1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2012 Can-Am Spyder. Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Can-Am dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2012 Can-Am Spyder. Check your Spyder by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 47 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder, reporting 2 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries. Can-Am has issued at least 33 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Can-Am Spyder. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“MY WIFE AND I WERE RIDING TO HAWKS NEST STATE PARK IN WEST VIRGINIA, MY CAN-AM SPIDER CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE FUEL CAP AREA WE WERE COMING TO A STOP GOING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR TO 0.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11231750
“5 MILES INTO A TEST RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END FROM SIDE TO SIDE THAT WAS FELT IN THE HANDLE BARS. BEFORE MOTORCYCLE COULD BE STOPPED FRONT WHEELS TURNED ON THEIR OWN CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO GO LEFT OF CENTER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10495008
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE IN FRONT OF THE MOTORCYCLE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT GOT OFF THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE SECONDS LATER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11157300
“HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY SPYDER RT MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING. I BOUGHT THE MC 2/2012. HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHT RELAY REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 7/23/13. IN APRIL 2015, I WAS RIDING IN THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT AND MY HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10863498
“MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING OUR SPYDER ON HWY. #2 FROM SEDRO WOOLLY TO WINTHROP, WA. WE WERE TRAVELLING WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE AHEAD OF US. THE ROAD IS VERY CURVY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND WE KEPT TO THE SPEED LIMITS POSTED. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND THE ROADS DRY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10746275
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2012 Can-Am Spyder is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Can-Am dealer.