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NHTSA campaign 08V632000

Turtle Top Recall 08V-632: THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM/FMVSS 404/RICON

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V632000 was reported by TURTLE TOP on December 2, 2008, with 188 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Turtle Top Ford Odyssey, Turtle Top Ford Van Terra, Turtle Top GM Terra Transport and more for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on March 10, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V632000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V632000 (also written 08V-632 or 08V632)
Filed by
TURTLE TOP
Report received
Potentially affected
188 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 404
NHTSA investigation
Equipment Query EQ08-011 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V632000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Turtle Top

  • Turtle Top Ford Odyssey

    • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 9, 2005 – January 18, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Turtle Top Ford Terra Transit

    • 2005 · Vehicles built January 11, 2005 – September 19, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Turtle Top Ford Van Terra

    • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 7, 2005 – January 9, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Turtle Top GM Odyssey

    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built June 14, 2006 – January 18, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Turtle Top GM Odyssey XL

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built May 16, 2005 – October 1, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Turtle Top GM Terra Transport

    • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 17, 2005 – December 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
All Turtle Top recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V632000.

Defect description

TURTLE TOP IS RECALLING 188 MY 2005-2008 FORD ODYSSEY, GM TERRA TRANSPORT, AND FORD VAN TERRA, MY 2006-2008 GM ODYSSEY, MY 2005-2007 GM ODYSSEY XL, AND MY 2005 FORD TERRA TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES." THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER IN A CERTAIN SPOT WITHIN THE DEFINED THRESHOLD AREA.

Safety consequence

THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY.

Manufacturer remedy

TURTLE TOP 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 TURTLE TOP AT 1-574-831-4340.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V632000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.