2012 Can-AM Spyder RS Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2012 Can-AM Spyder RS, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,000 miles.
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.
“I am filing a complaint regarding the ongoing heat problem with my 2012 rs-se5 and the lack of urgency with brp in assisting and fixing my motorcycle. I have provided written communication to brp since january of this year regarding the excessive heat problem since the purchase of this spyder in may of 2013 as a new vehicle from a dealer in springfield, missouri. I was finally able to obtain a case number from the brp rep and I have delivered the bike to a dealer in cuba, missouri and I still am waiting for any contact from brp regarding the written request sent to their representative. …”
NHTSA complaint #10628343, filed 2014-08, 9,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10200278Jan 5, 2016Air scoop retrofit kits.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Can-AM Spyder RS
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Can-AM Spyder RS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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