{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"09V162000","date":"2009-05-19","owner_notified":"2009-07-17","manufacturer":"BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.","component":"STEERING","summary":"BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL IS RECALLING 9,932 MY 2008-2010 CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER GS MOTORCYCLES.  A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE OPERATOR OF AN INVOLVED VEHICLE MAY NEED TO EXERT A FORCE GREATER THAN EXPECTED TO INITIATE THE TURNING OF THE STEERING HANDLEBAR OFF CENTER IN ORDER TO CORRECT VEHICLE DRIFT FROM A STRAIGHT LINE PATH.  THIS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED STEERING CONTROL INPUT TORQUE MAY CAUSE A STEERING ANGLE OVERSHOOT AND AN UNEXPECTED DEVIATION OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE OPERATOR'S INTENDED PATH.","consequence":"IF THIS OCCURS, IT CAN LEAD TO A TEMPORARY OUT OF LANE EXCURSION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH WITH OTHER TRAFFIC AND OR A DRIVE OFF THE ROAD.","remedy":"DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE/REPAIR THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL AT 1-866-767-0707.","notes":"OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":16361,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2008,"make":"CAN-AM","model":"SPYDER","vehicle_id":"2008_can-am_spyder","match":"exact","built_from":"2007-04-04","built_to":"2008-11-17"},{"year":2009,"make":"CAN-AM","model":"SPYDER","vehicle_id":"2009_can-am_spyder","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-09-25","built_to":"2009-06-18"},{"year":2010,"make":"CAN-AM","model":"SPYDER","vehicle_id":"2010_can-am_spyder","match":"exact","built_from":"2009-04-04","built_to":"2010-08-18"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/09V162000"}