Rearview Mirror May Detach

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (Bombardier) is recalling certain 2023 Can-Am F3 and F3-S motorcycles. The rearview mirror lens may dislodge from the housing.

Risk / consequence

A detached rearview mirror lens can decrease rear visibility for the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install new mirror assemblies, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed January 25, 2024. Owner notification letters were mailed January 22, 2024. Owners may contact BRP customer service at 1-888-272-9222. Bombardier's number for this recall is Bulletin 2023-9. This recall is an expansion of Recall 23V-053.

Chronology of events

1. May 2023

   In May 2023, some Model Year 2023 Can-Am Spyder F3 and F3-S vehicles were included in a safety recall regarding possible mirrors’ lens falling from its housing. In monitoring its network, BRP saw a high rate of mirrors’ lens still falling in the Model Year 2023 vehicles which were inspected during the safety recall process or in vehicles outside the safety recall population. Nor BRP or its supplier have confirmed the exact root cause of the trend seen in its network. One hypothesis is a possible additional weakness created by possible housing inspection made in quality insurance or in the recall procedure. BRP did not want to wait for further analysis to address this situation. With all the information collected and analyzed, BRP decided on December 11, 2023, that it had enough information to report and wants to proceed with a safety recall. The repair part for this recall will be assembled with a housing molded with a raw material from a different source which shows better resistance properties. This is also the raw material currently used in production. The number of reported cases in the United States will be provided shortly. (UPDATE DEC 19: In the United States, we have 51 reported cases of falling mirrors (28 during the pre-delivery inspection and 23 after delivery) ranging from June 2023 to November 2023). No accident was reported worldwide.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

DEC 21, 2023 - DEC 21, 2023

Owner notification

JAN 22, 2024 - JAN 22, 2024

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