The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey LT | 2011 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| Turtle TOP Vanterra | 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 Odyssey | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey LT | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Turtle TOP Terra Transport | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Turtle TOP Vanterra | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Turtle Top filed 16 campaigns in all.
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| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015