Fit L4-1.5L (2008)
Technical Service Bulletin # 07-088
Date: 071205
Recall - SRS Floor Wiring Harness Corrosion
07-088
December 5, 2007
Applies To:
2007 Fit - ALL
2008 Fit - From VIN JHMGD3...85000001 thru JHMGD3...85019313
Safety Recall: SRS Floor Wire Harness Corrosion
(Supersedes 07-088, dated November 30, 2007, to update the information marked by the black bars and asterisks)
BACKGROUND
Splices in the floor wire harness may not be sufficiently sealed. In areas where road salt* is used, the driver may get in the vehicle with a mixture of snow
and salt on their shoes. The mixture of water and salt that soaks through the carpet may enter these splices. Over time, the wire splices may corrode,
causing a faulty connection in the SRS occupant detection system (ODS). If this connection fails and the vehicle is in a collision, the ODS and the
occupant position detection system (OPDS) may not operate properly. As a result, the side airbag may deploy even if a person is leaning toward the
outside of the front passenger's seat, or the front passengers airbag may deploy at full deployment force under all conditions.
*Road salt is commonly used in an area known as the "salt belt." As shown in the shaded area of the map, the salt belt includes: Connecticut, Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington D.C.
*CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION
All owners of affected vehicles will be sent a notification of this campaign beginning the week of December 17. An example of the customer notification
is at the end of this service bulletin.
Not all vehicles within the VIN ranges are affected.
Only those vehicles that were sold or are currently registered in areas where road salt is used are affected by this campaign. Before working on the
vehicle, you must verify its eligibility by checking at least one of these items:
^
The customer has a notification letter.
^
The vehicle is shown as eligible on a VIN status inquiry.
In addition to these verification items, check for a punch mark above the third character of the engine compartment VIN. A punch mark in that location
means this campaign has already been completed.
Some vehicles affected by this campaign may be in your new or used vehicle inventory. According to federal law, these vehicles cannot be sold or leased
until they are corrected. To see if a vehicle is affected by this campaign, do a VIN status inquiry. Also, when doing the VIN status inquiry, make sure
Service Bulletin 07-011, Safety Improvement Campaign: Fit SRS Unit Reprogramming, has been completed.*
CORRECTIVE ACTION
If the vehicle is new (it has not been sold), go to REPAIR PROCEDURE A to seal the wire harness splices.
