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2009 Honda Fit Air bags Problems

Complaints
104about this part
Share
36%of 287 total for the year
Median mileage
70,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 104 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Honda Fit, 36% of the 287 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 13 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 9 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall. Notice of recall was sent to me in march, 2016. The letter indicated parts would be available in the summer of 2016. In early august, when I contacted my Honda dealer (shofield homda, wichita ks), I was told the part had to be ordered and would arrive in a couple of weeks. It has now been 7 weeks and I've heard nothing.”

NHTSA complaint #10907006, filed 2016-09, 18,000 miles

“I was driving down two lane and my radio started cutting off and on and my steering started to lock up and became hard to steer I pulled on side street and pulled into a driveway and each sharp turn with steering wheel having to make a hard cut it would die down and when I finally got car straightend out it was diffucult to guide I turned the car off and restarted it and it seemed to run okay and then it happened again parking the car at my home”

NHTSA complaint #11010761, filed 2017-07, 152,000 miles

“Takata recall we got into a car accident all the airbags deployed and exploded my god daughter was hurt but not by the accident but by the airbags that burned my goddaughters face (nose, eye and lip) burned her shoulder. A friend of mine was driving my vehicle she ran a stop sign that was not visible due to the lighting and also all of the trees right infront of it. She didn't know of see the stop sign she ran it and got hit front passenger side.”

NHTSA complaint #11039519, filed 2017-10, 100,000 miles

“A car ran a red light and hit the front of the Honda FIT. The airbag on the driver's side deployed. The chemical from the airbag caused burns that blistered and peeled and the airbag deployment sprained both thumbs. There should be a warning that the contents of the airbags can cause significant burns when deployed. I have scars on my left wrist and right hand from these chemicals. …”

NHTSA complaint #10458455, filed 2012-05, 60,500 miles

“I was in a vehicle accident 10-6-18. The airbag did not deploy correctly and resulted in my back being broke and two different places almost severing my spinal cord.”

NHTSA complaint #11355178, filed 2020-09, 80,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202038%
201932%
201833%
201643%
2015155%
20139252%
20124136%
20116457%
20108446%
200910436%
20085726%
20076618%

Other parts of the 2009 Honda Fit

Steering
46 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
33 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsTires
12 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsElectronic stability control
6 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Honda Fit

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology