Turtle Top Terra Transport Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 11 model years of the Turtle Top Terra Transport (2004–2014). The most-complained-about year is 2013.
Pick your Turtle Top Terra Transport model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 Turtle Top Terra Transport | 1 | 0 |
What Turtle Top Terra Transport owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2013 model year has the most, with 1.
All Turtle Top Terra Transport recalls (8)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Turtle Top Terra Transport, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Odyssey, 2008-2009 and 2011 Odyssey LT, 2007-2008 and 2010-2012 Odyssey XL, 2008 and 2012 Terra Transport and 2007-2008 and 2013 Van Terra vehicles equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon. The affected lifts are…
Remedy: Turtle Top will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall…
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Air conditioner (equipment) and electrical system
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,…
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…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Odyssey, 2008-2009, 2011 Odyssey LT, and 2007-2008, 2010-2012 Odyssey XL, 2008, 2012 Terra Transport, and 2007-2008, 2013 Van Terra transit buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform…
Remedy: Turtle Top will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge.…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 transit buses equipped with Century-2 and/or Vista-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
Remedy: Turtle Top will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized Braun dealers free of charge. The recall began on September 13, 2012. Owners may contact Turtle Top at 574-831-4340.
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Roof and pillars (structure)
Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2012 commercial buses manufactured from April 1, 2011, through March 25, 2012, equipped with Specialty Manufacturing Inc. (SMI) Prolo roof hatches. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in an…
Remedy: Turtle Top will notify owners. SMI will provide service kits along with repair instructions to dealers and owners, free of charge. The safety recall began on August 16, 2012. Owners may contact Turtle Top at…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Texas bus is recalling 13 my 2005 turtle top terra transport, my 2006 eldorado aeroelite 290, my 2001 aerolite 210, my 2000 aerotech 200, and my 2005 aerotech 270 buses built on eldorado national - kansas chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor…
Remedy: Texas bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or texas bus at 1-713-681-3600.
Model years: 2005
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Texas bus is recalling 13 my 2005 turtle top terra transport, my 2006 eldorado aeroelite 290, my 2001 aerolite 210, my 2000 aerotech 200, and my 2005 aerotech 270 buses built on eldorado national - kansas chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor…
Remedy: Texas bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or texas bus at 1-713-681-3600.
Model years: 2005
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Door (structure)
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.
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.
Model years: 2004
Other Turtle Top models
- Terra Transit II1 complaints
- Econo Transporter0 complaints
- Executive Transporter0 complaints
- Ford Limo Coach0 complaints
- Ford Odyssey0 complaints
- Ford Odyssey LT0 complaints
- Ford Terra Transit0 complaints
- Ford van Terra0 complaints
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.