High-Pressure Fuel Pump May Fail

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (Bombardier) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Can-Am Ryker motorcycles. The impeller may swell, causing the high-pressure fuel pump to fail.

Risk / consequence

A fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pump as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2024. Owners may contact Bombardier customer service at 1-888-272-9222. Bombardier's number for this recall is Bulletin 2023-10.

Chronology of events

1. August 2023

   In August 2023, Transport Canada informed BRP of received reports of fuel pumps malfunction. The cases were grouped under TC 3208-07-52. BRP reviewed all the TC reports, reanalyzed its network data, contacted customers, and collected fuel pumps from the field. BRP also promptly contacted its fuel pump supplier to start a joint analysis. The investigation took place from August to December 2023. During this time, BRP was informed by its supplier that changes were made as to the source of the raw material used to produce the impeller over the years (initial source, new source and back to the initial source). It was found that the “new” source of material for the impeller could cause it to swell and come in interference with the housing. This could create a fuel pump failure. BRP worked to confirm its supplier’s findings and to identify when those fuel pumps were installed on its vehicles and sold as service parts. BRP was also contacted by NHTSA during this period following reports from customers as well. 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. In looking back in its claim data and after reanalysis, BRP evaluates that in the United States, 132 cases could be potentially related to this situation from which 43 occurring while riding with a reported failure date after the cut off date of March, 6, 2021 to October 30, 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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