Honda bolsters Fit to boost crash resistance

By Tom Krisher

Published August 21, 2014 3:42pm ET

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Honda bolsters Fit to boost crash resistance — This undated photo provided by Honda shows the 2015 Honda Fit. Honda is recalling 12,000 Fit subcompacts to replace the steel front bumper beams so the cars are more crash-resistant. (AP Photo/Honda) | Uncredited

DETROIT (AP) — When the subcompact Fit failed a crash test, Honda went back to the drawing board.

The tiny Fit, redesigned for the 2015 model year, initially flunked the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s small overlap test, earning just a “Marginal” rating. The test simulates a 40 mph crash between the front corner of a car and an object such as a utility pole.

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