Affected Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Date Published
DEC 22, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10099783
TSB Document
Summary
"DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. IS ANNOUNCING TWO PRODUCT UPDATES FOR 84,138 UNITS OF THE 2015-16 FIT & 16,019 UNITS OF THE 2016 HR-V VEHICLES TO INSPECT THE INNER DOOR HANDLE BRACKETS FOR CORROSION. BASIC PROBLEM NON-GALVANIZED DOOR HANDLE BRACKETS WERE INSTALLED IN THE OCCUPANT DOORS DURING MANUFACTURING AND MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION. THE FIT MODEL HAS ALL OCCUPANTSÂ’ DOORS (FOUR) AFFECTED; THE HR-V MODEL ONLY HAS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AFFECTED."