- Vehicles
- 40
- Built between
- May 2010 – Mar 2011
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 April 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2010 and March 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2011 Ford OdysseyBuilt May 2010 to March 2011
- 2009-2011 Ford Odyssey MPVBuilt May 2010 to March 2011
- 2009-2011 GM OdysseyBuilt May 2010 to March 2011
What the defect is
Turtle top is recalling certain model 2009 through 2011 odyssey and odyssey mpv transit buses and mpv specialty vehicles manufactured from may 4, 2010, through march 21, 2011, equipped with a turtle top branded first aid kit with part number 206123. The first aid kits could possibly contain contaminated povidine iodine prep pads.
What could happen
Contaminated pads could lead to life threatening infections in at-risk individuals.
What gets fixed
TURTLE TOP WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE AFFECTED PREP PADS SHOULD BE DISCARDED. THE IODINE PREP PADS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY CERTIFIED SAFETY MANUFACTURING, INC.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2010 to March 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 April 2011
- Owners notified15 April 2011
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 11 April 2011.
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 should contact certified safety at 1-800-854-7474 to obtain the free replacement pads. The safety recall began on april 15, 2011.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TURTLE TOP
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.