Spyder RT Generation 3B (2024–2026): A Familiar Touring Machine, a New Digital Chapter
The RT's redesigned body carried forward, but its instrument panel took a major step in 2024. The next three model years tell a story of changing software, added camera equipment, and continued refinements to the touring lineup.
A glance at a 2024 Spyder RT reveals the bodywork that arrived with the 2020 redesign: the broad touring front end, extended floorboards, and the luggage arrangement that made the newer RT immediately recognizable. Sit in the cockpit, however, and the difference comes into focus. For the 2024 model year, BRP replaced the previous 7.8-inch instrument display with a 10.25-inch touchscreen. What sounds like a simple screen upgrade also changed the way the machine handles connectivity and presents information to its rider.
At Mighty Ride Moto, we use Generation 3B to distinguish the touchscreen-equipped 2024–2026 RTs from the 2020–2023 machines. This is an editorial navigation label, not a generation designation published by BRP. The three-cylinder Rotax 1330 ACE engine and the major 2020-generation body architecture continued; the 2024 milestone was especially important in the cockpit.
The touchscreen brought new possibilities—and new things to verify
The 2024 RT's 10.25-inch display is the most immediately identifiable distinction between 3A and 3B. It is also a reminder that the features listed on a brochure and the functions available on an individual machine may not be identical at every point in its service history.
BRP's July 9, 2024 software campaign, titled Software Update for the 10.25 inch Touchscreen Display: Includes Apple CarPlay and Other Improvements, documented that initial software did not include Apple CarPlay and could exhibit unstable Bluetooth connections. The manufacturer's instructions describe the specified software update. This is a documented service campaign about software and connectivity—not, by itself, evidence that every RT in the period has the same present-day symptoms.
When an owner encounters a feature that is missing or behaves differently from the description in the documentation, the useful first questions are specific: Which model year is this RT? Which display is installed? What software is it running? Has an applicable factory update been completed? A photograph of a touchscreen cannot answer those questions. The display's software status and supported phone/headset configuration matter.
There is also an important separate safety distinction. NHTSA campaign 26V575000 concerns instrument-cluster malfunction in certain touchscreen-equipped Spyder vehicles. This is not the same action as the 2024 Apple CarPlay/Bluetooth update. As with any recall, the covered population and completion status must be checked against the individual VIN using the current manufacturer or recall authority records. A service bulletin about software does not establish that a separate safety recall has been addressed.
The three RT trims in the touchscreen period
The U.S. model materials identify RT, RT Limited, and RT Sea-to-Sky for 2024, 2025, and 2026. All three names belong within the same general body generation, but their factory equipment lists are not interchangeable. Features and finishes below are tied to the years named; they should not be applied backward to earlier examples bearing the same badge.
RT
In the 2024 and 2025 U.S. equipment listings, the RT has the six-speed SE6 semi-automatic transmission, 10.25-inch touchscreen, four-speaker audio, rear air-preload adjustment, and 117 liters of published luggage volume. The 2026 factory listing continues the RT trim and identifies new 16-spoke Carbon Black front wheels. These are examples of documented factory equipment rather than a promise about accessories still installed on a particular machine.
RT Limited
The U.S. listings for the same period identify the RT Limited with SE6, the touchscreen, six-speaker audio, heated seating and grips, automatic rear-leveling equipment, and a published 177-liter luggage configuration. The 2026 specification distinguishes wheel finishes by body color, including Hyper Silver with Pearl White and Carbon Black with other listed finishes. A removable luggage component can alter the appearance of a particular RT without changing its trim designation.
RT Sea-to-Sky
Sea-to-Sky remains a named RT touring configuration in this era, with year-specific appearance and equipment details. BRP's 2024 U.S. listing identifies Vegas White Satin, Moka wheels, and a removable driver backrest. The 2025 materials identify the rearview camera as standard on Sea-to-Sky, and the 2026 specification materials list finishes including Mars Red Metallic with Liquid Titanium details and Ridge wheels, alongside Vegas White Satin with its corresponding wheel finish. These details are particularly valuable in a photo gallery: the right caption tells a visitor which year and trim they are seeing, rather than relying on a single generic “Sea-to-Sky” illustration.
Year by year: the changes worth recognizing
2024: The new display arrives
The change from the previous 7.8-inch display to the 10.25-inch touchscreen makes the 2024 cockpit visually distinct. BRP listed RT, RT Limited, and Sea-to-Sky in the U.S. model range. The related touchscreen update campaign documents the Apple CarPlay and Bluetooth software issues described above. The 2024 factory guide continues time-based as well as distance-based maintenance requirements; even a little-used RT has service dates to track.
BRP's historical technical communications also include a rear-suspension verification item for some RT Limited and Sea-to-Sky machines, along with symptom-specific notes addressing a reverse actuator and driveline noise. These records are not universal diagnoses. They are examples of why a useful service history includes the VIN, symptoms, and actual work performed—not only the year.
2025: Camera equipment and XPS Roadster tires
The 2025 materials add two practical distinctions. First, BRP identifies the backup camera as standard on RT Sea-to-Sky and available as an accessory for other RT packages. Second, the factory model sheets identify XPS Roadster tires for the 2025 RT range. The exact tire designations remain model- and market-specific, so the correct guide and vehicle labels should govern any maintenance or replacement decision.
There is a further detail owners should understand about cameras. A BRP help document discusses retrofit and configuration procedures for applicable 2024–2025 machines. In particular, the specified 2024 RT retrofit involves a 2025-style rear fender and camera kit; enabling a camera setting without physical camera hardware can result in a blue screen while reversing. It is an equipment-configuration issue described by BRP, not proof that the display itself is defective.
2026: Touring details continue to evolve
The 2026 U.S. RT range continues the RT, Limited, and Sea-to-Sky names with the 1330 ACE powertrain and SE6 transmission. BRP's sheets describe updated wheels and finishes, including 16-spoke front wheels on RT and RT Limited and Ridge wheels on Sea-to-Sky. The 2026 Sea-to-Sky equipment listing also includes a vehicle cover. Those documented appearance and accessory changes are worth showing clearly—but they do not establish a new engine or a fourth RT body generation.
Separate 2026 manufacturer records address paint adhesion on the right-hand front fairing of specified white and red units, cargo-module alignment, and steering-angle-sensor learning on specified units. They have different scopes and purposes. None should be converted into a statement that all 2026 RTs have those conditions.
Maintenance: the clock matters, too
The 2024 RT guide illustrates why routine maintenance should be recorded by both date and distance. The schedule lists brake fluid at a two-year interval, spark plugs at 45,000 km (28,000 miles) or five years, and coolant at 50,000 km (30,000 miles) or five years. These are 2024 guide examples, not a replacement schedule for every year or operating condition. Where two triggers appear, follow the factory guide's applicable rule, generally the one reached first.
Oil-level checks, pressures, tire information, and air-filter intervals must follow the exact year and original vehicle instructions. The 2026 operator's guide, for example, directs owners to the actual vehicle tire-pressure label rather than treating an illustration as a substitute for it.
What this era means for RT owners
A 2024, 2025, or 2026 RT is part of the redesign that began in 2020, but the year on the registration now also points toward a different digital system. The trim tells part of the equipment story; the software, factory options, and any retrofits complete it. Keeping those distinctions straight is more useful than assuming that every RT with a touchscreen works exactly the same way.
This page is one part of MRM's RT reference. For the body and touring-layout redesign that preceded the screen, visit RT Generation 3A: 2020–2023. To see how the RT reached this point, return to the RT model overview.
MRM reference note: Equipment descriptions here are based on U.S. manufacturer materials for the specified model years. Factory communications are historical, condition-dependent records; they do not establish the current repair status or campaign eligibility of an individual VIN. Confirm safety recalls and service procedures with current manufacturer information and the correct operator's guide.
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