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Can-am Spyder

Every Can-am Spyder model year on file, 2008 to 2013. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years327 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years42008 to 2013

Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins21Summed across model years

By model year

The 2013 model year drew the most complaints, 26, 81% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Can-am Spyder complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Fuel system

Steering

Electrical system

Structure

Lighting

Adaptive equipment

Powertrain

Brakes

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Can-am Spyder model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Can-am Spyder by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2013	Motorcycle	26	26.9	1,300	0	15
2010	Motorcycle	2	0.0	100	1	2
2009	Motorcycle	2	0.0	100	1	2
2008	Motorcycle	2	0.0	100	1	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Can-am Spyder

09V-162 May 19, 2009
Condition may exist where the operator of an involved vehicle may need to exert a force greater than expected to initiate the turning of the…
Steering · 16k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.