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Great info. Thanks for posting this. Looks like a few of us will be getting new bumpers in the fall.

 

Thank you for this! been looking for the crash tests for our cars! also nice to know honda will be putting stronger bumpers on the cars

 

Honda is calling it a "voluntary product update" rather than a recall. Heh.

Honda Media Newsroom - Headlines - All-New 2015 Honda Fit Earns a 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK Rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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Honda Recalls 2015 Fit Because Failing Crash Tests Isn’t Exactly A Selling Point

 

Good to know that it earned a Good from IIHS in all categories except for the Small Overlap Front. I've been patiently waiting for the IIHS report before making the decision, but this makes it easier. New Fits on the lot should also have the upgraded bumper, I hope.


Honda Fit 2015 IIHS Report

 

My car says it was built on 7/14... so I should be safe right..?

 

Thank you for the link. This is even more informative than the CR report on the "read this..." thread about the same issue.

 

Yeah, the cutoff was June I believe, so you should be good. You'll want to check with Honda in late September when they have all the info just to be sure though.

 

whats your last 6 VIN #?

 

How do you find when your car was made with the VIN???

 

You can't. Assuming that VINs are assigned sequentially and enough people provide build dates and VINs, you might be able to extrapolate the date. Or you could just look at the label on the door that tells you the build date (well month/year anyway). From that info if it's prior to 6/14 you need the work if it's 7/14 or later you don't and if it's 6/14, you might. Or you can guesstimate that if your VIN ends in a number under 12000 you need the work (they haven't provided the exact count though and we're assuming no VINs were skipped).

 

I called Honda Customer Care and was surprised they could not tell me the manufacture date. They could tell me the day the car was sold to Honda Motors, but that was it. They said all I can do is wait until September and see if I am notified by Honda that I need the upgrade or not.