- A new recall impacting 114,686 vehicles in the U.S. has been announced by the NHTSA.
- Honda first launched a recall in early 2023 for the issue, but its fix has proved ineffective.
- Owners of impacted Fit and HR-V models will be alerted from July 8.
Almost 115,000 Honda Fit and Honda HR-V models have been caught up in a new recall related to a fault that may prevent the rearview camera image from booting up and being displayed on the dash.
Honda says that impacted Fit and HR-V models were manufactured with an improperly designed power circuit in the display audio unit. As a result, the battery’s state of charge can drop when the engine is started with an ignition key, which may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying.
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The carmaker had previously tried to repair the issue through a software update, but it says this insufficiently corrected the display audio unit boot-up procedure.
The NHTSA’s notice reveals that 114,686 cars are involved in the recall. These include Fits built between June 12, 2017, and November 30, 2020, and HR-Vs manufactured from July 7, 2018, to April 25, 2022. Honda says it received 92 warranty claims related to the issue between February 10, 2023, and April 27, 2024, but has no reports of injuries or deaths related to this defect.
Honda initially decided to conduct a safety recall to rectify the problem on January 27, 2023, but the following month, it received the first warranty claim for the issue from a vehicle that had already been repaired. It received other warranty claims and continued investigating the issue throughout the first five months of this year. On May 23, it was determined that the issue represented a defect and that the cars did not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Dealers were notified of the recall on May 31, while owners will be alerted on July 8. Honda has told dealers to reprogram the display audio unit with updated software, and hopefully the fix actually works this time.
