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The Canadian Army has been dealing with a variety of issues with its new fleet of Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles. Those issues have included problems with suspension and brakes as well as rollovers. In addition, there have been four TAPV fires since March 2014.

The latest TAPV fire, shown in a photo posted on Reddit (see the image above) occurred outside CFB Petawawa on November 13, 2018, according to the Canadian Army. The fire started in the engine compartment and spread to the spare tire mounted on the top-rear of the vehicle.

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At no time was the TAPV “fully on fire,” the Army noted in a statement to Postmedia. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

The burned out TAPV is scheduled to be moved to Textron Systems Canada Inc. at the end of January, 2019 for a complete investigation and assessment of the vehicle. Until these investigations are completed, it is not known whether or not the vehicle will be written off as “beyond economical repair,” the Army stated. “In general, when damage can be traced back to a design and/or production quality issue then some or all of the repair costs would be borne by the contractor,” the Army pointed out in its statement. “This determination is normally made on completion of an investigation and in consultation with Public Services and Procurement Canada. In a case where DND is at fault, or if the cause of the incident is unclear, DND normally assumes all repair costs (i.e. material and labour).”