The defect
Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Odyssey transit buses manufactured March 12, 2014, to June 30, 2015, 2014 Odyssey XLT transit buses manufactured January 15, 2015, to April 22, 2015, and 2014 Van Terra transit buses manufactured May 6, 2014, to June 30, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse.
The risk
If an object or person are on the left side of the screen but are actually on the right side of the vehicle, or vice versa, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Turtle Top will work with ASA Electronics to notify owners, and dealers will replace the camera unit, free of charge. The recall began on September 18, 2015. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-574-831-4340 or ASA Electronics at 1-877-384-4400. Turtle Top's number for this recall is 15E-050.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2014, 2015 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey XLT | 2014 |
| Turtle TOP Vanterra | 2014 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA 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 | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Turtle TOP Odyssey XLT | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Turtle TOP Vanterra | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2015
5 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the back over prevention; Turtle Top filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 15V513000 13 Aug 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V488000 5 Aug 2015 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 15V478000 30 Jul 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V247000 27 Apr 2015 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015