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Turtle Top Van Terra Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Turtle Top Van Terra (2000–2024).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Turtle Top Van Terra model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Turtle Top Van Terra10
2004 Turtle Top Van Terra10
2003 Turtle Top Van Terra10
2002 Turtle Top Van Terra10
2001 Turtle Top Van Terra10
2000 Turtle Top Van Terra10

All Turtle Top Van Terra recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Turtle Top Van Terra, 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. Door (structure)

    NHTSA 04V149000 Reported 468 vehicles potentially affected TURTLE TOP

    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: 2002, 2003, 2004

  3. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 01V079000 Reported 85 vehicles potentially affected TURTLE TOP, INC.

    Vehicle description: van conversions models built on ford 138" e-350 cutaway chassis with 5.4l and 6.8l gas engines with after market fast idle controls installed. These fast idle controls were improperly installed, causing throttle control malfunction.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new bracket, vacuum solenoid, and hardware to a new location that does not have the potential to interfere with the function of the oem throttle assembly. Owner notification began march 1, 2001.…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

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.