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Service bulletin Posting 10-15

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10129608
Published by NHTSA2018-03-05
Manufacturer's numberPosting 10-15
Manufacturer's date2013-10-15
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

NHTSA's summary

Technical service Tip (TST) informing the community that it has come to BRP's attention that water pump mechanical seal failures have risen in recent weeks. In the event that dealers have a Spyder leak from the weep hole (oil or coolant), BRP would like to have more information.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
CAN-AM SPYDER RS2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CAN-AM SPYDER RT2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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B2012-102021-01-25. Service bulletin. To be performed at PDI on registered (sold) vehicles.
B2012-82021-01-25. Service bulletin. To be performed at PDI on unregistered (unsold) vehicles.
Posting 12-132018-03-05. Service bulletin. Posting informing the community that some of them may have seen an alert from Transport Canada regarding a recall on certain Spyder models. (recall 2012-13)
Bulletin 2012-62017-11-17. Service bulletin. Update of a posting regarding bulletin 2012-6 about possible water infiltration in radio module
Posting 08-22017-11-17. Service bulletin. Posting informing the community that after investigation, the conclusion is that some 2012 units were produced with water pumps mechanical seals installed slightly crocked in the clutch cover. This cause the seal to develop a leak on the side of the seal that had less pressure. Replacement parts should be installed using the revised procedure of the 2013 shop manual. TST is enclosed for the replacement procedure.
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