The defect
ON CERTAIN BUSES, THE ELECTRIC DOOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY HANDLE (LEVER) COULD POSSIBLY BREAK WHEN PULLING ON THE HANDLE FOR EMERGENCY RELEASE TO OPEN THE SIDE ENTRY/EXIT DOOR.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE HANDLE TO BREAK RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY TO OCCUPANTS EXITING THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY HANDLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN APRIL 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TURTLE TOP AT 1-800-296-2105, EXTS 181 OR 131.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2004 |
| Turtle TOP Van Terra | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Turtle TOP Van Terra | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Turtle TOP Van Terra | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Turtle TOP Van Terra | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2004
44 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the structure; TURTLE TOP filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 04V601000 30 Dec 2004 | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V588000 13 Dec 2004 | CHAMPION BUS, INC. |
| 04V569000 3 Dec 2004 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 04V564000 30 Nov 2004 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 04V563000 23 Nov 2004 | VERITRANS SPECIALTY VEHICLES, INC. |
| 04V545000 15 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V533000 2 Nov 2004 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 04V523000 2 Nov 2004 | BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004