Other steering problem on the 2014 Can-AM Spyder RT
Only 3 reports for this mode came with an odometer reading, which is too few for percentiles to mean anything. The page is here because someone linked to it; treat the figures as anecdotes, and see the full report for this year instead.
When other steering problem gets reported
There are 3 reports of other steering problem on the 2014 Can-AM Spyder RT, 3 with a mileage attached. That is too few to place the failure on the odometer with any confidence.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 95,000 miles. It is the 2nd most-reported problem on this model year.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 20,300 miles | — | — |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Putting it right typically runs $350–$2,400 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure, every year of the Can-AM Spyder RT
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
40,000 miles and the steering mechanism has worn out. The handlebars move back and forth without the front wheels being affected. The dealer says the machine cannot be safely ridden until the steering assembly has been replaced. The service manager noted that he has seen several other similar models with the same issue. I am lucky to have this repaired before I had a serious accident. There is reporting that brp had to have a recall for this in earlier year models and now it looks like the same safety issue has re-appeared in its 2014 models.
I own a 2014 can am rt-sm6 motorcycle. In october 2018 I had to have the steering mechanism realigned, it was steering to one side. This week the problem is back, which indicates that the steering mechanism is loose. This could result in a very serious accident, if it comes loose when traveling on a highway, resulting in the loss of control of my motorcycle. I first noticed this when traveling and when I got home I double checked and the alignment is visual and measurable. This is the second time this has occurred with my motorcycle.
Motor cycle was stored in garage over winter in chicago area. Started it up on first day in 80 degrees and getting codes p0552 and p0551. The bike displays the handel bars on display. Research shows problem with do's which is a steering assist unit. Brp (manufacture) of the motorcycle had had prior recalls on the same unit in prior years. Many people on the internet having same issue that results in 2000.00 dollar repair. Bike still runs but you can feel steering is harder. Although the bike is a 2014 I only put a few thousand miles each summer driving it local. A bike with just over 10k mies should not pop a two thousand dollar repair sitting in storage. I see this as a safety issue since it impacts your ability to steer and avoid road side incidents and distracted drivers. I always have my wife on the bike and bought a three wheel unit to give both of us more of a safe ride. I would appreciate you looking into this issue.
Also reported on the 2014 Can-AM Spyder RT
Oil leak
Air suspension failure
Other body or interior problem
Radiator or coolant leak
Parking brake failure
Other engine problem
How far this goes
This page is kept out of search results because 3 reports is not enough to publish percentiles from. It stays reachable because somebody looking at this exact car would rather see the reports than be told there are none.
Complaints are voluntary, so 3 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does other steering problem happen on the 2014 Can-AM Spyder RT?
Across 3 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 20,000 miles. A quarter were filed before — and a quarter after —. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is other steering problem on the 2014 Can-AM Spyder RT?
3 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.8 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed