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List of active defect investigations
This table lists active Transport Canada defect investigations. We investigate to find out if there are actual safety-related defects within the associated group of motor vehicles, tires and child car seats.
| Transport Canada file no. |
Year, make, model |
Potential safety-related defect |
Date opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3280-08-89 |
Honda Pilot Honda Passport Honda Odyssey Honda Ridgeline Acura TLX Acura MDX Acura RLX Note: This investigation focuses on vehicles equipped with the 3.5L V6 engine that are not included in TC recall no. 2023-603. |
Engine failure resulting in loss of propulsion | 2025-10 |
| 3280-08-90 |
Hyundai Santa Fe Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Tucson Note: Vehicles equipped with a 2.5L GDI Theta III engine |
Failure of the high-pressure fuel injector(s) resulting in engine stalling | 2025-10 |
| 3280-07-54 |
Kia Sorento Kia Sportage Note: Vehicles equipped with a 2.5L GDI Theta III engine |
Failure of the high-pressure fuel injector(s) resulting in engine stalling | 2025-10 |
| 3280-03-84 |
Arctic Cat Alterra 550 & 1000 Arctic Cat Alterra 700 Arctic Cat Mudpro 700 & 1000 Arctic Cat 1000 Arctic Cat T700 Arctic Cat 700 Arctic Cat 550 Arctic Cat 450 Note: ATVs equipped with electric power steering |
The steering shaft can fracture resulting in a loss of steering control | 2025-10 |
|
3280-11-51 |
LionC Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3 Electrical School Buses |
Low-voltage heating system fires |
2025-09 |
|
3280-08-87 |
Ford Escape Lincoln MKC Note: Vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine Ford Escape Ford Ranger Ford Explorer Ford Explorer Ford Maverick Ford Bronco Sport Ford Bronco Ford Fusion Lincoln Corsair Lincoln MKC Note: Vehicles equipped with a 2.3 L engine |
Block heater fires |
2025-05 |
|
3280-09-29 |
Jeep Cherokee Note: As of April 2025, the scope of this defect investigation has been updated to focus on vehicles not included in recall nos. 2020-261, 2023-254, or 2025-012. As of September 2025, the scope was further expanded to include 2020 to 2023 model year vehicles. |
Power transfer unit (PTU) failure resulting in loss of propulsion and/or loss of PARK |
2024-05 |
|
3280-15-10 |
Volkswagen Golf TDI Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI Volkswagen Jetta TDI Volkswagen Beetle TDI Volkswagen Passat TDI Audi A3 TDI |
Auxiliary heater fires |
2023-01 |
|
3280-07-49 |
2015-2022 recreational vehicles that have a Winntec or WIC model number 6020 propane regulator and that are not already included in one of the safety recall campaigns listed below: 2021-328, 2021-364, 2021-367, 2021-368, 2021-369, 2021-388, 2021-398, 2021-536, 2021-552, 2021-562, 2021-563, 2021-564, 2021-569 and 2022-040. |
Propane (LPG) regulator failure creating a risk of fire |
2022-03 |