING THE BIKE I'VE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLIN...

Mileage: 30

AFTER BUYING MY SPYDER I NOTICED EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA UNDER MY SEAT. AT TIMES ITS SO HOT THAT I CAN BARELY TOUCH MY GAS CAP WITH IS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIME THAT AFTER RIDING FOR A EXTENDED PERIOD AND STOPPING THE BIKE I'VE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLIN...

Mileage: 30

EXCESS HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATED HEAT BLISTERS ON RIGHT CALF. ALSO, AN INTERMITTENT FUEL SMELL THAT EMANATES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 600

EXCESS HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATED HEAT BLISTERS ON RIGHT CALF. ALSO, AN INTERMITTENT FUEL SMELL THAT EMANATES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 600

HEAT UNDER THE SEAT IS TO HOT TO RIDE SAFETY. ALWAYS TRYING TO SHIFT AND OPEN LEGS TO TRY AND GET SOME RELIEF. HEAT COMING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE HAS ACTUALLY CAUSED A RED HEAT RASH ON MY RIGHT SHIN FROM MY ANKLE UPWARDS. WHEN REFUELING I AM SO SCARED THAT THE GAS IS GOING TO FLAME UP BECAUSE OF THE FUM...

Mileage: 100

HEAT UNDER THE SEAT IS TO HOT TO RIDE SAFETY. ALWAYS TRYING TO SHIFT AND OPEN LEGS TO TRY AND GET SOME RELIEF. HEAT COMING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE HAS ACTUALLY CAUSED A RED HEAT RASH ON MY RIGHT SHIN FROM MY ANKLE UPWARDS. WHEN REFUELING I AM SO SCARED THAT THE GAS IS GOING TO FLAME UP BECAUSE OF THE FUM...

Mileage: 100

HEAT UNDER THE SEAT IS TO HOT TO RIDE SAFETY. ALWAYS TRYING TO SHIFT AND OPEN LEGS TO TRY AND GET SOME RELIEF. HEAT COMING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE HAS ACTUALLY CAUSED A RED HEAT RASH ON MY RIGHT SHIN FROM MY ANKLE UPWARDS. WHEN REFUELING I AM SO SCARED THAT THE GAS IS GOING TO FLAME UP BECAUSE OF THE FUM...

Mileage: 100

DURING THE SPRING, SUMMER, FALL = I.E.WARM / HOT DAYS / MONTHS THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HEAT [ 100 + DEGREES] COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS THE FRONT , BOTH SIDES , AND REAR PANELS THAT ENCASE THE MOTORCYCLE. AIR COMES IN FROM THE FRONT THEN GOES AROUND THE ENGINE...

Mileage: 1

I PURCHASED A 2013 CAN AM SPYDER IN JULY 2013. FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER A DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF HEAT RADIATING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES AND I AM TOLD THAT IS BECAUSE THE GAS IS ACTUALLY BOILING DUE TO THE HEAT PROBLEM. I HA...

Mileage: 3,000

I PURCHASED A 2013 CAN AM SPYDER IN JULY 2013. FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER A DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF HEAT RADIATING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES AND I AM TOLD THAT IS BECAUSE THE GAS IS ACTUALLY BOILING DUE TO THE HEAT PROBLEM. I HA...

Mileage: 3,000

I PURCHASED A 2013 CAN AM SPYDER IN JULY 2013. FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER A DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF HEAT RADIATING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES AND I AM TOLD THAT IS BECAUSE THE GAS IS ACTUALLY BOILING DUE TO THE HEAT PROBLEM. I HA...

Mileage: 3,000

2013 RT LIMITED 204 DEGREES HEAT OFF OF BIKE PANELS GAS IS BOILING IN GAS TANK NHTSA CHECK THE BIKE OUT SMELL OF GAS IN GARAGE AFTER RIDING MOTORCYCLE 3750 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 3,750

2013 RT LIMITED 204 DEGREES HEAT OFF OF BIKE PANELS GAS IS BOILING IN GAS TANK NHTSA CHECK THE BIKE OUT SMELL OF GAS IN GARAGE AFTER RIDING MOTORCYCLE 3750 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 3,750

FUEL WILL LEAK OUT OF EVAP CANISTER DUE TO HIGH HEAT CONDITION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REAR AIR BAG LEAKS DOWN AND AFFECTS HANDLING, DEALER SAYS THEY ALL DO IT. *TR

Mileage: 100

FUEL WILL LEAK OUT OF EVAP CANISTER DUE TO HIGH HEAT CONDITION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REAR AIR BAG LEAKS DOWN AND AFFECTS HANDLING, DEALER SAYS THEY ALL DO IT. *TR

Mileage: 100

FUEL WILL LEAK OUT OF EVAP CANISTER DUE TO HIGH HEAT CONDITION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REAR AIR BAG LEAKS DOWN AND AFFECTS HANDLING, DEALER SAYS THEY ALL DO IT. *TR

Mileage: 100

THIS IS MY 2ND REPORT, I RODE THE SPYDER AGAIN YESTERDAY AND I BURNED MY INNER THIGHS AND MY RIGHT CALF FROM THE EXTREME HEAT COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND A VENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS NOT SHOWING IT RUNNING HOT. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THE BODY PLASTICS NOT ALLOWING PROPER ...

Mileage: 1,628

HEAT BUILD UP UNDER BODY PANELS AND SEAT AT LOW AND HIGH SPEED, CAUSING BODILY DISCOMFORT, RYDER AND PASSENGER, TO THE POINT OF NEEDING MEDICATION TO THE AFFECTED AREAS COMING IN CONTACT WITH PANELS AND SEAT. GAS CAP HOT-TO-TOUCH, BUILDING UP PRESSURE IN TANK AND CAUSING GAS TO BLOW OUT OF FILLER WH...

Mileage: 600

HEAT BUILD UP UNDER BODY PANELS AND SEAT AT LOW AND HIGH SPEED, CAUSING BODILY DISCOMFORT, RYDER AND PASSENGER, TO THE POINT OF NEEDING MEDICATION TO THE AFFECTED AREAS COMING IN CONTACT WITH PANELS AND SEAT. GAS CAP HOT-TO-TOUCH, BUILDING UP PRESSURE IN TANK AND CAUSING GAS TO BLOW OUT OF FILLER WH...

Mileage: 600

HEAT BUILD UP UNDER BODY PANELS AND SEAT AT LOW AND HIGH SPEED, CAUSING BODILY DISCOMFORT, RYDER AND PASSENGER, TO THE POINT OF NEEDING MEDICATION TO THE AFFECTED AREAS COMING IN CONTACT WITH PANELS AND SEAT. GAS CAP HOT-TO-TOUCH, BUILDING UP PRESSURE IN TANK AND CAUSING GAS TO BLOW OUT OF FILLER WH...

Mileage: 600

EXCESSIVE HEAT!! ON RIGHT SIDE & COMING UP FROM UNDER SEAT & PANELS. BOILING GAS & GAS SMELL. *TR

Mileage: 10

EXCESSIVE HEAT!! ON RIGHT SIDE & COMING UP FROM UNDER SEAT & PANELS. BOILING GAS & GAS SMELL. *TR

Mileage: 10

EXCESSIVE HEAT!! ON RIGHT SIDE & COMING UP FROM UNDER SEAT & PANELS. BOILING GAS & GAS SMELL. *TR

Mileage: 10

I HAVE HAD THE 2013 SPYDER RTS SINCE 6-24-2014. EVER SINCE GETTING IT THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE BIKE, ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE RADIATOR EXHAUST IS VENTED. THE BIKE GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHETHER SITTING STILL OR MOVING. I HAVE DONE MODIFICATION IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE...

Mileage: 8,500

THERE IS EXCESSIVE HEAT ON THE RIGHT FOOT AND LOWER LEG AT ALL SPEEDS TO THE EXTENT THAT ONE HAS TO PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE PASSENGER FOOTBOARD TO KEEP THE DISCOMFORT AT A TOLERABLE LEVEL. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE SEAT ALSO TO THE POINT OF DISCOMFORT. AFTER...

Mileage: 5,000

THERE IS EXCESSIVE HEAT ON THE RIGHT FOOT AND LOWER LEG AT ALL SPEEDS TO THE EXTENT THAT ONE HAS TO PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE PASSENGER FOOTBOARD TO KEEP THE DISCOMFORT AT A TOLERABLE LEVEL. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE SEAT ALSO TO THE POINT OF DISCOMFORT. AFTER...

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT COULD SMELL FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT AND THE SEAT WOULD BECOME VERY HOT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB...

Mileage: 800

THE AREA AROUND THE FRONT OF THE SEAT AND BODYWORK GETS EXTREMELY HOT, HOT ENOUGH THAT LEGS/THIGHS BECOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND HAVE TO RAISE OFF OF SEAT WHENEVER STOPPED TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT WHEN RIDING IN WARMER WEATHER AND SITTING AT STOPLIGHTS AND STOP ...

Mileage: 2,387

THE AREA AROUND THE FRONT OF THE SEAT AND BODYWORK GETS EXTREMELY HOT, HOT ENOUGH THAT LEGS/THIGHS BECOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND HAVE TO RAISE OFF OF SEAT WHENEVER STOPPED TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT WHEN RIDING IN WARMER WEATHER AND SITTING AT STOPLIGHTS AND STOP ...

Mileage: 2,387

AFTER RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE FOR AS LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES IN WEATHER ABOVE 70 DEGREES F. (IN WARMER WEATHER THE CONDITION OCCURS MORE QUICKLY AND MORE SEVERELY) THE LOCATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BIKE WHERE YOUR LEG IS POSITIONED BECOMES UNBEARABLY HOT. IN WARMER WEATHER 80 DEGREES F. OR MORE IT ...

Mileage: 3,000

AFTER RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE FOR AS LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES IN WEATHER ABOVE 70 DEGREES F. (IN WARMER WEATHER THE CONDITION OCCURS MORE QUICKLY AND MORE SEVERELY) THE LOCATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BIKE WHERE YOUR LEG IS POSITIONED BECOMES UNBEARABLY HOT. IN WARMER WEATHER 80 DEGREES F. OR MORE IT ...

Mileage: 3,000

THIS IS A NEW BIKE WITH EXTREMELY HEAT ISSUES FROM THE ENGINE. AT FIRST DEALER APPOINTMENT IT MEASURED 140 DEGREES AFTER I PARKED 10 MINUTES. WHILE RIDING EXTREMELY HOT AIR BLOWS AT YOUR BOTTOM RIGHT LEG AND TRAVELS UP THE SEAT. THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE PANEL THE FRONT OF THE SEAT AND TANK MAKES IT TO H...

Mileage: 601

VEHICLE IS A FIRE HAZARD AND PRODUCES HOT AIR FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE RIGHT LEG THAT IS INTENSE ENOUGH TO CAUSE BURNS. ALSO HEAT FROM UNDER THE SEAT WHERE THE GAS TANK IS LOCATED IS UNBEARABLE. GAS FUMES ARE EMITTED FROM THE BIKE WHILE RIDING AND WHEN THE CYCLE IS TURNED OFF THE GAS FUMES ARE SO IN...

Mileage: 600

THIS MACHINE IS JUST TOO HOT TO RIDE AND BE SAFE. REPORTS OF OTHER UNITS CATCHING ON FIRE. EMAILED BRP BUT NEVER GOT A RESPONSE. I'VE HAD TO GET OFF AND TURN IT OFF TO LET IT COOL DOWN. ENDED UP SELLING IT AT A HUGE LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

THIS VEHICLE RUNS EXTREMELY HOT, AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. AFTER RIDING IN 74 DEGREE TEMPERATURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, I USED A DIGITAL THERMOMETER AND MEASURED THE HEAT UNDER THE SEAT AT 157.1 DEGREES WITH THE ENGINE OFF. HEAT RISES FROM THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE SEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A ...

Mileage: 7,100

THIS VEHICLE RUNS EXTREMELY HOT, AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. AFTER RIDING IN 74 DEGREE TEMPERATURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, I USED A DIGITAL THERMOMETER AND MEASURED THE HEAT UNDER THE SEAT AT 157.1 DEGREES WITH THE ENGINE OFF. HEAT RISES FROM THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE SEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A ...

Mileage: 7,100

I FOUND THAT AFTER DRIVING MY MOTORCYCLE THE SEAT IS VERY HOT AND THE GAS CAP IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE HEAT ON MY RIGHT LEG THAT GETS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH PROPER RIDING GEAR. THE BIKE HAS HAD NO MODIFICATION DONE TO IT. I LOVE RIDING IT BUT IT MAKES VERY HARD ON HOT DAY...

I FOUND THAT AFTER DRIVING MY MOTORCYCLE THE SEAT IS VERY HOT AND THE GAS CAP IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE HEAT ON MY RIGHT LEG THAT GETS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH PROPER RIDING GEAR. THE BIKE HAS HAD NO MODIFICATION DONE TO IT. I LOVE RIDING IT BUT IT MAKES VERY HARD ON HOT DAY...

I FOUND THAT AFTER DRIVING MY MOTORCYCLE THE SEAT IS VERY HOT AND THE GAS CAP IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE HEAT ON MY RIGHT LEG THAT GETS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH PROPER RIDING GEAR. THE BIKE HAS HAD NO MODIFICATION DONE TO IT. I LOVE RIDING IT BUT IT MAKES VERY HARD ON HOT DAY...

AS YOU CLEARLY CAN SEE CAN AM SPYDER 2013 HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEAT I OWN ONE AND THIS MACHINE IS QUITE DANGEROUS I HAVE INSTALLED TEMP GAUGES ON MY MACHINE AND HAVE STUDIED THIS ISSUE THOUROUGLY ... I WOULD INVITE AN INVESTIGATOR TO COME VISIT AND SPEND 30 MINUTES WITH ME AND MY MACHINE . YOU ...

Mileage: 3,000

THIS IS MY 3RD SPYDER. ALTHOUGH I AM HAPPY WITH IT, IT DOES EMIT HEAT IN WHICH SOMETIMES ON HOT SUMMER AND HUMID DAYS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FEELING. THIS MODEL YEAR EMITS MORE HEAT THAN PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS. *TR

THIS IS MY 3RD SPYDER. ALTHOUGH I AM HAPPY WITH IT, IT DOES EMIT HEAT IN WHICH SOMETIMES ON HOT SUMMER AND HUMID DAYS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FEELING. THIS MODEL YEAR EMITS MORE HEAT THAN PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS. *TR

THIS IS MY 3RD SPYDER. ALTHOUGH I AM HAPPY WITH IT, IT DOES EMIT HEAT IN WHICH SOMETIMES ON HOT SUMMER AND HUMID DAYS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FEELING. THIS MODEL YEAR EMITS MORE HEAT THAN PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS. *TR

HIGH HEAT EFFECTING THE RIGHT FOOT AND CROTCH. THERE IS NOW A SLIGHT BUCKLE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE COVER EMITTING ADDITIONAL HEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 8,666

MY SPYDER GET SO HOT THAT IT IS NOT BEARABLE TO RIDE, EXTREME HEAT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SENDS EXTREME HEAT TO MY LEGS AND HEAT COMING FROM THE SEAT. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ON THIS PARTICULAR SPYDER CATCHING FIRE WHICH MAKE ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. BRP IN CANADA NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR SPYDER...

Mileage: 5,000

WE PURCHASED A BRAND-NEW 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT FROM A DEALER. FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD HEAT ISSUES. MY WIFE RECEIVED MINOR BURNS TO HER LEG AS A RESULT OF THE HEAT EMITTING FROM THE PLASTIC SIDE PANELS. WE HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED SOME ALUMINUM FOIL...

Mileage: 5

AFTER A FOUR HOUR RIDE, I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE, MY PARKING BRAKE CABLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. I HAD TO GET UNDER THE MACHINE AND PULL IT FREE IN ORDER TO RIDE HOME. IT TURNED OUT THE CABLE HAD MELTED, ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. ...

Mileage: 1,700

AFTER A FOUR HOUR RIDE, I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE, MY PARKING BRAKE CABLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. I HAD TO GET UNDER THE MACHINE AND PULL IT FREE IN ORDER TO RIDE HOME. IT TURNED OUT THE CABLE HAD MELTED, ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. ...

Mileage: 1,700

VEHICLE GETS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE , BLOWS VERY HOT AIR ONTO RIGHT LEG. HEAT TRAVELS UP TO LEG AND UNDER SEAT RIGHT WHERE YOU SIT ON TOP OF TANK. MIDDLE CLOVE DEPARTMENT TO HOT TO TOUCH AS WELL TANK UNDERNEATH. DEALER TOOK COMPLAIN AND WRAPPED PIPES AND INSTALLED HEATSHIELD WH...

Mileage: 20

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BODY PANEL OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE HEAT SHIELD WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN I...

Mileage: 75

WHEN STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES. I SUSPECT GAS BOILING IN GAS TANK, AS THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PAST WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE. PLUS, WHENEVER PARKING IN THE GARAGE I HAVE TO LEAVE TO GARAGE DOOR OPEN FOR AT LEAST A HALF AN HOUR FOR THE GAS FUMES TO CLEAR OUT. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT MY SPYDER, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH EXTREME HEAT AT THE LOWER RIGHT AND IN THE AREA AHEAD OF THE SEAT. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF FUMES AFTER PARKING, DRIPPING FUEL, AND FUEL BOILING WITH THE GAS CAP HEATED TO THE POINT THAT I COULD ONLY OPEN IT WHILE WEARING GLOVES. DURING...

Mileage: 4,500

FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT MY SPYDER, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH EXTREME HEAT AT THE LOWER RIGHT AND IN THE AREA AHEAD OF THE SEAT. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF FUMES AFTER PARKING, DRIPPING FUEL, AND FUEL BOILING WITH THE GAS CAP HEATED TO THE POINT THAT I COULD ONLY OPEN IT WHILE WEARING GLOVES. DURING...

Mileage: 4,500

THIS MOTORCYCLE CONTINUALLY HAS A VERY HEAVY FUEL SMELL AFTER RIDING. THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE ENGINE IS EXTREME AND CAUSES MY RIGHT FOOT TO BE VERY HOT. WHEN I ARRIVE AT HOME I HAVE TO USE A FAN IN THE GARAGE TO GET RID OF THE FUEL SMELL. BRP/DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. I AM AFRAID THAT THERE WI...

Mileage: 11,000

THIS MOTORCYCLE CONTINUALLY HAS A VERY HEAVY FUEL SMELL AFTER RIDING. THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE ENGINE IS EXTREME AND CAUSES MY RIGHT FOOT TO BE VERY HOT. WHEN I ARRIVE AT HOME I HAVE TO USE A FAN IN THE GARAGE TO GET RID OF THE FUEL SMELL. BRP/DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. I AM AFRAID THAT THERE WI...

Mileage: 11,000

EVERY TIME I RIDE THE BIKE WHEN IT GETS TO OPERATING TEMPS AND I STOP ALL I SMELLS RAW FUEL VAPORS GOOD THING I DON'T SMOKE I AM AFRAID IT WILL BLOW UP I CANT PUT BIKE IN GARAGE WHEN I GET HOME BECAUSE OF THE SMELL AFRAID MY HOUSE WILL CATCH FIRE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS DEAL SAYS ITS NORMAL...

Mileage: 3,825

I WAS OUT FOR A RIDE AND NOTICED THE HEAT ON MY THIGH AND LEG I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND THEY APPLIED A THIN STRIP OF HEAT TAPE UNDER GLOVE BOX. SO ON JUNE 10TH I NOTICED IT WAS GETTING EVEN HOTTER SO I GOT A THERMOSTAT AND PUT IN GLOVE BOX AND RODE OVER T...

Mileage: 220

I WAS OUT FOR A RIDE AND NOTICED THE HEAT ON MY THIGH AND LEG I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND THEY APPLIED A THIN STRIP OF HEAT TAPE UNDER GLOVE BOX. SO ON JUNE 10TH I NOTICED IT WAS GETTING EVEN HOTTER SO I GOT A THERMOSTAT AND PUT IN GLOVE BOX AND RODE OVER T...

Mileage: 220

I WAS OUT FOR A RIDE AND NOTICED THE HEAT ON MY THIGH AND LEG I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND THEY APPLIED A THIN STRIP OF HEAT TAPE UNDER GLOVE BOX. SO ON JUNE 10TH I NOTICED IT WAS GETTING EVEN HOTTER SO I GOT A THERMOSTAT AND PUT IN GLOVE BOX AND RODE OVER T...

Mileage: 220

I ROAD MY RT FROM MARYLAND TO MYRTLE BEACH SC. ON THE WAY THERE THE BIKE WAS HEATING UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE BURNING MY PASSENGER AND MY LEG. ONCE I GOT THERE I TOOK THE BIKE TO A BRP DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD TO PAY $335. I ASKED THEM TO DO A CHECK UP BECAUSE MY BREAKS WERE SQEAKING AND...

Mileage: 500

I ROAD MY RT FROM MARYLAND TO MYRTLE BEACH SC. ON THE WAY THERE THE BIKE WAS HEATING UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE BURNING MY PASSENGER AND MY LEG. ONCE I GOT THERE I TOOK THE BIKE TO A BRP DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD TO PAY $335. I ASKED THEM TO DO A CHECK UP BECAUSE MY BREAKS WERE SQEAKING AND...

Mileage: 500

I ROAD MY RT FROM MARYLAND TO MYRTLE BEACH SC. ON THE WAY THERE THE BIKE WAS HEATING UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE BURNING MY PASSENGER AND MY LEG. ONCE I GOT THERE I TOOK THE BIKE TO A BRP DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD TO PAY $335. I ASKED THEM TO DO A CHECK UP BECAUSE MY BREAKS WERE SQEAKING AND...

Mileage: 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPIDER RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT ACROSS THE FLOORBOARD AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN BLEW HOT AIR FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH WAS BURNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL CA...

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPIDER RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT ACROSS THE FLOORBOARD AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN BLEW HOT AIR FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH WAS BURNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL CA...

Mileage: 2,000

HOT AIR FROM THE RADIATOR BLOWING ON THE RIGHT LEG REACHES 140 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT THE ANKLE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS MONITORED USING A DIGITAL THERMOMETER WITH A REMOTE READOUT. THIS TEMPERATURE READING WAS REPEATED ON SUBSEQUENT TESTS. THE HEAT MAKES THE BIKE VIRTUALLY UNRIDEABLE DURING THE SUM...

Mileage: 100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V386000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A ...

THERE IS EXTREME HEAT UNDER THE SEAT. I HAVE RECEIVED 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON MY RIGHT ANKLE AND RIGHT THIGH. THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT ONE MUST USE GLOVES TO REMOVE THE GAS CAP WHEN PURCHASING FUEL. I CAN HEAR THE GAS BOILING OR BUBBLING IN THE TANK AFTER RIDING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE RAW GAS S...

Mileage: 1,200

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HEAT PROBLEM. HEAT BUILDS UP UNDER THE FIBERGLASS PANELS WHICH RESULTS IN THE GAS CAP BECOMING TOO HOT TO TOUCH WITH YOUR BARE HAND, AND GASOLINE BOILING IN THE TANK. ALSO, THE RADIATOR FAN BLOWS VERY HOT AIR ON MY RIGHT FOOT WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. ADDIT...

Mileage: 2,000

RAW FUEL SMELL AFTER TRIKE WARMS UP AND COMES TO A STOP. RIGHT LEG AND FOOT ALOS BECOMES HOT WHILE RIDING. GAS CAP HOT WHEN REMOVING TO FILL UP. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. THE WARMER IT GETS THE WORSE THE RAW FEUL ODOR, AND HEAT BUILD UP ...

Mileage: 90

MY RIGHT FOOT BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT WHILE RIDING FOR GREAT THEN 60 MIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EVEN MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER COMPLAINS. I ALSO NOTICED MY DRIVER SEAT AND GAS CAP GET QUITE HOT ALSO. PLEASE FIX THE HEAT ISSUE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JS

Mileage: 1,100

2013 SPYDER RT LIMITED HAS BOILING GAS ISSUES. FUEL CAP IS VERY HOT TO TOUCH WHEN STOPPING TO FILL UP. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS BOILING WHEN YOU REMOVE THE GAS CAP. HAD THE BIKE IN FOR IT'S 600 MILE OIL CHANGE AND CHECK UP. WE ARE NOT OVERFILLING THE GAS TANK WHEN WE FILL UP. ONCE THE PUMP CUTS OFF THAT...

Mileage: 200

EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED THERE IS LOT OF FUEL SMELL. IT IS SO BAD THAT I AM AFRAID TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR, FOR FEAR OF AN EXPLOSION. *TR

Mileage: 5,300

I HAVE HAD THE PREVIOUS RECALL DONE AND THE BIKE IS STILL DRIPPING GAS IN MY GARAGE FROM THE EVAP OVERFLOW LINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING EVEN AFTER THE RECALL INSULATION. IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 2,300

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HEAT PROBLEM. HEAT BUILDS UP UNDER THE FIBERGLASS PANELS WHICH RESULTS IN THE GAS CAP BECOMING TOO HOT TO TOUCH WITH YOUR BARE HAND, AND GASOLINE BOILING IN THE TANK. ALSO, THE RADIATOR FAN BLOWS VERY HOT AIR ON MY RIGHT FOOT WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. ADDIT...

Mileage: 500

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HEAT PROBLEM. HEAT BUILDS UP UNDER THE FIBERGLASS PANELS WHICH RESULTS IN THE GAS CAP BECOMING TOO HOT TO TOUCH WITH YOUR BARE HAND, AND GASOLINE BOILING IN THE TANK. ALSO, THE RADIATOR FAN BLOWS VERY HOT AIR ON MY RIGHT FOOT WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. ADDIT...

Mileage: 500

VEHICLE HAS NO MEANS OF RELEASING HEAT TRAPPED UNDER PLASTIC PANELING WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. HAD TWO BREAKDOWNS AT STOP AND GO SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING ALLOWING HEAT TO ESCAPE. THIS AFFECTED OTHER COMPONENTS (EVAPORATOR CANISTER...ECT) WHICH CAUSE FAILURE A...

Mileage: 1,200

I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN GETTING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS WHEN I COME HOME AFTER A RIDE. THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE EVAP CANISTER AND BRAKE CYLINDER HAS BEEN DONE BUT I PUT A PAPER TOWEL UNDER THE PURGE LINE TO FIND IT IS DRIPPING GAS. THIS IS ALL TO COMMON ON THIS MOTORCYCLE AND IS A FIRE HAZARD BOTH ON AND...

Mileage: 1,500

MOTORCYCLE HAS EXCESSIVE HEAT UNDER BODY PANELS CAUSING FUEL TO BOIL IN FUEL TANK, GAS CAP HOT TO THE TOUCH, FUEL TANK FILLER NECK AND SURROUNDING BODY PANELS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR

Mileage: 450

MOTORCYCLE HAS EXCESSIVE HEAT UNDER BODY PANELS CAUSING FUEL TO BOIL IN FUEL TANK, GAS CAP HOT TO THE TOUCH, FUEL TANK FILLER NECK AND SURROUNDING BODY PANELS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR

Mileage: 450

THE BIKE HAS A VERY BAD HEAT PROBLEM. THE TEMPS ON MY RIGHT FOOT ARE VERY HIGH AND I SMELL GAS WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND SHUT IT DOWN. I REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS DUE TO THE BIKE DOING A NOSE DIVE, AND THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ALSO HAD TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE BAD. MY BIKE IS GOING INTO THE DEA...

Mileage: 600

THE BIKE HAS A VERY BAD HEAT PROBLEM. THE TEMPS ON MY RIGHT FOOT ARE VERY HIGH AND I SMELL GAS WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND SHUT IT DOWN. I REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS DUE TO THE BIKE DOING A NOSE DIVE, AND THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ALSO HAD TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE BAD. MY BIKE IS GOING INTO THE DEA...

Mileage: 600

ACCORDING TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, DATED SEPT 4TH 2013, THAT BRP SENT TO IT'S DEALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS AND IS LISTED ON THIS SITE, THEY WERE INFORMED: 1."DO NOT SELL OR DELIVER ANY INVOLVED VEHICLE THAT YOU HAVE IN STOCK AS FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES YOU TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE ON THESE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 13

I DROVE THE NEWLY PURCHASED SPYDER RTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE BOILING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. WITHIN MINUTES, THE GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES. IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING, I HAD OPEN THE ...

Mileage: 60

AFTER PARKING IN THE GARAGE I AM GETTING A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE GARAGE AND HONESTLY I AM AFRAID TO ANY LONGER PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I REMOVED THE GAS CAP FROM THE TANK AFTER RIDING ON A 90 DEGREE DAY THE GAS WAS BOILING INSIDE THE TANK.I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CAN...

Mileage: 700

AFTER PARKING IN THE GARAGE I AM GETTING A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE GARAGE AND HONESTLY I AM AFRAID TO ANY LONGER PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I REMOVED THE GAS CAP FROM THE TANK AFTER RIDING ON A 90 DEGREE DAY THE GAS WAS BOILING INSIDE THE TANK.I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CAN...

Mileage: 700

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY SPYDER THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FUEL IS BOILING IN THE FUEL TANK AND VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMES FROM THE CYCLE. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO PARK IT IN MY GARAGE UNTIL THE FUMES GO AWAY. I LEAVE THE CYCLE ON THE DRIVEWAY AWAY FRO...

Mileage: 100

THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL BY THE SEAT GETS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT LAY YOUR HAND ON IT, THE SCREWS WILL CAUSE A BURN IF TOUCHED. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSED A 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THE THIGH. THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS UNLESS YOU WEAR GLOVES AND THE GAS IN THE TANK GET...

Mileage: 975

THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL BY THE SEAT GETS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT LAY YOUR HAND ON IT, THE SCREWS WILL CAUSE A BURN IF TOUCHED. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSED A 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THE THIGH. THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS UNLESS YOU WEAR GLOVES AND THE GAS IN THE TANK GET...

Mileage: 975

I HAVE A REAL SAFETY CONCERN INVOLVING THE RT'S. THE BUTTON THAT OPERATES THE PARK/FRONT TRUNK OPENER CAN...AND HAS, RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE FRONT TRUNK FAILED TO UNLATCH THE TRUNK. IT WILL ONLY UNLATCH WHEN THE BIKE IS POWERED ON. YESTERDAY, 9/9/13, MY GRANDSO...

Mileage: 2,598

I HAVE A REAL SAFETY CONCERN INVOLVING THE RT'S. THE BUTTON THAT OPERATES THE PARK/FRONT TRUNK OPENER CAN...AND HAS, RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE FRONT TRUNK FAILED TO UNLATCH THE TRUNK. IT WILL ONLY UNLATCH WHEN THE BIKE IS POWERED ON. YESTERDAY, 9/9/13, MY GRANDSO...

Mileage: 2,598

THE PANELS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE GET EXCESSIVELY HOT, TO THE POINT OF BURNING MY INNER RIGHT THIGH & RIGHT FOOT. THE EXHAUST IS TOO CLOSE TO THE PANELS AND THE PANELS AND SCREWS GET HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT TOUCH THEM WITHOUT BEING BURNED. AND CANNOT RIDE WITH YOUR LEGS AGAINST THE BODY. I HAVE...

Mileage: 25

THE PANELS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE GET EXCESSIVELY HOT, TO THE POINT OF BURNING MY INNER RIGHT THIGH & RIGHT FOOT. THE EXHAUST IS TOO CLOSE TO THE PANELS AND THE PANELS AND SCREWS GET HOT TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT TOUCH THEM WITHOUT BEING BURNED. AND CANNOT RIDE WITH YOUR LEGS AGAINST THE BODY. I HAVE...

Mileage: 25

BRP CANADA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ALL CANADIAN SPYDER RT'S FOR HEAT RELATED MELTING OF THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER PLASTIC TOP WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE. I JUST RETURNED FROM A 200 MILE TRIP TODAY ON MY 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT-LIMITED AND HEARD ABOUT THE CANADIAN RECALL. I HAD FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON MY...

Mileage: 850

BRP CANADA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ALL CANADIAN SPYDER RT'S FOR HEAT RELATED MELTING OF THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER PLASTIC TOP WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE. I JUST RETURNED FROM A 200 MILE TRIP TODAY ON MY 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT-LIMITED AND HEARD ABOUT THE CANADIAN RECALL. I HAD FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON MY...

Mileage: 850

MY MOTORCYCLE SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP DUE TO CHANGES MADE TO THE 2013 MODEL INCLUDING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND GAS CAP. SOMETIMES THE GAS CAP IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND WHEN OPENED IT IS BOILING GASOLINE. YOU CAN BARELY TOUCH THE FRONT OF THE SEAT DUE TO ELIMINATION OF HEAT INSULATION MATER...

Mileage: 1,000

MY MOTORCYCLE SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP DUE TO CHANGES MADE TO THE 2013 MODEL INCLUDING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND GAS CAP. SOMETIMES THE GAS CAP IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND WHEN OPENED IT IS BOILING GASOLINE. YOU CAN BARELY TOUCH THE FRONT OF THE SEAT DUE TO ELIMINATION OF HEAT INSULATION MATER...

Mileage: 1,000

MY MOTORCYCLE SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP DUE TO CHANGES MADE TO THE 2013 MODEL INCLUDING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND GAS CAP. SOMETIMES THE GAS CAP IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND WHEN OPENED IT IS BOILING GASOLINE. YOU CAN BARELY TOUCH THE FRONT OF THE SEAT DUE TO ELIMINATION OF HEAT INSULATION MATER...

Mileage: 1,000

BRP CANADA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ALL CANADIAN SPYDER RT'S FOR HEAT RELATED MELTING OF THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER PLASTIC TOP WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE. I JUST RETURNED FROM A 300 MILE TRIP TODAY ON MY 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT-S AND HEARD ABOUT THE CANADIAN RECALL. I CHECKED THE SECONDARY MASTER CY...

Mileage: 2,000