Honda recalls 646,000 Jazz/Fit, City cars globally

TOKYO (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co (7267.T) said on Friday it would recall a total 646,000 units of the Fit/Jazz and City models globally, including 140,000 in the United States.

The recall covers the models sold in North America, South America, Europe, South Africa and Asia, but not Japan, a spokeswoman said.

The Fit is Honda's best-selling model in Japan.

Honda said the recall was to fix a defective master switch, which could cause water to enter the power window switch and in some cases cause a fire.

There were three reported cases of fires due to the defect, two in the United States and one in South Africa, the spokeswoman said.

(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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Milton - 1/29/2010 10:27:13 AM

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What's up with the japanese cars these days?

carguy68 - 1/29/2010 11:37:23 AM

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The problem is there japaness cars!

LexusKindaGuy12 - 1/29/2010 12:11:24 PM

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great time to announce this recall as toyota is taking up media spots

_43LE - 1/29/2010 12:49:22 PM

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I wonder why 1UAW never posts articles about American car company recalls? Gotta wonder.

upwards - 1/29/2010 5:40:58 PM

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There are none! (Says the happy Malibu owner that traded in his Corolla)

pepito66 - 1/29/2010 12:50:33 PM

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japanese cars....just fame is time to show the true. Let see who's next............

pepito66 - 1/29/2010 12:51:51 PM

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This is a Toyota END...........

upwards - 1/29/2010 1:34:43 PM

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Not a good year Japan.

LACMAN - 1/29/2010 8:43:06 PM

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Umm huu76, maybe you werent around then but that washer fluid news was indeed on this website.

theoptimisticpessimist - 1/29/2010 8:48:32 PM

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On 1/19/10 Toyota (TM) trade at a high of 91.97. Today it closed up 77.50 +.56 or .73% not much of a rally. Oh by the way it lost it all and then some in after market trading 76.94 -.73 or .94%.

upwards - 1/29/2010 11:47:13 PM

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Huu all minor recalls that where handled very well by the American automakers. They also was not severe or as large as what Toyota is giving us. So in that effect you loose again to uaw.

delan - 1/30/2010 11:50:22 AM

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Fire hazards and rooves flying off not severe? All I can do is laugh!

LACMAN - 1/29/2010 8:41:06 PM

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Welll damn...