Can-Am Spyder RTYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 269 NHTSA owner complaints across 17 model years, the Can-Am Spyder RT years to avoid are 2013, and the strongest years are 2011 and 2012. The Spyder RT has 13 safety recalls on record.

Can-Am Spyder RT

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Rainmaker47, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Most common Can-Am Spyder RT problems

All model years combined: 269 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel/propulsion system9815
Engine7313
Power train360
Service brakes296
Structure277
Electrical system265
Steering221
Engine and engine cooling204
Exterior lighting120
13 other systems489
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Spyder RT

  1. Motorcycle FiresPE14025 · 2013 · closed May 22, 2015
    Led to recall 15V-095