BRP Recalls All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 18-735. Announced by CPSC on Apr 10, 2018.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 10, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 6,500 (In addition, about 2,800 in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The dynamic power steering shaft can break and result in a loss of steering control, posing a crash hazard to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles and contact a BRP Can-Am ATV dealer for a free repair. BRP is contacting all known purchasers directly.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: BRP toll-free at 888-272-9222 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Sunday or online at www.can-am.brp.com and click on “Owner Center” and then “Safety” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves model year 2017 Can-Am Outlander and Outlander Max all-terrain vehicles equipped with a dynamic power steering (DPS) and a 450 or 570 engine. The vehicles were sold in various colors. The model name is printed on the side panels of the vehicles. The vehicle identification number (VIN) is printed on the frame under the seat in the middle and on the frame behind the right front wheel. Model Colors 2017 Outlander DPS 570 EFI Yellow, Green, Camo 2017 Outlander DPS 450 EFI Yellow, Green, Camo 2017 Outlander XT 570 EFI Yellow, Pure Magnesium 2017 Outlander Hunter Edition 570 EFI Camo 2017 Outlander XMR 570 EFI Red, White, Black 2017 Outlander MAX DPS 570 EFI Yellow, Green 2017 Outlander MAX DPS 450 EFI Yellow, Green 2017 Outlander MAX XT 570 EFI Pure Magnesium, Yellow
About 6,500 (In addition, about 2,800 in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
2017 Can-Am Outlander and Outlander Max All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by BRP U.S. Inc., Sturtevant, Wis.
- Can-Am dealers nationwide from June 2016 through December 2017 for between $6,000 and $9,750.
- Made in Mexico, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 13 reports of broken steering shafts worldwide, including two reports in the U.S. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 24, 2026.