Looked at a used '16 RTL today intending to purchase it, and during my due diligence crawling around on the floor with a flashlight, observed a bunch of melted black plastic in the area around where the left side cooling fan motor would go...but the motor itself was gone. The fan disk was still in there, but just kind of rattling about.

Told the dealer about it, and they are replacing the damaged/missing parts with OEM, at which point I will resume my purchase process. I have also asked for a BUDS printout upon completion due to this very strange situation, for my piece of mind.

Unit has 8,800 miles on it, a few scratches, needs tires due to age, but no other major issues noted during my inspection.

Has anyone ever heard of such a thing happening?

I can't think of a situation other than a shorted fan motor that would cause such a heat buildup.

With that said, I have zero experience with these machines.

It just struck me as very strange.