2019 Can-Am Ryker Other / unspecified Problems

Can Am Ryker Wobbly Front and Back Tire/VSS Fault death wobbly VSS63 Code

NHTSA ID

11538615

Incident

Aug 14, 2023

I reached out to dealer ship and manufacture of my unit, explain to them that my unit has a serious wobble and shuddering skip while making turns in curves. I feel like it about to throw from the unit when it does this. I was told it was a yaw sensors. They would then tell me my bike is fine but it an ongoing issue that they refuse to look into

NHTSA ID

11523137

Incident

May 22, 2023

The contact owns a 2019 CAN-AM Ryker. The contact stated while driving 12 MPH and making a turn, the vehicle started jerking and began to lose motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated upon making half the turn and slightly depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact depressed the brake pedal and continued to drive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the pitman arm was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred while driving and making a turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the traction control was malfunctioning and would engage while making turns. The dealer reported the failure to the manufacturer. The manufacturer informed the dealer that the vehicle was operating as intended and that there was no failure with the traction control system. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

NHTSA ID

11466064

Incident

Jan 25, 2022

Mileage

16,000 mi

When making left turns in curves the right wheel brakes automatically, caused me to run off the road, luckily I didn’t get hurt

NHTSA ID

11451516

Incident

Feb 10, 2022

Vehicle goes into VSS mode when making left hand turnes at speeds of 30 MPH or more. Also cause the vehicle to fishtail. This cause the vehicle to swerve into the lane to the right while making the left turn. Breaking and shaking is automatically applied to the right tire while this is happening.

NHTSA ID

11432532

Incident

Sep 1, 2021

The VSS Vehicle stability system on the right tire goes on at speeds of 30 MPH or more while making a sweeping left hand turn. Like on a canyon, highway or street. This causes the vehicle to apply brake pressure only to the the right tire and then pulls the vehicle further to the right side while makeing a left turn. This can cause you to drift uncontrollably into the right hand lane, or into a gaurd rail or into another moving vehicle. This has happened numerous times. This is also related the the back tire getting very wobbly at the same time and causes the Ryker to fishtail out of nowhere. I contacted BRP and they told.me they only had 10 or so complaints about this in their system and therefore no Recall. This seems impossible because as you will see from my photos there are many owners with documented proof and something that lots of Can-Am Ryker owners are complaining about. Sometimes the vehicle will shut down and go into limp mode while in motion because of it. There seems to be a TSB bulletin for a pitman arm fix out to the dealerships. However it's not a mandatory recall and if you are out of warranty (which is currently only 12 months) you are forced to pay for it yourself. The other fix is to reset the sensors, but from what I'm seeing it is only a temporary fix of maybe 4 days tops before the issue starts happening again. I'm worried for all Cn-Am Ryker owners, and wish BRP would issue a fix for this very dangerous issue.

NHTSA ID

11432530

Incident

Sep 4, 2021

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY VEHICLE IN OCTOBER. THE EMAIL SAYS MY VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE PERFORMED AND I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT. SINCE THEN, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER THROUGH PHONE AND EMAIL 4 TIMES. I HAVE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE THE REPAIR TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY BUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY REQUIRED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED IS BEYOND MY MEANS. ACCORDING TO THE EMAIL I WAS SENT, THE DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE WHEELS TO FALL OFF. THIS HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

11387781

Incident

Oct 27, 2020

Mileage

600 mi

SPITS GASOLINE AND CONTINUE TO READ FUEL FAULT! MY RIGHT WHEEL HAS BEEN MAKING A RATTLE NOISE SINCE THE RECALL INSTALL. BRAKES HAVE MADE NOISE SINCE PURCHASE

NHTSA ID

11352404

Incident

Jun 6, 2020

Mileage

238 mi

ON SATURDAY (9/29/19) I NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A TINY SCRATCH ON THE WHEEL AXLE NUT OF THE LEFT, FRONT TIRE OF MY 2019 CAN-AM RYKER AFTER I WAS OUT RIDING FOR A FEW HOURS. I WASN'T REALLY ALARMED BUT PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE, AND WOUND UP NOT RIDING IT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY (10/02/19), I LOADED UP MY SADDLEBAG AND PERFORMED A PRE-CHECK JUST BEFORE I WAS HEADED OUT FOR A RIDE, AND NOTICED THAT THE SCRATCH HAD TURNED INTO A LARGE CRACK THAT WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE WHEEL NUT! IT WAS REALLY STRANGE BECAUSE I HADN'T RIDDEN IN A FEW DAYS SO I WASN'T SURE HOW THAT COULD'VE HAPPENED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY RIDING DAYS HAVE BEEN HALTED.

NHTSA ID

11266090

Incident

Oct 2, 2019

Mileage

2,200 mi

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL NUT IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THRU .I FOUND THIS DURING A PRE-RIDE CHECK.I BEGAN CHECKING THEM EVER SINCE I SAW A POST ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON A FORUM.THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING THIS NUT HOLDS THE WHEEL ON THE BIKE.

NHTSA ID

11252786

Incident

Sep 2, 2019

Mileage

978 mi

THE NET THE HOLDS THE REAR WHEEL ON HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE , I BEGAN CHECKING MINE EVERY TIME BEFORE I RODE. ON AUGUST 31ST 2019 WOW INSTALLING A DIFFERENT SEAT ON MY UNIT. I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND NOTICED THE CRACK IN THE WHEEL NUT. I TALK TO MYSELF I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I WENT IN WITHOUT WRITING TODAY THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE COME OFF. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD THE TRANSPORTING BY FLATBED TRUCK TO THE NEAREST DEALER. I ALSO CONTACTED BRP BY EMAIL TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11252647

Incident

Aug 31, 2019

Mileage

1,000 mi

THE NUT THAT HOLDS MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL ON IS CRACKED. MY BIKE ONLY HAS 1700 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED IT WHILE DOING A PRE CHECK.

NHTSA ID

11246293

Incident

Aug 25, 2019

Mileage

1,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CAN-AM RYKER. BEFORE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LUG NUT WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE HAD ONLY ONE WHEEL IN THE REAR WITH A SINGLE NUT SYSTEM. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO FREEDOM POWERSPORTS OF LEWISVILLE (1320 S STEMMONS FWY, LEWISVILLE, TX 75067) AND THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,197.

NHTSA ID

11244244

Incident

Aug 11, 2019

Mileage

3,197 mi

I HAVE HAD MY 2019 RYKER SINCE EARLY JUNE. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE WHEEL LUG NUTS CRACKING AND NOW HAVE SEEN IT FIRST HAND ON MY REAR WHEEL. I HAVE LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT OTHER THAN REPLACING WITH SAME DEFECTIVE LUG NUT

NHTSA ID

11244179

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Mileage

996 mi

THE NUT THAT HOLDS MY BACK WHEEL ON IS CRACKED. MY BIKE ONLY HAS 100 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED IT WHILE DOING A PRE CHECK.

NHTSA ID

11241191

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

Mileage

100 mi