Can-Am Spyder Gs, Can-Am Spyder Rs, model years 2008 to 2010. Filed by Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 12 December 2012. 9,600 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Can-Am Spyder GS and model year 2010 Can-AM Spyder RS vehicles. Fuel vapors may exit the fuel vapor canister vent hose in the enclosed engine compartment.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V581 cover?
- Can-Am Spyder GS, Can-Am Spyder RS, model years 2008-2010.
- What is wrong with them?
- Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Can-Am Spyder GS and model year 2010 Can-AM Spyder RS vehicles. Fuel vapors may exit the fuel vapor canister vent hose in the enclosed engine compartment.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Fuel vapors in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire and personal injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BRP will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel vapor canister vent hose and replace and re-route it, as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 26, 2012. Owners may contact BRP AT 1-888-638-5397.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Fuel vapors in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire and personal injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V581 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Reported to NHTSA | 12 December 2012 |
| Model years | 2008-2010 |
| Vehicles named | CAN-AM SPYDER GS, CAN-AM SPYDER RS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Fuel vapors in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire and personal injury.
The remedy
BRP will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel vapor canister vent hose and replace and re-route it, as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 26, 2012. Owners may contact BRP AT 1-888-638-5397.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 470 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, gasoline. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V581, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v581/
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