- Vehicles
- 17,796
- Built between
- Dec 2013 – Aug 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 October 2015
- Repaired
- 90%
- Unrepaired
- 1,647
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2013 and August 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 Honda FITBuilt December 2013 to August 2014
Repair progress
1,647 of 17,796 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.
90% repaired — 16,050 of 17,796 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 99
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 Fit vehicles manufactured December 6, 2013, to August 28, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience damage to the wires inside the Plug Top Ignition Coils (PTC) due to improper protection against electrical noise.
What could happen
If the wires become damaged, the coil may overheat and cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Plug Top Ignition Coils with new design, free of charge. The recall began on October 9, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2013 to August 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 September 2015
- Owners notified9 October 2015
- Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 90% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 September 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Honda Automobile Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT9.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- JT9
- Recalling manufacturer
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.