Has there been any updates? I called Honda late March and they stated fix could be as early as Mid April early May? Anyone hear anything if that's still on track?

 

How much harm will it do to have the car parked for weeks/months where it is slightly not level?

 

The people who handle the recall scheduling at my dealer had to watch a video made by the Vice Prsident of Honda. He said production had been stepped up and replacements should be released in the HAH zone in late spring.

 

"Slightly not level" should not be an issue.

 

Here is the statement from Honda regarding the replacement parts.

"An initial supply of replacement inflators for the recall announced in February 2016 has been distributed to dealers and will begin arriving over the next few days. Honda is taking action to accelerate this supply."

 

I'm not getting my hopes up! Well, not too much....

Just curious about something. Is the airbag one piece, or is there the bag and then the inflator? Is it just the inflator that's getting replaced? I picture it as one big unit, but admittedly I don't know anything about airbags.

 

I received the recall letter in the mail about my 2013 Fit Sport A/T, so I called American Honda in April 2016 about the "reimbursement for temporary alternative transportation". They said the remedy parts wouldn't be available until Sept 2016, so they set me up through my local Honda dealership for a free rental car (and Enterprise for a 2015 Toyota Camry). Instead of leaving my Fit at the dealership (and out in the FL summer sun/rain), they wrote down the mileage and now it's parked in my garage with ethanol-free gas, fuel stabilizer, and hooked up to a trickle charger.

Make the call and see if you can get a free rental car too. First thing I did was go on a 1100 mile road trip! Haha!

 

Hopefully Sept 2016 is a case of 'under promise, over deliver', since many of us are hearing times sooner than that. Fingers crossed!

 

Wow September!!

 

These loaner cars have worked out well.

I've transported loads of dirty wheels, exhausts, etc., in them. While the Fit would've swallowed them up better....I like that I've saved 3k+ miles off of my car & haven't had to clean it in months.

 

Same here Mike,and also that they gave me a brand new Mustang ecoboost.

 

That's what I don't get. My dealership totally said "no" to me when I asked if the car could go back home with me. And yet all you guys are saying your dealers were fine with you taking the Fit back home with you. How did they write down the mileage and then let you drive it back home? Obviously the mileage is going to differ from what they have.

 

They allowed (actually, they preferred) me to take the car home. When I raise the point that I might have to drive the car once in a while, I was told "You are not supposed to, but it's your car and we can't prevent you from driving it. We just won't be liable." I really don't think they can do anything if the mileage changed. Just my opinion of course so take it for what it's worth.

 

I signed a document that said that I would not drive my Fit except from the dealership to my house to store there, and once from my house to the dealership, to have the recall work done.

We drove it home along with the loaner.

It's been sitting in the garage since late February. We've been driving the loaner, including on a 900 mile road trip late last month. I don't plan on driving the Fit again until we hear that they are ready to schedule the recall work and we take it in for that.

 

I also think that if they somehow discovered you were driving your Fit, you would have to pay them back for the rental, either for the day or the month.
My dealer had no problem at all with me keeping the Fit at home. I sure wish I had a garage, though.

 

Since they say "no", I would try another Honda dealership. Or guilt trip them since it's highly unlikely they will store your car out of the sun and hooked up to a trickle charger.

I had to sign a document stating that I wouldn't drive it other than to/from the dealership. So we drove across the street to pick up the rental car, went to the gas station, through the car wash, and parked it in the garage. I figured that extra distance was minimal.

Just in case, I did take a picture of the odometer at the dealership and once I was home in the garage.

Good luck!

 

My dealer didn't give me any problems at all about keeping my car home.But it took them 2 weeks to give me a rental.

 

Fuji here. How many people in this thread (%) have actually requested a loaner? And been given one? Is it a Honda loaner or a rental?

I did some research for my insurance company. I'm surprised if any manufacturer is giving out a ton of loaners/rentals (there are not enough rental cars in America to replace the ~37M Takata cars), but it seems like Honda may be doing more. Anyone getting denied?

Be aware that loaner or rental, some insurers won't extend your coverage to the loaner past a certain period of time. Mine is 30 days. We decided to extend in this case, even though there is a noticeable cost increase because of additional accidents. But just be aware of this potential issue from other insurers. Check your contract (ick, I admit.) You don't want to keep the car 40 days, get in a crash, and be on the hook to replace the car.

Last, the "I promise not to drive my car" is so they can avoid liability. If you get into an accident, the bag kills you, Honda won't owe you anything. So don't loan it out to your kid sister who wants to drive it to school, etc.

 

My car is an Enterprise rental that Honda is paying for. NC statute won't let insurance companies cover consecutive rentals, so I get an Enterprise car for 21 days, a rental from the dealer for 24 hours, then back to Enterprise for another 21 days. Next week I'll be on my third car.

 

Just wanted to post a dealer update--I was at Enterprise renewing my rental paperwork and decided to stop at my dealer for an update. They said they have about 150 cases on file for replacement, they are starting to get airbags in. They said they are replacing on a first come first serve basis. I told the service rep that I came in mid February and have been driving a rental since. He said in that case I was probably at the front of the line and that I'll probably get a call within the next month to come in.

This is in Connecticut, US by the way.

Good news indeed! He also said in general he thought people they were servicing would get their recall work done before the summer. I'm glad I went to the dealer before I actually got my notice in the mail (which was about three weeks ago).