Turtle Top Transit Buses Recalled for Wheelchair Lift Safety Defect
Turtle Top is recalling 2007-2010 transit buses with Ricon wheelchair lifts where the safety interlock may fail, allowing the lift to operate without a latched restraint.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety interlock failure on a wheelchair lift that could result in injury to an unsecured occupant, fitting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Turtle Top is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 transit and shuttle buses fitted with Ricon Public Use Lifts. The affected vehicles include Ford Odyssey, GM Odyssey, GM Terra Transport, Ford Van Terra, GM Odyssey XL, Ford Odyssey LT, and GM Odyssey XL MPV models.
The wheelchair lifts were designed with a restraint buckle featuring an interlock that prevents the lift from operating if the buckle is not latched. In the recalled buses, this interlock feature may not operate properly, allowing the lift to move even when the buckle is not latched. This defect could cause the wheelchair to move during lift operation, potentially injuring an unsecured occupant.
Turtle Top is working with Ricon to handle the remedy for this campaign. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a DVD-based training aid. The safety recall began on October 8, 2010. Owners may contact Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884 or email via [email protected] for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- FORD, GM ODYSSEY, TERRA TRANSPORT, VAN TERRA, ODYSSEY XL
- Brand
- FORD
- Manufacturer
- TURTLE TOP
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 138
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 (6)
- ODYSSEY
- TERRA TRANSPORT
- VAN TERRA
- ODYSSEY XL
- ODYSSEY LT
- ODYSSEY XL MPV
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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