# NHTSA recall 15V697000

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: 15V697000
- Manufacturer's number: JV8
- Manufacturer: Honda \(American Honda Motor Co.\)
- Reported: 2015\-10\-23
- Owners notified: 2015\-12\-18
- Component: STRUCTURE; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 25367

## What is wrong

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".


## What can happen

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 remedy

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.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-04\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 25367
- Reported remedied: 19890 \(78%\)
- Reported unreachable: 69
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 HONDA FIT](/makes/honda/fit/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-04\-11 to 2015\-05\-21.
- [2016 HONDA FIT](/makes/honda/fit/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-04\-11 to 2015\-05\-21.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SB15059](/bulletins/10204268.md), 2021-12-13, Service bulletin
- [SB\-16\-020 03231](/bulletins/10193326.md), 2021-05-14, Service bulletin
- [JW3\-0055618](/bulletins/10193132.md), 2021-05-12, Service bulletin
- [JG2\-0001\-888](/bulletins/10193131.md), 2021-05-12, Service bulletin
- [AAW10212019](/bulletins/10166794.md), 2019-10-29, Service bulletin
- [A19\-064](/bulletins/10164453.md), 2019-09-05, Service bulletin
- [ONL6P108062019](/bulletins/10163811.md), 2019-08-14, Service bulletin
- [AAW08072019](/bulletins/10163798.md), 2019-08-13, Service bulletin
- [A19\-064](/bulletins/10163183.md), 2019-07-26, Service bulletin
- [ABOM06052019](/bulletins/10161244.md), 2019-06-12, 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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