- Vehicles
- 111
- Built between
- Nov 2015 – Apr 2016
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 July 2016
- Repaired
- 17%
- Unrepaired
- 92
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2015 and April 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Can-Am Spyder F3-T
- Can-Am Spyder Coast TO Coast SeatBuilt November 2015 to April 2016
Repair progress
92 of 111 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2017.
17% repaired — 19 of 111 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is recalling certain Coast to Coast accessory passenger seats, manufactured November 18, 2015, to April 4, 2016, and sold for use on Can-Am Spyder F3-series motorcycles. When a passenger is sitting on the accessory seat, the seat may not activate a switch that changes the vehicle stability system to compensate for a passenger being on board.
What could happen
If the vehicle stability system is not altered, the operator may lose control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
BRP has notified owners, and dealers will modify the seat to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2015 to April 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 July 2016
- Owners notified15 July 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 17% repaired
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 July 2016.
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 customer service at 1-888-272-9222.
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
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.
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.