BRP recalled 14,014 Can-Ams whose touchscreen dash could blank speed and turn signals

BRP recalled certain 2024–2027 Can-Am Spyder F3 and Spyder RT, 2025–2027 Canyon, and 2025–2026 Pulse and Origin models — 14,014 units in all, per NHTSA campaign 26V-575 — because the touchscreen instrument cluster can reset, freeze or stay blank while riding. BRP's owner notices describe the failure conditions as a communication failure or a memory leak in the cluster, depending on how a rider uses the USB and Bluetooth connections.

The screen is safety equipment here. A frozen or dead cluster stops showing the rider's speed and the warning lights carried on the display, and during a cluster reset the turn signals and hazard lights can temporarily deactivate — making the rider harder to read and raising crash risk. NHTSA's record says the vehicles fail FMVSS 123 (controls and displays) and FMVSS 122 (brake systems) while the cluster is affected. BRP says the physical telltale warning lights keep working, and no crash or injury counts are given.

The remedy is software rather than parts: BRP Connect version 6.0.0 or higher, installable over the air on a 2.4 GHz network in an estimated 10 to 20 minutes, or free at any authorized Can-Am dealer. NHTSA received BRP's report on July 9, 2026; the owner notices are dated September 15, the update became available September 16, affected VINs became searchable on nhtsa.gov from September 22, and formal owner notification letters are expected to mail October 12.

14,014 vehicles recalled across five model families; free cluster software update for every owner, over the air or at a dealer.

Cluster software managed ordinary USB and Bluetooth use badly enough to suffer memory leaks or communication failures.

One integrated screen carried speed, warning lights and signal status, so a software hang took safety-critical information down with it.

During resets the turn signals and hazard lights could stop responding, making the vehicle's intentions unreadable to other road users.

The vehicles failed FMVSS 123 on controls and displays and FMVSS 122 on brake systems while the cluster was affected.

When one screen carries speed, warnings and signals, its software bugs become a crash risk — and a recall can sometimes ship as a code update instead of parts.

The over-the-air update has been available since September 16, 2026 — nearly a month before the October 12 letter mailing — but BRP's notices do not say a completed install automatically closes the recall on a VIN, so owners are pointed to NHTSA's lookup to confirm. Owners who already paid for a repair for this issue can contact BRP for possible reimbursement, lessees must be forwarded the notice within ten working days, and buyers of used Spyders, Canyons, Pulses and Origins in the affected years are advised to run the VIN before purchase.