BRP Recalls Side-by-Side Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 21-767. Announced by CPSC on Jul 22, 2021.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 22, 2021. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 34,400 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 stock CVT air intake can become completely obstructed with snow causing the drive belt to overheat and break, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using track kits on the recalled vehicles in snow conditions and contact a Can-Am 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, online contact form at https://www.brp.com/content/canam-offroad/en_CA/form/contact-us.html or at https://can-am.brp.com/off-road/us/en/ and click on “Owner Zone” and then “Safety Recalls. BRP is contacting all purchasers directly.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves model years 2020 and 2021 Defender HD10 side-by-side vehicles. The 82 HP engine vehicles were sold in various colors. The recalled vehicles are equipped with track kits, the Apache 360 LT and the Apache Backcountry track systems, sold separatedly by BRP. The model name and the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is printed on a label under the glove box. The following 20 vehicle models are included in this recall: Model Name HD10 Can-Am Defender HD10 Can-Am Defender DPS HD10 Can-Am Defender MOS HD10 Can-Am Defender XMR HD10 Can-Am Defender XT HD10 Can-Am Defender XTP HD10 Can-Am Defender CAB HD10 Can-Am Defender CAB XT HD10 Can-Am Defender LTD CAB HD10 Can-Am Defender MAX CAB XT HD10 Can-Am Defender MAX DPS HD10 Can-Am Defender MAX LTD CAB HD10 Can-Am Defender MAX XMR HD10 Can-Am Defender MAX XT HD10 Can-Am Defender PRO DPS HD10 Can-Am Defender PRO LTD CAB HD10 Can-Am Defender PRO XT HD10 Can-Am Defender 6X6 HD10 Can-Am Defender 6X6 DPS HD10 Can-Am Defender 6X6 XT
About 34,400 units, as CPSC gives them.
Model Years 2020 and 2021 Can-AM Defender HD10 side-by-side vehicles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by BRP U.S. Inc., Sturtevant, Wis.
- Can-Am dealers nationwide from February 2019 through July 2021 for between $12,500 and $22,500 for the vehicles and between $4,700 and $4,900 for the track systems sold separately.
- Made in Mexico, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
BRP has received three reports of incidents involving fires. 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.