2008 Can-AM Spyder RS Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 3%of 37 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 36,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2008 Can-AM Spyder RS, 3% of the 37 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2008 bombardier bombardier products Can-Am spyder roadster. While pulling into the garage, the contact noticed smoke on the passenger side of the vehicle. He grabbed the clutch and pushed the vehicle out of the garage, where it caught fire in the driveway. The fire department arrived and filed a report. His home sustained heat damage. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were 36,500. Updated 05/26/09 updated 05/29/09.”
NHTSA complaint #10269056, filed 2009-05, 36,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10200278Jan 5, 2016Air scoop retrofit kits.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Can-AM Spyder RS
22 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Can-AM Spyder RS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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