Turtle Top has filed 10 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 847 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.
Filed under the name "Turtle Top".
Turtle Top recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Turtle Top campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.
Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Turtle Top against all manufacturers, by year.
Turtle Top campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.
The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.
| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V-462 | Jul 17, 2026 | Electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift | Adaptive equipment | Not reported | Remedy pending |
| 26V-318 | May 20, 2026 | Retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured | Adaptive equipment | 6 | Part replacement |
| 24V-356 | May 21, 2024 | Recliner mechanism may not engage when the seat back is fully reclined | Seats | 3 | Repair or modification |
| 20V-141 | Mar 11, 2020 | Seatbelt-unfastened warning light will not illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the "on" or "start" position | Electrical system | 5 | Software update |
| 18V-603 | Sep 10, 2018 | Wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle floor height | Adaptive equipment | 180 | Part replacement |
| 16V-281 | May 10, 2016 | These vehicles are equipped with seats that may separate from the base frame due to bolt failure | Seats | 6 | Part replacement |
| 16V-009 | Jan 13, 2016 | Affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position | Adaptive equipment | 276 | Part replacement |
| 15V-526 | Aug 18, 2015 | Affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse | Back-over prevention | 14 | Part replacement |
| 15V-494 | Aug 6, 2015 | Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2012 Van Terra XL transit bus manufactured October 13, 2012, to February 7, 2013, and 2012 Odyssey XL… | Latches and locks | 2 | Repair or modification |
| 15V-396 | Jun 22, 2015 | Affected transit buses and MPV specialty vehicles are equipped with Trans-Air add-on compressor mount kits, part numbers 4012506-01, 4012506-02,… | Electrical system | 355 | Inspection |
Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.