- Vehicles
- 188
- Built between
- Jan 2005 – Jan 2008
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 10 March 2009
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2005 and January 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005-2008 Turtle Top Ford OdysseyBuilt February 2005 to January 2008
- 2005 Turtle Top Ford Terra TransitBuilt January 2005 to September 2005
- 2005-2008 Turtle Top Ford VAN TerraBuilt February 2005 to January 2008
- 2006-2008 Turtle Top GM OdysseyBuilt June 2006 to January 2008
- 2005-2007 Turtle Top GM Odyssey XLBuilt May 2005 to October 2007
- 2005-2008 Turtle Top GM Terra TransportBuilt February 2005 to December 2007
What the defect is
Turtle top is recalling 188 my 2005-2008 ford odyssey, GM terra transport, and ford van terra, my 2006-2008 GM odyssey, my 2005-2007 GM odyssey xl, and my 2005 ford terra transit buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
What could happen
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
What gets fixed
TURTLE TOP IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E095).
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2005 to January 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 December 2008
- Owners notified10 March 2009
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 December 2008.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or turtle top at 1-574-831-4340.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TURTLE TOP
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 404
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may also 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.