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Turtle Top Vanterra Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Turtle Top Vanterra (2007–2018).

7
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls

Pick your Turtle Top Vanterra model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2018 Turtle Top Vanterra10
2017 Turtle Top Vanterra10
2016 Turtle Top Vanterra10
2015 Turtle Top Vanterra10
2014 Turtle Top Vanterra30
2013 Turtle Top Vanterra40
2012 Turtle Top Vanterra10
2011 Turtle Top Vanterra10
2008 Turtle Top Vanterra20
2007 Turtle Top Vanterra20

All Turtle Top Vanterra recalls (7)

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

  1. 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

  2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 16V009000 Reported 276 vehicles potentially affected Turtle Top

    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…

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2013

  3. Camera system (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 15V526000 Reported 14 vehicles potentially affected Turtle Top

    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…

    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…

    Model years: 2014

  4. Air conditioner (equipment) and electrical system

    NHTSA 15V396000 Reported 355 vehicles potentially affected Turtle Top

    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…

    Model years: 2014

  5. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 14V651000 Reported 276 vehicles potentially affected Turtle Top

    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.…

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2013

  6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 14V241000 Reported 18 vehicles potentially affected Turtle Top

    Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2013 Odyssey and Van Terra transit buses manufactured April 11, 2013, through December 5, 2013, and equipped with certain Ricon S series and K series wheelchair lifts with an optional armored pendant cable. The armored cable may be positioned such that it does not clear the wheelchair lift.

    Remedy: Turtle Top will notify owners, and Ricon will send the owner a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall began in June 2014. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-800-296-2105 or…

    Model years: 2013

  7. Roof and pillars (structure)

    NHTSA 12V330000 Reported 361 vehicles potentially affected TURTLE TOP

    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…

    Model years: 2011, 2012

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.