# NHTSA recall 11V101000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 11V101000
- Manufacturer's number: R66
- Manufacturer: HONDA \(AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.\)
- Reported: 2011\-02\-17
- Owners notified: 2011\-03\-07
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Units potentially affected: 97201

## What is wrong

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009\-2010 HONDA FIT VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR SPRING ASSEMBLIES ON THE ENGINE'S VARIABLE VALVE TIMING AND LIFT ELECTRONIC CONTROL \(VTEC\) SYSTEM TO FAIL.


## What can happen

A FAILURE OF THE SPRING ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL DURING OPERATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SPRING ASSEMBLIES IN THE ENGINE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1\-800\-999\-1009.


## Notes

HONDA'S SAFETY RECALL NO. R66.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 HONDA FIT](/makes/honda/fit/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-05\-06 to 2009\-09\-03.
- [2010 HONDA FIT](/makes/honda/fit/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-09\-03 to 2009\-11\-26.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ATS160714](/bulletins/10106924.md), 2017-06-19, Service bulletin
- [A13\-021](/bulletins/10098946.md), 2017-05-12, Service bulletin
- [IN\-2009](/bulletins/10052465.md), 2013-08-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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