Turtle Top Odyssey Xl Mpv, Turtle Top Van Terra Xl, model years 2010 to 2012. Filed by Turtle Top and reported to NHTSA on 6 August 2015. 2 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 MPV transit bus manufactured May 2, 2011, to October 4, 2011, which fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, "Bus …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 15V494 cover?
- Turtle Top Odyssey XL MPV, Turtle Top Van Terra XL, model years 2010-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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 MPV transit bus manufactured May 2, 2011, to October 4, 2011, which fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Windows that do not meet minimum loading requirements are at an increased risk of breaking and falling onto a passenger when pushed by passengers or objects.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Turtle Top will notify owners, and dealers will install a newly designed catch and handle combination. Repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2015. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-574-831-4340.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Windows that do not meet minimum loading requirements are at an increased risk of breaking and falling onto a passenger when pushed by passengers or objects.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 15V494 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Turtle Top |
| System at fault | Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 6 August 2015 |
| Model years | 2010-2012 |
| Vehicles named | TURTLE TOP ODYSSEY XL MPV, TURTLE TOP VAN TERRA XL |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Windows that do not meet minimum loading requirements are at an increased risk of breaking and falling onto a passenger when pushed by passengers or objects.
The remedy
Turtle Top will notify owners, and dealers will install a newly designed catch and handle combination. Repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2015. Owners may contact Turtle Top customer service at 1-574-831-4340.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 237 notices in the record whose component field names latches/locks/linkages. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 15V494, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v494/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
8f496054 - Consequence
6221d11e - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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