Can-Am Can-Am Defender Max X MR HD10

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20221125-811A4-2147352406. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Can-Am Can-Am Defender Max X MR HD10. Source model text: Defender HD8. Incident: 2019 Can Am Defender HD8 caught fire and burned completely after driving 8 miles on a gravel road and parked on the gravel road. This UTV has never been off road and no aftermarket parts have been installed. Can Am says the damage is too extensive to tell where or why the fire started. The unit had been parked for 45 minutes before the fire started

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180722-BD96E-2147386642. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Can-Am Can-Am Defender Max X MR HD10. Source model text: Can-Am Maverick X3 Max. Incident: I purchased my Can-Am X3 Maverick Max in September of last year. After less than 100 miles, I took it to the dealership because the steering wasn't responsive. The dealer told me it was normal. I took it out again, and the steering was so poor that it stopped working altogether, and locked in a turned position resulting in a near rollover of the vehicle. I took the vehicle in yet again, and the dealer replaced the power steering motor. It has made no difference, and the steering has actually worsened. Parked on concrete, I cannot steer the wheel with one hand. In 4wd, it is impossible to steer unless the vehicle is moving. Can-Am and BRP know this is an issue, and have even updated the steering motor in the 2019 units, but the 2018 owners have no option. The vehicle becomes inoperable and unsafe.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20231023-248CE-2147344497. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Can-Am Can-Am Defender Max X MR HD10. Source model text: Can Am Defender. Incident: I was using the 2023 Can Am Defender HD9 we had just bought in April of 2023. It had less than 16 hrs. on it. I was clearing road ways along the property lines. I heard a noise that sounded like pressure being released, like a line blowing. When I looked behind me there were flames coming up around the sides of the bed and from between the bed and cab. I put the UTV in park and jumped off. Only injuries would be from exhaustion and shortness of breath from trying to contain the fire until the fire department could get on scene.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240204-1AC7B-2147341259. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Can-Am Can-Am Defender Max X MR HD10 (Can-Am Defender Max X Mr HD10, Black & Yellow 72 hp, Rotax 976 cc, V-twin, liquid cooled with strategically positioned engine air intake L x W x H 160.5 x 64 x 82 in. (407.6 x 162.5 x 208.3 cm)). Incident: 2019 Can-Am Defender Max X Mr HD10, spontaneous fire, incinerated side-by-side minus frame and bumper; I was using utility vehicle ([REDACTED]), no injuries occurred. I drove the machine from my house to end of driveway to pay tractor for pulling my truck out of the ditch (drove 1/2 mile)(heavy snow and ice storm affected Tennessee). Machine was turned off for 10 minutes while I paid the tractor guy. Turned it on to drive home and went 2/5 mile and high temperature gauge came across dash. I turned off machine, took keys out, and walked home 3/5 mile down driveway. As I was walking up to house my wife came out and notice smoke in the distance. We drove our vehicles immediately to side-by-side and it was engulfed in flames, already nearly melted down. Fire department came and put out remaining fire which at that time was mostly burning rubber from the tires ashes. Entire machine other than frame and bumper was incinerated. Conditions - unusual heavy snow in Tennessee. Current recall on 2020/2021 Apache model for snow clogging CVT intake "The stock CVT air intake can become completely obstructed with snow causing the drive belt to overheat and break, posing a fire hazard." Recall on BRP site specifically states other models are not affected and I believe this to be false. They specifically state The heavy snow conditions created similar environment to Apache models posing same risk. Machine was in excellent condition, just over 100 hours. BRP website states that snorkel version does not need update with recall "If your vehicle is NOT modified with a track kit Your vehicle does