NHTSA Complaint #10451530 — 2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RT

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10451530
Vehicle	2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RT
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	October 21, 2011
Date Filed	March 13, 2012
Mileage	18,174 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DROPPED THE SPEED FROM ABOUT 65MPH TO 40MPH. STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. DRIVERS IN BACK BRAKING HARD TO AVOID ME, TRYING TO GET TO SHOULDER BUT NOW THE TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT IS TRAVELING TWICE AS FAST AS I AM. UNABLE TO GO FASTER DUE TO WHAT MANUFACTURER CALLS "LIMP HOME MODE". FINALLY GOT TRAFFIC IN RIGHT LANES TO SLOW TO ALLOW ME TO GET SAFELY TO SHOULDER. VERY HARROWING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE RIDDEN MOTORCYCLES FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER RIDDEN SUCH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS EXACT SCENARIO HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE THE DEALER REPAIRED IT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRP. ALL PROBLEMS WERE RELATED TO BIKES COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT MALFUNCTIONED. BIKE CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR THIRD TIME FOR SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN READ ABOUT OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM ON "SPYDERLOVERS" BLOG. THIS BIKE HAS SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR ON ALL OF ITS MODELS. *TR

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