The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·10V092000·Announced 2010-03-12

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

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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.

Related recalls

Same brand · TURTLE TOP

Same manufacturer · TURTLE TOP

See all →

Same hazard · fire

See all →