NHTSA Campaign 15V559000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 15V559000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 15V559000 with NHTSA on September 3, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V559000, NHTSA lists up to 17,796 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 6, 2013 and August 28, 2014.
The 15V559000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V559000 were scheduled from October 9, 2015, 36 days after the report.
15V559000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V559000 covers have filed at least 118 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V559000 ranks 113 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V559000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 25 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V559000 was 15V439000, reported on July 8, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- If the wires become damaged, the coil may overheat and cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- 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. Owners may contact Honda Automobile Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT9.
Reported September 3, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V559000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V559000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted