There are 43 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2012 Honda Fitin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT NOTICES WERE STILL BEING SENT OUT. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PARAGON HONDA (57-06 31ST AVE, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, (888) 228-6603) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL ..
2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
TAKATA RECALL- WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET MY AIR BAG REPLACE, WHICH THEY DID'T HAVE NEEDED TO BE ORDER AND WAITED 6 WEEKS. ON OCTOBER THE 09, 2016 I WAS ON A VEHICLE ACCIDENT DRIVING 25 MILES AND HOUR THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE HIT AND EMBANKMENT AND DAMAGED MY CAR FOR A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG HIT MY CHEST WITH SUCH FORCE THAT MY STERNUM WAS FRACTURE AND BRUISE THROUGH OUT MY CHEST. I HAVE BEING HAVING SEVERE PAIN FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE ROAD IS AND UPHILL CURVE WHICH THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MILES AND IS TWO LANE ROAD THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD LIGHTS ON WHICH I BELIEVE ALSO WERE A FACTOR BECAUSE THE LIGHTS REFLECTED ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND WAS TO CLOSE. WILL SUMMIT A CHP REPORT WHEN NECESSARY.
TAKATA RECALL. 7 MONTHS, OR MORE, AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL PARTS IN STOCK. NOR WAS I NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, DESPITE ASSURANCE THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED, BUT THAT I MUST CALL EACH MORNING TO SEE IF THE PARTS MIGHT HAVE ARRIVED AND THEN RESERVE THEM BY THEN MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPLACEMENT.
I WAS NOTIFIED BY LETTER EARLIER THIS YEAR ABOUT THE JY1 RECALL AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. THE PARTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BECOME AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER AND THE WEBSITE IS STILL SHOWING THAT A REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE. I DON'T WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAG DEPLOY AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE WHILE DRIVING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS EXTREME AS OTHERS HAVE LOST LIVES DUE TO RECALLS NOT HAVING BEEN COMPLETED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/30/16*LJ UPDATED 03/16/178.*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA 2 TIMES TO NO AVAIL..THEY TELL ME THEY ARE ORDERING THE PARTS BOTH TIMES I HAVE CALLED. THEY HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME PERIOD. I CALLED THEM LAST ON 7-20-16 @ 3:42PM. HONDA DEALERSHIP ON BLUE HERON BLVD IN RIVIERA BCH, FL PH # 561-844-5700
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V030000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATOR (SRS) SENSOR IS LIT ON DASHBOARD OF MY 2012 HONDA FIT AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2012. HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING SINCE MAY 25, 2016. TODAY IS MAY 30, 2016. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED I AM NOT ALONE AS MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED EXPERIENCING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THAT THE SRS LIGHT MEANS THERE IS A PROBLEM RANGING FROM SEAT BELT BUCKLE TENSION TO THE SIDE AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS HARNESS RESTRAINTS. RESEARCH ALSO STATES THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE DURING ACCIDENTS WHILE THIS SRS IS LIT. SOMETHING HONDA LEFT OUT OF OWNERS MANUAL. ANOTHER PROBLEM I READ REPORTS ABOUT FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS, AFTER HAVING THEIR SRS LIGHT CHECKED BY A HONDA DEALER, WAS THIS COULD MEAN A DEFECTIVE OCCUPANT POSITION SENSOR AND IS VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE. ALSO FOUND DURING RESEARCH THAT THERE IS A CAMPAIGN AGAINST HONDA FOR THE RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE OCCUPANT POSITION SENSOR. DON"T KNOW IF THIS SRS LIGHT PROBLEM HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CURRENT TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, BUT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A LINK. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE PURCHASED ASAP TO HAVE MY SRS LIGHT PROBLEM CHECKED. IN THE MEANTIME I CERTAINLY HOPE NO ONE RUNS INTO ME.
2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RENTAL VEHICLE OFFERED UNTIL AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL VEHICLE DAMAGES FROM HAIL STORM AND COLLISION INSURANCE. *SMD
HONDA HAS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE ME WITH ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.
TAKATA RECALL ITHACA CARSHARE IS A SMALL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING 1,400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH 25 VEHICLES AVAILABLE FOR SELF-SERVE RESERVATIONS ON A 24/7 BASIS. SIX OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HONDA FITS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL. FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR MEMBERS AND LIABILITY PURPOSES, WE REMOVED THESE VEHICLES FROM SERVICE ON APRIL 4, 2016. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH BOTH OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HONDA CORPORATE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THUS FAR BOTH HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE LOSS OF REVENUE CAUSED BY THESE VEHICLES BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. EACH VEHICLE REQUIRES INSTALLATION OF SPECIALTY HARDWARE FOR OUR USE, SO SUBSTITUTE VEHICLES PROVIDED BY HONDA (WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED) ARE NOT AN OPTION FOR US. AS EACH DAY GOES BY, WE LOSE $250-300 IN REVENUE, SO AS OF THIS WRITING WE HAVE LOST OVER $3,000. AS A SMALL NON-PROFIT, THIS RECALL HAS A HUGE EFFECT ON OUR BUDGET. WE EXPECT THAT OUR LOSSES WILL TOTAL AT LEAST $10,000, IF NOT MORE. FAILURE OF HONDA TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR THIS LOSS IS BOTH INCONVENIENT AND UNACCEPTABLE. WE CONTINUE TO SEEK COMPENSATION FOR THIS LOSS AND REQUEST ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY OFFER ON OUR BEHALF.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. VEHICLE REPAIRED 10/13/16. UPDATED 10/28/16*LJ UPDATED 11/03/16.*JB
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