Honda recalling 143,000 Fit hatchbacks over potential headlight loss
 

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American <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/honda">Honda</a> has announced that it is recalling over 140,000 <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/fit">Fit</a> hatchbacks due to a "potential loss of low-beam headlight functionality," the automaker has told CNN. A total of 143,083 Fits from the 2007 and 2008 model years are affected.<br />
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Honda has issued a statement saying that the root of this problem is the plating on the wiring harness connectors for the low-beam headlight circuit. The Japanese automaker states that this plating "can become warn after repeated use ... and cause the connector to overheat and fail, resulting in a loss of low-beam headlight functionality."<br />
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The automaker will begin contacting affected owners, but if you're worried about your Fit, you can take them in to your local Honda dealer for inspection and. Naturally, any repair work will be on the automaker's dime.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2007-honda-fit-sport">2007 Honda Fit Sport</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2007-honda-fit-sport/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/01-2007-honda-fit_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2007 Honda Fit Sport" title="2007 Honda Fit Sport" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2007-honda-fit-sport/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/02-2007-honda-fit_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2007 Honda Fit Sport" title="2007 Honda Fit Sport" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2007-honda-fit-sport/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/03-2007-honda-fit_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2007 Honda Fit Sport" title="2007 Honda Fit Sport" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2007-honda-fit-sport/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/04-2007-honda-fit_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2007 Honda Fit Sport" title="2007 Honda Fit Sport" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2007-honda-fit-sport/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/05-2007-honda-fit_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2007 Honda Fit Sport" title="2007 Honda Fit Sport" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/16/autos/honda_recall/index.htm?section=money_a utos">CNN</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/honda-recalling-143-000-fit-hatchbacks-over-potential-headlight/">Honda recalling 143,000 Fit hatchbacks over potential headlight loss</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/16/autos/honda_recall/index.htm?section=money_a utos>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/honda-recalling-143-000-fit-hatchbacks-over-potential-headlight/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19765766/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/honda-recalling-143-000-fit-hatchbacks-over-potential-headlight/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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