In April 2016, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Other (electrical equipment), covering the FIT, Vezel. The filing affects 164,388 vehicles manufactured between August 2013 and February 13, 2016.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1137970 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 4, 2016 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Other (electrical equipment) |
| Production period | August 2013 — February 13, 2016 |
| Vehicles affected | 164,388 units |
Filing in context
The Other (electrical equipment) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 23 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 18 Honda notifications from 2016 in this archive. For scale, 310 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 2 years and 6 months.
Defect
In the capacitor-based idling stop system, the overcurrent protection for the internal elements of the step-up/step-down charge-discharge converter — which controls the capacitor charge and discharge voltage — is insufficient. During restart from an idling stop, overcurrent may flow into the converter and damage its internal elements. Continued use causes the damaged elements to generate heat, carbonizing surrounding resin material and sustaining current flow, leading to smoke and heat generation. In the worst case, a vehicle fire may occur.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the step-up/step-down charge-discharge converter with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 3 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| DBA-GK3 | FIT | GK3-1000019 — GK3-1061107; GK3-1100001 — GK3-1122200; GK3-3000006 — GK3-3022067; GK3-3200001 — GK3-3215113; GK3-5000002 — GK3-5000127; GK3-5200001 — GK3-5200087; GK3-8000001 — GK3-8000055 |
| DBA-RU1 | ＶＥＺＥＬ | RU1-1000020 — RU1-1022560; RU1-1100001 — RU1-1118053 |
| DBA-RU2 | ＶＥＺＥＬ | RU2-1000009 — RU2-1003310; RU2-1100001 — RU2-1101777 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
キャパシタ電源を使用しているアイドリングストップシステムにおいて、キャパシタの充放電電圧を制御する昇降圧充放電コンバータ内部素子の過電流保護が不十分なため、アイドリングストップからの再始動時等に生じた過電流が当該コンバータへ流れ、内部素子が損傷することがある。そのため、そのままの状態で使用を続けると素子が発熱し、素子周辺の樹脂材が炭化し電流が流れ続け、発煙・発熱し、最悪の場合、火災に至るおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、昇降圧充放電コンバータを対策品と交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3003764
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