NHTSA Complaint #10659906 — 2012 CAN-AM SPYDER RT

I BOUGHT A NEW 2012 SPYDER RT IN JULY 2012. AFTER MY FIRST LONG RIDE ON MY SPYDER, I PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, MY ENTIRE GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES, AND I COULD SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE MY HOUSE, AS WELL. THE FUEL ODOR PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED, DESPITE NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER IS SUPPOSED TO ABSORB VAPORS FROM THE FUEL TANK; HOWEVER, THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER ON MY SPYDER HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES SO FAR, DUE TO BEING FLOODED. I'VE EVEN SEEN LIQUID GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM THE OVERFLOW LINE ON THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER. IT IS APPARENT THAT TOO MUCH HEAT IS SOAKING INTO THE FUEL TANK FROM THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH GENERATES MORE FUEL VAPORS THAN THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER SYSTEM CAN HANDLE. I'VE TRIED TO MINIMIZE THE PRODUCTION OF FUEL VAPORS, BY FILLING THE FUEL TANK AT THE END OF A RIDE, SO THERE IS A LARGE VOLUME OF COOL FUEL TO ABSORB THE HEAT, ONCE THE SPYDER IS TURNED OFF. I'VE ALSO HAD THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM REMOVED, HAD A CERAMIC COATING APPLIED EXTERNALLY TO EACH COMPONENT, AND REINSTALLED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THESE MEASURES HAVE HELPED SOMEWHAT, BUT AS SOON AS I GET STUCK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER FLOODS AGAIN, AND I CAN SMELL THE FUEL VAPORS AGAIN. *TR