NHTSA Complaint #10625738 — 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT

I HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES COMING FROM MY 2012 CAN AM SPYDER RT-S MOTORCYCLE AFTER A RIDE AND PARKING MY VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. THIS WAS FROM THE TIME THAT I FIRST PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE. I RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT GAS CAP FROM BRP SHORTLY AFTERWARDS DUE TO A RECALL AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE OLD CAP, (I STILL HAVE THE OLD CAP). I CONTINUED TO SMELL THE FUMES EVEN AFTER THE NEW CAP WAS INSTALLED BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF THE FUMES UNTIL I BEGAN READING COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AND EVENTUALLY FIRES THAT RESULTED. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I REMOVED MY GAS CAP TO REFILL MY TANK AFTER A RIDE THAT I WOULD HEAR AIR ESCAPING AND A SMALL POP. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS MOTORCYCLES OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER NOTICED THIS PREVIOUSLY. I KEEP MY MOTORCYCLE IN MY GARAGE AND THIS ISSUE GREATLY CONCERNS ME. I WORK SHIFT WORK AND OCCASIONALLY RETURN HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND PARK MY MOTORCYCLE AFTER WORKING 12-14 HOURS AND THE LAST THING ON MY MIND IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE IN MY GARAGE. OUR GARAGE IS BELOW OUR LIVING QUARTERS AND THIS COULD BECOME A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE 3 OF OUR DOGS THAT SLEEP IN A BASEMENT ROOM ADJACENT TO THE GARAGE. I DO HAVE A SMOKE ALARM IN MY GARAGE BUT I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IF THERE WAS A FIRE DUE TO THE FUMES IGNITING THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO THE BASEMENT IN TIME TO SAVE OUR PETS. THIS ISSUE OBVIOUSLY HAS BECOME A GROWING CONCERN DUE TO THE INCREASE IN PROBLEMS AND FIRES RESULTING FROM THIS CONDITION. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED WILL RESULT IN A SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION BEFORE LOSS OF LIFE HAPPENS AND NOT JUST PROPERTY DAMAGE AT THIS POINT.