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Turtle Top Terra Transit Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Turtle Top Terra Transit (2004–2024).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls

Pick your Turtle Top Terra Transit model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Turtle Top Terra Transit10
2018 Turtle Top Terra Transit10
2017 Turtle Top Terra Transit10
2016 Turtle Top Terra Transit10
2015 Turtle Top Terra Transit10
2014 Turtle Top Terra Transit10
2013 Turtle Top Terra Transit10
2005 Turtle Top Terra Transit10
2004 Turtle Top Terra Transit10

All Turtle Top Terra Transit recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Turtle Top Terra Transit, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Seats

    NHTSA 24V356000 Reported 3 vehicles potentially affected Turtle Top

    Turtle Top is recalling certain 2024 Van Terra, Terra Transit, Odyssey, and Odyssey XL vehicles, equipped with certain GO-ES Space Saver Foldaway Seats. The recliner mechanism may not engage when the seat back is fully reclined. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number…

    Remedy: Turtle Top will work with the equipment manufacturer, Freedman, to inspect and repair the seats as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification were mailed June 21, 2024. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service…

    Model years: 2024

  2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 18V603000 Reported 180 vehicles potentially affected Turtle Top

    Turtle Top is recalling certain 2013-2018 Turtle Top Odyssey, VanTerra, and Terra Transit transit buses, equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle floor height.

    Remedy: Turtle Top will notify owners and dealers will replace the lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began November 7, 2019. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-800-296-2105.

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

  3. Interior lighting

    NHTSA 09V422000 Reported 29 vehicles potentially affected TURTLE TOP

    Turtle top is recalling certain model year 2004 through 2005 transit buses equipped with luminator horizon LED side destination signs. The connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector.

    Remedy: Turtle top will notify owners and the buses will be repaired by luminator free of charge. Please see luminator's defect report 09e-054. The safety recall began on november 2, 2009. Owners may contact luminator at…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

Other Turtle Top models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.