NHTSA Campaign 15V697000
STRUCTURE
NHTSA campaign 15V697000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 15V697000 with NHTSA on October 23, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V697000, NHTSA lists up to 25,367 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 11, 2015 and May 21, 2015.
The 15V697000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V697000 were scheduled from December 18, 2015, 56 days after the report.
15V697000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2015–2016.
Owners of the model years 15V697000 covers have filed at least 21 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V697000 vehicles, the 2015 Honda Fit has the most (21).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V697000 ranks 103 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V697000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 8 other recalls on the structure on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Fit LX-trim vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014, to July 02, 2015 and not equipped with a sunroof. In the affected vehicles, the rear grab handle brackets were not manufactured properly, and as a result, the brackets may puncture the side curtain air bags upon their deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection" and number 226, "Ejection Mitigation".
- The risk
- If the side curtain air bags are punctured upon deployment, the outboard seat occupants may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear grab handle bracket, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JV8.
Reported October 23, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V697000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V697000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 23, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted