Turtle Top Odyssey XL Buses Recalled for Fire Risk
Turtle Top is recalling 2009 Odyssey XL buses equipped with Carrier K410 rooftop condensers due to a fire risk from overheating wires.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect could result in a fire causing property damage, personal injury, or death, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury or property damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2009 Odyssey XL transit buses equipped with Carrier K410 rooftop condensers. The recall addresses a defect where inadequate overcurrent protection of one or more fans in the condenser may cause the fan's wires to overheat.
Overheating of the condenser unit wires could result in a fire, which may cause property damage, personal injury, or death. The safety recall began on March 18, 2010.
Turtle Top will notify owners to contact an authorized Carrier dealer to obtain the remedy free of charge. Owners may also contact Carrier at 1-800-673-2431 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- TURTLE TOP ODYSSEY XL
- Brand
- TURTLE TOP
- Manufacturer
- TURTLE TOP
- Category
- Vehicle — Transit Bus
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 15
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- ODYSSEY XL
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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