# 2008 CAN-AM SPYDER RS — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `885166` · 2011-10-13 · Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CAN-AM
- **Model:** SPYDER RS
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 17,500
## Narrative
I WAS RIDING MY 2005 CANAM SPYDER MOTORCYCLE TO WORK AND ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AWAY WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT I HEARD A POP AND SAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COME UP FROM UNDER THE COWLING.  I IMMEDIATELY RUSHED TO MY WORK PARKING LOT (BECAUSE THERE WERE NO TREES OR ANYTHING FLAMMABLE AROUND) AND WENT INTO WORK TO GET SOME WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE SMALL FLAMES I SAW.  BY THE TIME I GOT BACK OUTSIDE THE BIKE WAS ENGULFED AND MELTING.  (THE OUTER SKIN IS MAINLY FIBERGLASS) I HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS POSTINGS OF FIRES ON THE MOTORCYCLES AND ALSO THE WATERCRAFT AND ATV'S THIS COMPANY MANUFACTURES. *TR
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