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2012 Can-Am Spyder Rt Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Critical

60 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.30 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Critical12V582000

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly:Filler Pipe And Cap

If the fuel cap does not seal properly, it may leak fuel vapors.

Remedy & full details

BRP will notify owners and send them a replacement fuel cap, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin in mid-January 2013. Owners may contact BRP AT 1-888-638-5397.

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Can-Am Spyder GS, RS, and RT series vehicles. The fuel cap may not fit onto the fuel tank filler neck, preventing it from sealing properly.

Complaint volume

60 this model-year 8 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

1Crashes
4Fires
1Injuries
0Deaths

Across 60 complaints. Severity Index 0.30.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Fuel/Propulsion System22 · 37%Engine8 · 13%Electrical System7 · 12%Service Brakes4 · 7%Exterior Lighting4 · 7%Engine And Engine Cooling3 · 5%Electronic Stability Cont…3 · 5%Structure2 · 3%
  1. Fuel/Propulsion System — 22 reports
  2. Engine — 8 reports
  3. Electrical System — 7 reports
  4. Service Brakes — 4 reports
  5. Exterior Lighting — 4 reports
  6. Engine And Engine Cooling — 3 reports
  7. Electronic Stability Control (Esc) — 3 reports
  8. Structure — 2 reports
  9. Structure:Body — 2 reports
  10. Unknown Or Other — 2 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2010 (4) · 2011 (2) · 2012 · 2013 (2) · 2014 · 2015 (1) · 2016 (1) · 2017 (3) · 2018 (2) · 2019 (2) · 2020 (2) · 2021 (1) · 2022 (1) · 2023 (1) · 2024

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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