# 2012 CAN-AM COMMANDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1157956` · 2015-02-17 · Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CAN-AM
- **Model:** COMMANDER
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 1,700
## Narrative
DROVE UTV UP STATE ROAD LESS THAN 1/2 MILE TO SHEEP PASTURE.  GOT OUT OF UTV OPEN UP THE GATE.  PULLED UTV INTO PASTURE.  GOT OUT OF UTV LEFT IT RUNNING.  PICKING UP FIRE WOOD.  SUDDEN "POP" SOUND.  ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED.  SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE THEN FLAMES COMING FROM OUT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE UTV.  BURNT THE WINDSHIELD, SECTION OF THE HOOD, DRIVER'S NET DOOR AND SIDE PANEL.  *TR
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*