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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Honda Fit Recalls

The 2010 Honda Fit has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Honda Fit. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
12

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
184

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
20

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 Honda Fit, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

12 recalls on the 2010 Honda Fit

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
20V770000
Reported
December 10, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 248,358
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2007–2009, 2011–2013 Fit, 2 other models

20V770000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
19V500000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 1,558
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011–2013 Fit, 9 other models

19V500000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V502000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 9,555
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011–2013 Fit, 11 other models

19V502000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V378000
Reported
May 16, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 19,138
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011–2013 Fit, 12 other models

19V378000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V661000
Reported
September 27, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,355,406
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2011–2013 Fit, 9 other models

18V661000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V268000
Reported
April 26, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,335
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2007, 2009, 2011–2013 Fit, 9 other models

18V268000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V042000
Reported
January 9, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 691,726
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011–2013 Fit, 11 other models

18V042000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V545000
Reported
August 31, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 3,257
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011–2012 Fit, 7 other models

17V545000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V030000
Reported
January 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 977,708
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011–2012 Fit, 10 other models

17V030000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V346000
Reported
May 24, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2,719,386
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011 Fit, 11 other models

16V346000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V061000
Reported
February 3, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2,232,187
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011–2013 Fit, 10 other models

16V061000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
11V101000
Reported
February 17, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 97,201
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2009 Fit

11V101000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Honda Fit complaints by year

NHTSA has received 184 owner complaints about the 2010 Honda Fit, the newest on October 3, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.

In complaints about the 2010 Honda Fit, the component group named most often is the air bags (46%), followed by the electrical system (10%) and the steering (10%).

10 of the 2010 Honda Fit's 12 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2010 Honda Fit owners gave the mileage (98 complaints), the median was 39,950 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags84
  • Electrical System19
  • Steering18
  • Power Train16
  • Unknown Or Other12
  • Structure11

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Honda Fit received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201010
201121
20125
20136
20149
20159
201669
201719
20186
201912
20205
20214
20222
20231
20242
20253
20261

Complaints about the 2010 Honda Fit peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 69. 23% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Honda Fit drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Honda Fit year in the same window: 6th highest of the 13 ranked years.

Honda Fit years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 184 complaints about the 2010 Honda Fit are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Fit by model year

Other 2010 Honda models

Newest record on this page: October 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted