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Honda will fix Fits after crash test application redesign bumper.
Honda will replace the front bumper of about 12,000 Fits he has already sold because the small car has scored poorly in a key crash test.
The automaker announced the free program Thursday at the same time, the insurance influential Institute for Highway Safety said a 2015 Fit equipped with crash test a bumper structure redesigned got an acceptable rating on its small overlap crash test the test simulates a wreck in which the front corner of the car hits another car or a solid object at 40 mph.
This is the first time we know that a manufacturer recalled vehicles after a structural change like this to improve crash test performance, said Russ Rader, spokesman for the industry group the insurance.
In the first test, the Fit received a marginal note The insurance group has introduced the test in 2012 in response to a type of accident that often results in serious injury or death.
Other automakers, including Honda recalled cars after IIHS crash tests revealed flaws in their vehicles, but the cases involved airbags that could be reprogrammed, or parts of the fuel system could be strengthened to prevent leakage - relatively easy changes to make, Rader said.
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The replacement bumper is unprecedented, said Scott Oldham, commercial car site editor He speaks to proactively appreciation of good company by its customers in a security perspective No company wants to be on the wrong end of this story in this day and age.
Technically not a point - in the absence of IIHS crash test does not mean a specific safety defect that triggers the action of the administration of road safety road - the bumper issue is the type of problem that carmakers have become increasingly sensitive in recent years.
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Automakers have recalled more than 46 million vehicles in the U S this year is almost one of five cars in the U S and eclipses the record annual reminder 30 8 million vehicles set in 2004.
The wave of recalls is as Toyota, GM and Hyundai all have paid federal fines for not recall vehicles quickly in previous years GM remains the target of NHTSA investigations and Department of Justice not to recall first cars with an ignition key defect now linked to at least 13 deaths and over 50 injuries.
Honda claims that the Fit was safe even before the change of bumpers, noting that it was well on other crash tests, but the automaker said it didn t think it was right to have penalized customers for the purchase of a early 2015 model year Fit, built before June 9, when the company built the bumper change in Celaya, Mexico, plant where the sub- compact is assembled.
This is not a small business, but the action underscores the long-term commitment from Honda to safety, said Chuck Thomas, chief engineer of the car manufacturer for vehicle safety in the U S.
Honda may equip existing cars, because an analysis of crash test results found the problem in a steel beam behind the plastic coating of the front bumper.
When he designed the car, Honda said he believed that the beam was strong enough to deflect the energy of the area before the crash of the vehicle on the side that was not struck, reducing the intrusion of the vehicle structure in the passenger cabin.
But in the first test of the Fit, the beam of broken bumper because didn welds t stand properly, the company said the new beam has stronger welds that hold the bumper and to better distribute the collision energy, Thomas.
Fit owners will be contacted by Honda with instructions to take their cars back to dealers for service change departments remove the plastic cover, unlock the old beam and replace it with the improved bumper Thomas said that the change would require about 30 minutes of work.
The Insurance Institute urged owners to enjoy the Fit Honda replacement program.
The organization, which analyzes vehicle safety issues for the insurance industry, has been test vehicle accident for nearly two decades over the years, results of tests and safety assessments have become more and most influential Consumer Reports, for example, removed the vehicles from the recommended list after failing to crash test small overlap IIHS.
Car manufacturers often advertise the results when their vehicles high score They also make changes in the following vehicles generations who score poorly, to do better in the tests.
positive ratings also affect sales, said David Zuby, executive vice president of the Institute.
A survey conducted by the IIHS found that after the announcement of small overlap crash test ratings, dealers who had vehicles that have passed the test well has seen more traffic and more cars sold.
This suggests that some consumers hear the message and act on it by searching the vehicles we have named as safe, said Zuby.
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