NHTSA complaint: 2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CAN-AM SPYDER RS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND FELL OVER AND SLID A FEW INCHES WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A MORE EXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE PERSON WHO DROVE THE VEHICLE THE REMAINDER OF THE WAY STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation