Service bulletin B2012-8
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10185873 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2021-01-25 |
| Manufacturer's number | B2012-8 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2012-06-19 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
NHTSA's summary
To be performed at PDI on unregistered (unsold) vehicles.
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
Electrical system, Engine, Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Engine control module, Software, Transmission control module
| CAN-AM SPYDER RT | 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| B2012-10 | 2021-01-25. Service bulletin. To be performed at PDI on registered (sold) vehicles. |
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| Bulletin 2012-12 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. Warranty bulletin addressing the problem that analog fuel gauge needle does not have any dampening causing a variable fuel level reading. Replacing the analog fuel gauge with a new improved one (with stepper motor) is required. After fuel gauge installation, update the cluster software. |
| Article 10-23 | 2017-12-14. Service bulletin. Technical Service Tip (TST) in reference to quality warranty bulletin 2012-12. If the analog fuel gauge with stepper motor is installed with an old version of the cluster software or on a 2010 RT with a cluster which cannot be updated, the following situations may be observed: ? Fuel level is displayed in the cluster digital display. ? Wrong fuel level. ? Even if the fuel tank is full, the digital display may show 3 bars and the analog fuel gauge shows half. ? The "low fuel" indicator turns on when the fuel tank reaches half. ? The temperature gauge needle indicates maximum (overheat) even if the engine is cold. |
| SB-2012-8 | 2014-04-10. Service bulletin. BRP: SOME MOTORCYCLES EXPERIENCE DAMAGE TO THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR, LEADING TO LIMP HOME MODE OR FAULT CODES WHEN STARTING ENGINE; THE TCM AND ECM SOFTWARE NEEDS UPDATING DUE TO SENSITIVE CALIBRATION WARNING DISPLAY IN CLUSTER; MIDDLE SIDE RUBBER PANELS GROMMETS FALLS OFF AFTER REMOVAL AND INSTALLING, MULTIPLE TIMES, PANEL. *PE |
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| SB-2014-0001 | 2014-04-10. Service bulletin. BRP: ON SOME MOTORCYCLES, NEED TO HAVE THE FRONT FUSE BOX COVERS REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED COVER IN PRODUCTION AND ALSO, UPDATE ECM SOFTWARE (P1614, HI TEMP LAMPS, LIMP HOME MODE). *PE |