Honda Fit With Glued On Roof

The failure of the glued roof set off a domino effect of structural failures that caused the honda fit s safety cage to collapse which in effect crushed the couple like they were inside a trash.

Honda fit with glued on roof.

The driver dummy s left femur experienced a peak of about 1 685 n compared to 709 n on the glued roof fit and just 180 n on the control fit which tracy s presentation suggests carries a. The roof had been replaced due to hail damage but rather than welding the new roof in place it had been glued. Four months before the car wreck the seebachan s bought the used honda fit from huffines kia in denton. Instead of welding the roof.

Honda s official repair manual for dealers specifies that a new roof must be welded onto a 2009 2013 honda fit when the roof is replaced. Seen here are a black 2010 honda fit without any damage or repairs a red 2009 honda fit with a glued roof aftermarket windshield and other repairs similar to a 2010 fit owned by tracy law firm. Secretly glued a replacement roof onto. Truck hydroplaned and struck their 2010 honda fit nearly.

Todd tracy shows cbs 11 news crew where john eagle collision center should have replaced the hail damaged roof on a 2010 honda fit with 104 spot welds instead of glue. John eagle s corporate representative further testified that the 3m 8115 adhesive used to glue the new roof on was used despite the fact that 3m has specifically stated that honda does not permit the use of adhesives. Defective glued auto body work hidden on used honda. A texas jury just awarded a couple severely injured in a crash 42 million because their vehicle a 2010 honda fit had been improperly repaired by a collision center.

The couple had no idea this happened and sued the body shop that did the work.