2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2020 Can-Am Spyder. Owners have filed 8 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 2020 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 8 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Can-Am Spyder, reporting 1 injuries. Can-Am has issued at least 31 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 8 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Can-Am Spyder. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“THE REAR AIRBACK SUSPENSION HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE IN AUGUST 2020. A NEW SYSTEM HAS BEEN PUT IN BUT IT HAS ALSO FAILED. THIS MAKES THE MOTORCYCLE DANGEROUS TO RIDE. THE RIDE IS VERY HARD AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THE PASSENGER CAN FALL OFF.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11365010
“The contact owns a 2020 Can-Am Spyder RT. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V175000 (Exterior Lighting); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11663696
“The contact owns a 2020 Can-Am Spyder RT. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she attempted to activate the cruise control, however, the vehicle failed to operate as designed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11519275
“The Spyder brake switch started failing with less than 14K miles on the vehicle. The driver my wife, did not know it was failing, only an engine code VSS would appear and the vehicle would go into limp home mode, until it could be restarted.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11483449
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 CAN-AM SPYDER RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CC POWERSPORTS ?”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11359763
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2020 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.