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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Steering. 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.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reports
1,900 miles · Jul 27, 2017
Steering
THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND YANKED THE BIKE TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING ON A PATH IN THE WOODS. THE LIGHT CAME ON DASH THAT READ DPS (DYNAMIC POWER STEERING). IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT BIKE. HOWEVER, CANADA G…
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THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND YANKED THE BIKE TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING ON A PATH IN THE WOODS. THE LIGHT CAME ON DASH THAT READ DPS (DYNAMIC POWER STEERING). IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT BIKE. HOWEVER, CANADA GOES BY A CERTAIN NUMBER AND OUR BIKE WAS LESS THAN 100 NUMBERS AWAY SO THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT COST US ALMOST $1000.00 . I AM VERY UPSET AND BELIEVE OUR BIKE SHOULD BE IN THE SAME RECALL. IT WAS FOR 2011 CAN-AM OUTLANDERS, YELLOW IN COLOR WITH A TWO UP SEAT. EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN JUST ONCE EITHER. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED BY THE DEALER, WE HAD IT ABOUT A MONTH AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN.
NHTSA ODI #11011095
1 miles · Mar 30, 2012
Exterior Lighting
BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE OR ARE HARD TO ILLUMINATE WHEN APPLYING HAND/FOOT BRAKE PRESSURE. *JS
NHTSA ODI #10453533
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