Can-Am Service Brakes, Air: Foot Control/Valve

Can-AM is recalling about 3,259 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. If this occurs, a total loss of main brake function could result without prior warning.

Campaign
12V159000
Manufacturer
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
Reported
11 April 2012
Vehicles
3,259
Built between
Oct 2009 – Jul 2010
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 April 2012
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2009 and July 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010 Can-Am Spyder RTBuilt October 2009 to July 2010

What the defect is

Bombardier recreational products inc. (brp) is recalling certain model year 2010 spyder rt roadsters. A pin securing the brake pedal connecting rod could disengage and fall off.

What could happen

If this occurs, a total loss of main brake function could result without prior warning. There is an increased risk of a crash possibly resulting in injury or death.

What gets fixed

BRP WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL CONNECTING ROD PINS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 18, 2012.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2009 to July 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 April 2012
  3. Owners notified18 April 2012

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 April 2012.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact brp at 1-888-638-5397.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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