NHTSA campaign 13V260000 · Honda campaign JA6
Honda Recall 13V-260: Power Window Switch may Overheat
NHTSA recall 13V260000 (Honda campaign JA6) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on June 24, 2013, with 143,083 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Fit for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on October 22, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V260000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V260000 (also written 13V-260 or 13V260)
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Honda campaign number
- JA6
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 143,083 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Power Window Devices and Controls
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V260000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Honda
Honda Fit
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V260000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
An overheated switch can cause smoke, melting and fire.
Manufacturer 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.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V260000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.