NHTSA Campaign 13V260000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Issued by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · Reported Jun 24, 2013 · 143,083 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Honda is re-recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Fit vehicles covered under previous recall 10V-033. The remedy applied in this earlier recall may have been insufficient. In the affected vehicles, over time, the plastic cover may separate from the master power window switch allowing water to enter the driver's window and reach the master power window switch. If the master power window switch is damaged as a result of the water intrusion, overheating and failure of the switch may result.

Consequence

An overheated switch can cause smoke, melting and fire.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners in July 2013 and will instruct owners to take their vehicles to dealers to have a free inspection conducted. If the switch is damaged, it will be replaced free of charge. If the switch is not damaged, the owner will be instructed to await a second notification that will instruct them to return to the dealer to have a replacement switch installed free of charge. Honda anticipates it will have sufficient parts inventory to notify owners of vehicles with undamaged switches to return to dealers for replacement switches in Fall 2013. Renotification was sent out to owners on July 23, 2014. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's recall number is JA6.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HONDA FIT 2007 143,083
HONDA FIT 2008 143,083

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V260000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.