Can-Am Recalls 2013 Spyder RT Motorcycles Due to Engine Overheating Risk
Bombardier Recreational Products is recalling 2013 Can-Am Spyder RT motorcycles because prolonged idling or slow riding in warm weather may cause high engine temperatures, increasing the risk of skin burns or fire.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk of vehicle fire and skin burns, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or structural defects leading to severe hazards.
Plain-English summary
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is recalling all model year 2013 Can-Am Spyder RT motorcycles. The recall involves 5,165 vehicles. The defect is that prolonged idling or slow speed riding in warmer temperatures may result in very high temperatures in the engine compartment.
These high temperatures may increase the risk of skin burns or a vehicle fire. BRP has notified owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on May 26, 2015.
Owners may contact BRP customer service at 1-888-272-9222. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- CAN-AM SPYDER RT
- Brand
- CAN-AM
- Manufacturer
- Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Motorcycle
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 5,165
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- SPYDER RT
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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