2007 HONDA FIT Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2007 Honda Fit has 9 recalls, the most serious being a passenger airbag inflator that can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin, and a driver's power window switch that can overheat and cause smoke, melting, or fire. The airbag inflator issue has been the subject of multiple filings, all describing the same risk of metal fragments striking occupants in a crash. The window switch fire risk has also been addressed across several campaigns, including a re-recall after an earlier repair attempt with a plastic cover proved insufficient to keep water out of the switch. On the drivetrain side, the front axle shafts can corrode, and if they break, the vehicle loses power to the wheels; a broken axle on a parked car without the parking brake applied can also allow the vehicle to roll away. There is also a wiring concern involving the passenger seat detection system: road salt tracked in on shoes can melt through the carpet and reach the wire harness under the driver's side floorboard, potentially disabling the system that determines whether the front passenger airbag should deploy. The low-beam headlights on some vehicles can also fail due to a wiring harness that was pulled too tight during assembly, reducing visibility at night.