The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·11V224000·Announced 2011-04-11

Turtle Top Recalls Contaminated First Aid Kits in Transit Buses

Turtle Top is recalling first aid kits installed in certain 2009-2011 GM and Ford Odyssey buses due to potentially contaminated iodine prep pads.

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 contaminated pads could lead to life-threatening infections, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury' reports or risks.

Plain-English summary

Turtle Top is recalling certain Model 2009 through 2011 Odyssey and Odyssey MPV transit buses and MPV specialty vehicles manufactured between May 4, 2010, and March 21, 2011. These vehicles are equipped with a Turtle Top branded first aid kit (part number 206123) that may contain contaminated povidine iodine prep pads.

The contaminated pads could lead to life-threatening infections in at-risk individuals. The recall affects 40 units. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or visit safercar.gov.

Turtle Top will notify owners, and the affected prep pads should be discarded. The iodine prep pads will be replaced free of charge by Certified Safety Manufacturing, Inc. Owners should contact Certified Safety at 1-800-854-7474 to obtain the free replacement pads. The safety recall began on April 15, 2011.

The recalled product

Product
GM, FORD ODYSSEY, ODYSSEY MPV
Brand
GM
Manufacturer
TURTLE TOP
Affected units
40

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 (2)

  • ODYSSEY
  • ODYSSEY MPV

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.