2009 Honda Fit Airbags Problems

Honda has sent me numerous mailers advertising a gift card and loaner vehicle as incentives for participating in their Takata recall. Honda also cites the promise of a loaner vehicle in every press release trumpeting their so-called commitment to this recall. My local Honda dealership refuses to provide a loaner vehicle. I reported this problem to Honda expecting them to intervene, but I received nothing except useless automated email responses.

NHTSA ID

11623501

Incident

Nov 4, 2024

I WAS IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT 10-6-18. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY AND RESULTED IN MY BACK BEING BROKE AND TWO DIFFERENT PLACES ALMOST SEVERING MY SPINAL CORD.

NHTSA ID

11355178

Incident

Oct 6, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

I WAS IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT 10-6-18. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY AND RESULTED IN MY BACK BEING BROKE AND TWO DIFFERENT PLACES.

NHTSA ID

11355176

Incident

Oct 16, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG SYSTEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTERMITTENTLY AFTER STARTING CAR AND BUCKLING; WARNING LIGHT CAME ON/REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. REPAIR COST: $1,443.

NHTSA ID

11129540

Incident

Aug 11, 2018

THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE RECALLS REPORTED ON NHTSA FOR THE 2009 HONDA FIT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL TAKATA RECALLS

NHTSA ID

11110182

Incident

Jul 9, 2018

IN ADDITION TO THE TAKATA INFLATORS RECALL, THE SRS COMPUTER IS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN INFLATOR LAST YEAR, THEY NOTICED THAT THE SRS COMPUTER IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND SAID I WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE.

NHTSA ID

11073296

Incident

Sep 9, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT NEITHER THE SIDE CURTAIN NOR FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK, AND INJURIES TO THE HEAD, FACE, RIGHT SHOULDER, HIP, AND KNEE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

11063101

Incident

Jul 19, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR INVOLVING MULTIPLE CARS ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHERE I WAS HIT SEVERAL TIMES, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED

NHTSA ID

11053972

Incident

Jun 20, 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" WE GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED MY GOD DAUGHTER WAS HURT BUT NOT BY THE ACCIDENT BUT BY THE AIRBAGS THAT BURNED MY GODDAUGHTERS FACE (NOSE, EYE AND LIP) BURNED HER SHOULDER. A FRIEND OF MINE WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHE RAN A STOP SIGN THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE LIGHTING AND ALSO ALL OF THE TREES RIGHT INFRONT OF IT. SHE DIDN'T KNOW OF SEE THE STOP SIGN SHE RAN IT AND GOT HIT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE.

NHTSA ID

11039519

Incident

Sep 24, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER, [XXX] PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APRIL 5TH 2017. THE PASSENGER TAKATA AIR BAG WAS REPLACED SEPTEMBER2016 THE DRIVERS TAKATA AIR BAG REPLACED MARCH 2017 AT MCCLARTA HONDA WORK # 669716. IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. A FEW DAYS BEFORE SHE PURCHASED IT. THE OFFICER INVESTIGATING THE CRASH STATED HE WAS 100% SURE THE DRIVERS AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED DUE THE SERIOUS IMPACT. I CONTACTED HONDA AND AN INSPECTOR IS BEING DISPATCHED TO MAKE SURE THE AIR BAG WAS REINSTALLED CORRECTLY. HONDAS CASE # [XXX] HAS BEEN MOVED TO A PRIORITY 1 STATUS PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS NATURE AND LOG THIS INCIDENT PLEASE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11012352

Incident

Aug 2, 2017

Mileage

64,938 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE AND MY RADIO STARTED CUTTING OFF AND ON AND MY STEERING STARTED TO LOCK UP AND BECAME HARD TO STEER I PULLED ON SIDE STREET AND PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND EACH SHARP TURN WITH STEERING WHEEL HAVING TO MAKE A HARD CUT IT WOULD DIE DOWN AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT CAR STRAIGHTEND OUT IT WAS DIFFUCULT TO GUIDE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT SEEMED TO RUN OKAY AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN PARKING THE CAR AT MY HOME

NHTSA ID

11010761

Incident

Jul 21, 2017

Mileage

152,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL. I CONTINUE TO GET NOTICES FOR CAR I NO LONGER OWN. CAR WAS TRADED TO ECONOMY HONDA DURING PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE CALL ECONOMY HONDA TO ASK WHY THEY DID NOT UPDATE RECORDS.

NHTSA ID

11003853

Incident

Jun 26, 2017

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HONDA OF KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON TO REPAIR MY AIRBAGS SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2016. THEY KEEP PUTTING IT OFF AND NOW THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO IT UNTIL THE END OF MAY. THAT IS OVER AN 8 MONTH WAIT, HONDA IS THE ONE THAT TOLD ME I NEEDED THE SERVICE.

NHTSA ID

10968501

Incident

Mar 25, 2017

THERE ARE TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS VEHICLE RELATED TO AIRBAGS, BUT HONDA SAYS THAT THE REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE YET. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT THE TIME ON A CITY STREET. THE CAR HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INTERIOR AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VALUE OF CAR IS REDUCED DUE TO THIS DEFECT THAT CANNOT BE REMEDIED, AND I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY LOSS IN VALUE DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE NATURE OF THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

10959538

Incident

Mar 5, 2017

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATOR. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10959109

Incident

Jul 15, 2016

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER NOTIFYING ME OF THE RECALL IN MARCH 2016. IT SAID THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND I WOULD RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP LETTER WHEN THEY BECAME AVAILABLE IN SUMMER 2016. I NEVER RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP LETTER AS OF FEBRUARY 2017.

NHTSA ID

10949706

Incident

Feb 6, 2017

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL LETTERS STATING THAT MY CAR HAS A SAFETY DEFECT RELATED TO THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THE LAST LETTER WAS IN JULY 2016. IN IT, IT STATES THAT IF HONDA OR THE DEALER (RICHARD'S HONDA IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA) HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN 60 DAYS. I ACTUALLY CALLED OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT THEY WOULD SEND A LETTER WHEN THE PART WAS READY. WELL, ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND I'VE RECEIVED NOTHING STATING THAT THE PART IS READY.

NHTSA ID

10945445

Incident

Jul 1, 2016

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED ON MARCH 2016 ABOUT THE TAKATA RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2016 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. AT THAT TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO RESOLVE THE DEFECT. I HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT A FIX FOR THE DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

10945168

Incident

Jan 13, 2017

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS CONTACTED NEARLY A YEAR AGO (FEB 2016), INFORMING ME THAT MY AIRBAG INFLATORS WERE BEING RECALLED AND THAT MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE. I WAS CONTACTED IN MAY 2016 LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2016, AND THAT HONDA WOULD CONTACT ME AGAIN WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING MORE FROM HONDA, AND THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY CAR HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND YET I STILL NEED TO DRIVE IT TO GET TO WORK. IT'S TIME FOR HONDA TO TAKE STEPS TO REPLACE THIS PART AND MAKE MY CAR SAFE AGAIN SO I CAN STOP LIVING IN FEAR OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAVING MY AIRBAG INFLATE AND KILL ME!

NHTSA ID

10945128

Incident

Feb 12, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10945091

Incident

Jul 16, 2016

Mileage

65,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED YET AND, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, THE "REMEDY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE." I RECEIVED MY FIRST NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL EARLY LAST YEAR (2016), SAYING THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE ISSUE IS READY TO BE ADDRESSED, AND AS OF YET STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING.

NHTSA ID

10939983

Incident

Jul 5, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10937818

Incident

Mar 12, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10937653

Incident

May 23, 2016

TAKATA RECALL: I CONTACTED BERKELEY HONDA TO GET THIS RECALL FIXED. A SALES PERSON CONTACTED ME TO TRY TO SELL ME A NEW CAR BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEVER RETURNED THE CALL. I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY ORDERED THE PART BUT NEVER ADVISED ME IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. FURTHER CALLS NOT RETURNED. CONTACTED OAKLAND HONDA WHO SAID THEY HAD THE PARTS BUT REFUSED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT - SAID IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. I'M AN ELDERLY WOMAN AND NOT WELL. I CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO SHOW UP AND EITHER WAIT AND WAIT OR FIND OUT THAT THERE IS NO PART AVAILABLE WHEN I GET THERE. I CALLED SAN LEANDRO HONDA - LEFT MESSAGES BUT THEY NEVER RETURN THE CALL. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE TAKE CARE OF THIS! IT'S NOT GOOD SERVICE AT ALL AND NOT REALISTIC TO HAVE ME NEVER HAVE A PASSENGER WHILE I'M WAITING FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED.

NHTSA ID

10935489

Incident

Dec 15, 2016

2011 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

NHTSA ID

10926915

Incident

Mar 1, 2016