Bombardier Recreational Products Incorporated, the guardian firm of Can-Am, is recalling sure 2019 by means of 2023 Ryker three-wheelers in accordance with a security recall report it filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on December 15, 2023.

A faulty excessive stress gasoline pump was equipped by a part maker, which might fail throughout regular use. Failure of the gasoline pump might result in the engine stalling, which might improve the chance of a crash.

According to BRP’s information, roughly 10,969 Rykers bought within the US might be affected. This represents roughly 95 p.c of the inhabitants. 

Here’s a breakdown of the mannequin years and manufacturing dates affected. Please observe that BRP didn’t present VIN ranges for any of those bikes.

According to BRP’s chronology of this difficulty, in August 2023, Transport Canada (the Canadian equal of NHTSA, for these unfamiliar) notified BRP about experiences it had obtained relating to gasoline pump malfunctions on Rykers.

Upon BRP’s investigation into the matter, it discovered that one in every of its suppliers had modified uncooked supplies used within the impellers in its gasoline pumps over the course of their manufacture. It went from a primary supply to a brand new supply, then finally again to the primary supply. The new supply, they discovered, could cause the impeller to swell in use, which might trigger it to intrude with the gasoline pump housing, thus inflicting the gasoline pump to cease working correctly.

Over the course of BRP’s investigation, NHTSA additionally contacted the corporate relating to related experiences of gasoline pump failure. On December 11, 2023, BRP decided that it ought to provoke a security recall. The firm additionally notes that to this point, it has recorded no accidents associated to this difficulty worldwide.

Regarding the recall service, BRP will instruct its licensed supplier community to examine the gasoline pump to establish whether or not it’s within the recalled lot numbers. If it’s, BRP sellers will exchange the gasoline pump with a brand new unit that isn’t a part of the recalled batch, freed from cost.

According to BRP’s plans, supplier notifications started on December 21, 2023. Ryker house owners will likely be notified starting on January 22, 2024 by way of letters despatched by means of postal mail. 

Owners could contact Bombardier customer support at 1-888-272-9222. The BRP quantity for this recall is Bulletin 2023-10. Owners might also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to www.nhtsa.gov. 

This is the most recent in a string of recollects associated to numerous mannequin years of the Can-Am Ryker, together with brake light, electrical short, handlebar, front wheel, and wheel nut issues. Because a few of these recollects cowl a number of years, please examine in case your Ryker has had all mandatory recall service accomplished within the curiosity of security.