Honda Motor Co. has said that it was recalling about 489,000 CR-V crossovers in the United States of America, Europe and Africa, from the 2002 to 2006 model years because an electrical switch in the driver's side door could melt and cause a fire.
Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration according to Bloomberg announced the recall Saturday for 268,000 vehicles in the US.
Honda is also recalling 220,000 CR-V vehicles in Europe and 98 in Africa for the same problem, Honda spokeswoman Akemi Ando in Tokyo said yesterday.
Honda Motor Co. has said that it was recalling about 489,000 CR-V crossovers in the United States of America, Europe and Africa, from the 2002 to 2006 model years because an electrical switch in the driver's side door could melt and cause a fire.
Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration according to Bloomberg announced the recall Saturday for 268,000 vehicles in the US.
Honda is also recalling 220,000 CR-V vehicles in Europe and 98 in Africa for the same problem, Honda spokeswoman Akemi Ando in Tokyo said yesterday.
Honda said rain or other liquids could enter through a driver's open window and damage the master power switch on the door. If that happens, the switch could overheat and melt, causing a fire.
No injuries or crashes have been reported related to the problem, but five fires have been reported – four in the U.S. and one in England – in which the switch and the cover around it overheated, caught fire and melted, Ando said.
All the recalled vehicles were manufactured at a Honda plant in Great Britain.
NHTSA said owners should park CR-Vs from those model years outside until the recall is performed to avoid any property damage from a fire. A fire could start even when the ignition is off and the CR-V is parked.
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