Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V330000

Structure: body: roof and pillars

TURTLE TOP filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-07-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V330000

Structure: body: roof and pillars

Component
Structure: body: roof and pillars
Manufacturer
TURTLE TOP
Vehicles affected
361
Reported to NHTSA
2012-07-11
Owners notified
2012-08-16

Defect description

Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2012 commercial buses manufactured from April 1, 2011, through March 25, 2012, equipped with Specialty Manufacturing Inc. (SMI) Prolo roof hatches. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in an opening force of the Prolo roof hatches that exceeds federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Safety risk

In the event of an emergency, passengers' exit from the bus may be hindered possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.

Manufacturer remedy

Turtle Top will notify owners. SMI will provide service kits along with repair instructions to dealers and owners, free of charge. The safety recall began on August 16, 2012. Owners may contact Turtle Top at 1-574-831-4349 or SMI at 1-800-951-7867.

Notes

Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

11 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
TURTLE TOP Odyssey2012 2011 2010
TURTLE TOP Odyssey LT2011
TURTLE TOP Odyssey XL2012 2011
TURTLE TOP Terra Transport2012 2011 2010
TURTLE TOP Vanterra2012 2011

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.