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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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Suspension. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 7, 2020
EngineSeat BeltsSuspension
I PURCHASED A NEW CAN AM DEFENDER ON MAY 30 WITH NO TEST RIDE. UPON RETURNING HOME I DROVE THE UNIT TO MY NEIGHBOR'S HOME, NOTICING A VERY LOUD RATTLE. MY NEIGHBOR AND I DID A SUPERFICIAL INSPECTION AND DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT BELT TO THE FRAME WAS NOT EVEN FINGER TIGHT, DESPITE THE DE…
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I PURCHASED A NEW CAN AM DEFENDER ON MAY 30 WITH NO TEST RIDE. UPON RETURNING HOME I DROVE THE UNIT TO MY NEIGHBOR'S HOME, NOTICING A VERY LOUD RATTLE. MY NEIGHBOR AND I DID A SUPERFICIAL INSPECTION AND DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT BELT TO THE FRAME WAS NOT EVEN FINGER TIGHT, DESPITE THE DESIGN INCLUDING A BOLT WITH A NYLON WASHER LOCK ON THE BOLT. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO ANTI-FREEZE IN THE RESERVOIR. I DROVE THE UNIT HOME AND INSPECTED THE UNIT A LITTLE MORE, DISCOVERING THAT THE OIL HAD BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVERFILLED, NO ANTI-FREEZE VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK ALSO BEING ATTACHED BY A SIMILAR BOLT WITH NYLON LOCK NUT THAT WAS ALSO NOT EVEN FINGER TIGHT. I REALIZED THAT THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THE WAY THE MOTOR WAS PREPPED PRIOR TO 30+ HOURS OF OPERATION AT THE DEALER AND BUILD ISSUES THAT COULD PUT MY LIFE AT RISK IF NOT DISCOVERED BY ME PRIOR TO RIDING. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND BRP DIRECTLY AND THEY SEEM TO DISMISS MY CONCERNS REGARDING MY SAFETY CONCERNS.
NHTSA ODI #11327602
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