NHTSA Complaint #10625811 — 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT

THIS VEHICLE RUNS EXTREMELY HOT, AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. AFTER RIDING IN 74 DEGREE TEMPERATURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, I USED A DIGITAL THERMOMETER AND MEASURED THE HEAT UNDER THE SEAT AT 157.1 DEGREES WITH THE ENGINE OFF. HEAT RISES FROM THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE SEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BURN TO MY RIGHT LEG. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THESE VEHICLES WITH NO WARNING SUDDENLY CATCHING FIRE AND BEING COMPLETELY DESTROYED. BRP IS AWARE OF THE HEAT PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND SO FAR HAS ONLY OFFERED A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN AN EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS UPDATE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ADDITIONALLY, GASOLINE BOILS IN THE TANK, AND THE GAS CAP GETS SO HOT THAT IT CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT WEARING A GLOVE. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO TAKE A LONG TRIP - WHICH IS THE REASON THAT WE BOUGHT THIS VERY EXPENSIVE TOURING MOTORCYCLE - FOR FEAR THAT OUR VEHICLE WILL BURST INTO FLAMES. PLEASE EXPEDITE YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER, AND PLEASE REQUIRE BRP TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, PERHAPS A RETROFIT TO CHANGE THE COOLING SYSTEM TO MIRROR THE SOLUTION THAT BRP DEVELOPED (AND TOUTED IN THEIR PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE AS "SOLVING THE HEAT PROBLEM) FOR THE 2014 MODEL I.E. TWO RADIATORS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE RATHER THAN THE ONE MOUNTED IN FRONT OF THE RIDER'S RIGHT FOOT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THE VEHICLE FIRSTHAND. *TR