2000–2001 Turtle Top VAN Terra recall: speed control
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: VAN conversions models built on ford 138" E-350 cutaway chassis with 5.4L and 6.8L gas engines with after market fast idle controls installed. These fast idle controls were improperly installed, causing throttle control malfunction.
💥 The risk
See NHTSA details.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a new bracket, vacuum solenoid, and hardware to a new location that does not have the potential to interfere with the function of the oem throttle assembly. Owner notification began march 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact turtle top at 1-219-831-4340.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V079000
- Manufacturer
- TURTLE TOP, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 85
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 1, 2001
- Built
- Sep 1, 2000 – Feb 27, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).