08 CAN AM SPYDER .PARK BRAKE WARNING ON .PARK BRAKE NOT HOLDING . BUT BRAKES LOCKED UP AFTER BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. WAITED ABOUT 20 MIN AND THEY RELEASED. BUT LOCKED UP AGAIN WHEN APPLIED FOOT BRAKE . EACH TIME I USED FOOT BRAKE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN.HAVE NOT RIDDEN SINCE PROBLEM.
2008 Can-Am Spyder RT
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsMAIN SHAFT BEARINGS FAILED AT 24,000 MILES CAN AM TECHNICAL ADVISORIES HAVE DECREASED ATTENTION ON MAIN DRIVE BELT TWICE. MONTHS DELAY ON REPLACEMENT PARTS MAKES ME THINK A LOT OF THESE ARE FAILING. UNABLE TO GET ADEQUATE EXPLANATION FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE OUT OF CANADA. *TR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2013| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 102 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.