It is being investigated by the local police in Peru and the team is being supported by the race organisers.
Brave: Race2Recovery are aiming to become the first ever disabled team to finish the gruelling race
The Race2Recovery team, which has been raising funds for forces charities since 2011, is hoping to become the first disability team to complete the challenge.
The rally began in Lima on Saturday and ends in Santiago, Chile, on January 20.
What is the Dakar Rally?
- Starts in Lima, Peru and ends in Santiago, Chile
- 15 days of racing over 9,000km
- Extreme mountain and desert terrain
- Race covers Peru, Argentina and Chile
- Hundreds of motorbikes, quads, cars and trucks take part
- More than 20 competitors have lost their lives since the first Paris-Dakar rally in 1979
It will see the team travel some 5,600 miles of extreme mountain and desert terrain that will take them through southern Peru, across the border into Argentina and then to Chile over 15 days.
The Race2Recovery team began the race with four Wildcat race vehicles along with additional support vehicles but will now continue with just two race vehicles.
Capt Harris, 31, who had his lower leg amputated while serving in Afghanistan, is one of the rally drivers.
The fleet of support vehicles include a 4x4 truck racing with it, plus 8x8 support trucks and a number of Land Rover Discovery vehicles to help move the support team and mechanical equipment.
On track: Lino Ramon Sisterna and Juan Pablo Sisterna of Volvo compete on the road from Arequipa to Arica
Daredevils: Motorcyclists compete during the second stage of the rally to Pisco in Peru
Moment of calm: Mini's driver Stephane Perterhansel enjoys some stunning beach scenery
The team has the motto Beyond Injury - Achieving The Extraordinary, and set up its Dakar Rally challenge to inspire people who may be injured, ill or facing adversity.
The 28-strong team includes British and US servicemen who were wounded in combat and have missing limbs, spinal injuries and psychological and fragmentation injuries.
They received royal backing when it became the first recipient of a grant from the Endeavour Fund, set up by the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
Higher ground: Guerlain Chicherit and Jean-Pierre Garcin compete in the fifth stage in Chile
Lonely road: French rider Cyril Despres steers his KTM motorcycle across the desert plains
Keep on trucking: Russian driver Nikolaev Eduard goes airborne over the beach
All proceeds raised by the team go to the Tedworth House Personnel Recovery Centre, Tidworth, Wiltshire, which is part of a Government-led initiative to help wounded and sick servicemen and women recover.
A host of celebrities including Dame Kelly Holmes and Robbie Williams took to social media to show their support for the Race2Recovery team and wish them luck as they set off.
Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, a motoring enthusiast, sent a video message praising them for putting the focus on ability rather than disability.
Dangerous: Russian driver Vladimir Vasilyev overturned his vehicle during the third stage in the Nasca desert
Crash: South Africa Riaan Van Niekerk falls during Stage five between Arequipa and Arica
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