# 2016 CAN-AM DEFENDER — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> NHTSA complaint `1625170` · 2019-12-02 · Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CAN-AM
- **Model:** DEFENDER
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 9,125
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE HARD LEFT IF, OR WHEN THE OPERATOR LET'S LOOSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT OF THE DYNAMIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM CONSTANT LEFT TURN PRESSURE ON THE RACK AND PINION HAS CAUSED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION, CAUSING A SEVERE HANDLING SITUATION, COMBINED WITH THE CONSTANT LEFT TURN PRESSURE RENDER THE VEHICLE NON OPERATIONAL.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*