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NHTSA campaign 08V633000

Turtle Top Recall 08V-633: FMVSS 403/ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK/RICON

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V633000 was reported by TURTLE TOP on December 2, 2008, with 121 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Turtle Top Ford Odyssey, Turtle Top Ford Van Terra, Turtle Top GM Odyssey and more for model years 2005–2007. 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 08V633000 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
08V633000 (also written 08V-633 or 08V633)
Filed by
TURTLE TOP
Report received
Potentially affected
121 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 403
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 08V633000. 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 · Vehicles built February 9, 2005 – November 14, 2006 (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 · Vehicles built February 7, 2005 – September 7, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Turtle Top GM Odyssey

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built December 21, 2005 – October 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Turtle Top GM Odyssey XL

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built May 16, 2005 – March 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Turtle Top GM Terra Transport

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 17, 2005 – September 21, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Turtle Top recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V633000.

Defect description

TURTLE TOP IS RECALLING 121 MY 2005-2007 FORD ODYSSEY, MY 2005 FORD TERRA TRANSIT, MY 2005-2006 FORD VAN TERRA, MY 2006-2007 GM ODYSSEY, MY 2005-2006 GM ODYSSEY XL, AND MY 2005-2006 GM TERRA TRANSPORT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEM ACCESSIBLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES." THE ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER. THE PRESSURE SENSING SWITCH THAT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF WEIGHT ON THE PLATFORM WAS NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NECESSARY SENSITIVITY LEVEL. THE LIFT COULD STOW EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS STILL ON THE LIFT.

Safety consequence

A LIFT OCCUPANT CAN BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT BEGIN TO STOW UNINTENTIONALLY.

Manufacturer remedy

TURTLE TOP 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 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 08V633000

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.