Recall Register

2012 Turtle Top Odyssey: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2012 Turtle Top Odyssey. The newest campaign is 16V009000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Jan 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V009000, in the NHTSA record

Turtle Top will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on March 21, 2016. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-574-831-4340, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,268 units in total.

  • 16V009000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
  • 15V396000Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner
  • 14V651000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
  • 12V330000Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars

  1. 16V009000Received . 276 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Odyssey, 2008-2009 and 2011 Odyssey LT, 2007-2008 and 2010-2012 Odyssey XL, 2008 and 2012 Terra Transport and 2007-2008 and 2013 Van Terra vehicles equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Turtle Top will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on March 21, 2016. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-574-831-4340, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

    Report filed by Turtle Top. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V396000Received . 355 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Odyssey, 2011 Odyssey LT, 2006-2012 Terra Transport, 2014 Terra Transport, and 2014 Van Terra vehicles built on a GM chassis with a 6.6L engine. The affected transit buses and MPV specialty vehicles are equipped with Trans-Air add-on compressor mount kits, part numbers 4012506-01, 4012506-02, 4013126-01, 4013126-02, 4013235-01, 4013235-02, 4012909, 4013125, 4013222 and 717173 installed by Trans-Air personnel. After installing the compressor, a power distribution terminal strip may not have been properly reconnected.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the power distribution terminal strip has a poor connection or a loose connection, the strip may arc or overheat, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Turtle Top will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the power distribution terminal strip connection, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 19, 2015. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-800-673-2446.

    Report filed by Turtle Top. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 14V651000Received . 276 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Odyssey, 2008-2009, 2011 Odyssey LT, and 2007-2008, 2010-2012 Odyssey XL, 2008, 2012 Terra Transport, and 2007-2008, 2013 Van Terra transit buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Turtle Top will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began November 18, 2014. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-574-831-4340 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

    Report filed by Turtle Top. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 12V330000Received . 361 units.

    Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of an emergency, passengers' exit from the bus may be hindered possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by TURTLE TOP. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20041
  2. 20051
  3. 20063
  4. 20073
  5. 20083
  6. 20093
  7. 20104
  8. 20114
  9. 20124
  10. 20135
  11. 20145
  12. 20152
  13. 20162
  14. 20171
  15. 20181
  16. 20191
  17. 20241

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2012 Turtle Top Odyssey: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/turtle-top/odyssey/2012/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Turtle Top

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Turtle Top Odyssey?
1,268 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Turtle Top Odyssey have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Turtle Top Odyssey, model years 2004 to 2024. 4 of them name the 2012 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Turtle Top Odyssey open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.