No image published for this recall

Turtle Top — Seat may separate from the base frame - safety alert

Official notice

10 May 2016

MediumNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Turtle Top — Seat may separate from the base frame - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the child restraint anchorages. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants. Published 2016-05-10.

What to do now

Arrange a free replacement at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

6

Recall number

16E-037

Official notice

2016-05-10

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the child restraint anchorages. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

Checked manually this time?

The app watches your VIN and alerts you automatically next time — no searching, no checking back.

Turn on automatic VIN checks

Affected products

Product 1

Turtle Top — Seat may separate from the base frame

Units affected

6

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the child restraint anchorages. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Turtle Top. Contact: Turtle Top.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

16E-037

Campaign number

16V281000

Units affected

6

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

View full official notice
Something wrong on this page?

Related recalls

VEHICLES
Medium

Turtle Top — Wheelchair Restraint Retractor May Not Lock - safety alert

NHTSA21 May 2026

Brand match

Turtle Top

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Turtle Top — Wheelchair Lift May Inadvertently Move - safety alert

NHTSA13 Aug 2026

Brand match

Turtle Top

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Turtle Top — Seat back malfunction/fmvss 210 - safety alert

NHTSA21 May 2024

Brand match

Turtle Top

Markets

US
VEHICLES
High

Turtle Top — Bracket for suspension fluid tank may fracture - safety alert

NHTSA19 Sept 2014

Brand match

Turtle Top

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Risk not stated by source

Turtle Top — Images from rear camera are reversed - safety alert

NHTSA18 Aug 2015

Brand match

Turtle Top

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Ford Motor Company — Front Row Seats Improperly Secured - safety alert

NHTSA15 Oct 2026

Brand match

Ford Motor Company

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC — Improperly Installed Seat Belt Component - safety alert

NHTSA8 Oct 2026

Brand match

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC — Seat Belt May Be Improperly Stitched - safety alert

NHTSA29 Sept 2026

Brand match

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Ford Motor Company — Bracket May Tear Side Curtain Air Bag - safety alert

NHTSA14 Sept 2026

Brand match

Ford Motor Company

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC — Insufficient Joint Strength and Missing Seat Belt Anchor/FMVSS 210, 221 - safety alert

NHTSA27 Aug 2026

Brand match

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) — Seat Belt May Twist and Fail to Retract Properly - safety alert

NHTSA7 Aug 2026

Brand match

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

Markets

US
VEHICLES
Medium

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) — Seat Belt May Twist and Fail to Retract Properly - safety alert

NHTSA7 Aug 2026

Brand match

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

Markets

US

Weekly recall digest

Get next week's recalls before you need them.

One email every Monday — official-source recalls for your country, and nothing else. Unsubscribe from any email.

The digest is the slow lane — one email a week. For instant, severity-gated alerts the moment a notice is published, get the app.

This recall was published 10 May 2016. The next one won't wait for you to search.

RecallScope watches official sources for the brands and VINs you follow, and alerts you the moment a new notice is published.