| HONDA FIT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS
Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of HONDA FIT recalls and defective parts found
on HONDA FIT automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the HONDA FIT manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
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| Most Recent Recalls For HONDA FIT | | Vehicle | Component | Manufacterer | 2007-2008 HONDA FIT AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Recall
| | 2007-2008 HONDA FIT | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Units affected: 34300 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Report Date: 2007-12-03 | | Summary: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA , WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (ODS) AND THE OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM (OPDS) IS ROUTED UNDERNEATH THE CARPET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. IN AREAS WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED, SALT FROM THE SNOW ON THE DRIVER'S SHOES WILL MELT AND MAY PENETRATE THE CARPET AND LEAK INTO THE WIRE HARNESS. IF THE HARNESS IS EXPOSED TO SALT BRINE, CORROSION MAY OCCUR AND THE WIRE MAY BREAK CAUSING THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. A FAILURE OF THE ODS AND OPDS MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD SEAT OR AN OUT-OF-POSITION PASSENGER AND DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS WILL NOT BE SUPPRESSED. |  |
| 2007 HONDA FIT EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL Recall
| | 2007 HONDA FIT | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
Units affected: 1190000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Report Date: 2006-07-26 | | Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, THE OWNER'S MANUALS CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE. | |
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