NHTSA recall 12V582000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	12V582000
Manufacturer	Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
Reported	2012-12-12
Owners notified	2012-12-21
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Units potentially affected	33700

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Quarterly report 13, for 2015 quarter 4
Filed with NHTSA	2016-01-14
Vehicles in the campaign	33700
Reported remedied	24533 (72%)
Reported unreachable	2521
Reported removed	340

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.

What is wrong

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Can-Am Spyder GS, RS, and RT series vehicles. The fuel cap may not fit onto the fuel tank filler neck, preventing it from sealing properly.

What can happen

If the fuel cap does not seal properly, it may leak fuel vapors. Fuel vapors in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire and personal injury.

The remedy

BRP will notify owners and send them a replacement fuel cap, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin in mid-January 2013. Owners may contact BRP AT 1-888-638-5397.

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2008 CAN-AM SPYDER GS	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2009 CAN-AM SPYDER GS	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2009 CAN-AM SPYDER RS	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RS	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2011 CAN-AM SPYDER RS	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RS	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RT	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2011 CAN-AM SPYDER RT	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT	Listed as a series or trim of this model.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
RC-2010-0015	2013-05-15. Service bulletin. BRP: ON THE CAN-AM ROADSTER, THE FUEL CAP FAILS TO SEAL PROPERLY, ON FUEL TANK FILLER NECK, CAUSING FUEL VAPORS AND IN PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MIGHT RESULT IN A FIRE AND NEEDS REPLACING. MODELS 2008-2012 CAN-AM SPYDER GS, RS, AND RT. *PE