- Vehicles
- 133
- Built between
- Feb 2008 – Oct 2011
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 21 March 2012
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2008 and October 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008-2011 Ford OdysseyBuilt February 2008 to October 2011
- 2009 Ford Odyssey LTBuilt February 2008 to October 2011
- 2010 GM OdysseyBuilt February 2008 to October 2011
- 2008-2011 Turtle Top Odyssey XLBuilt February 2008 to October 2011
What the defect is
Turtle top is recalling certain model 2008 through 2011 odyssey, odyssey xl, and odyssey lt vehicles manufactured from february 11, 2008, through october 26, 2011, and built on ford, general motors, and freightliner chassis, equipped with a carrier corporation gen v EM-1 evaporator. The EM-1 evaporators contain a fuse holder in the motor assembly which due to time, temperature, and/or vibration may cause the fuse to loosen in the fuse holder, resulting in high resistance and arcing.
What could happen
If sufficient arcing occurs, the fuse holder may melt and potentially cause a fire.
What gets fixed
TURTLE TOP WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE RETROFIT KIT FROM CARRIER ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 21, 2012.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2008 to October 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 February 2012
- Owners notified21 March 2012
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 February 2012.
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
(see carrier's recall campaign 11E-003.) owners may contact carrier at 1-800-348-7440.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TURTLE TOP
- 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
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.