In April 2016, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Computer (steering), covering the FIT. The filing affects 118,715 vehicles manufactured between August 2013 and August 31, 2015.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1137980 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 4, 2016 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Computer (steering) |
| Production period | August 2013 — August 31, 2015 |
| Vehicles affected | 118,715 units |
Filing in context
The Computer (steering) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 7 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 18 Honda notifications from 2016 in this archive. For scale, 399 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.
Defect
The electric power steering (EPS) control computer has an improperly configured EPS assist cutoff voltage setting. When the battery is degraded, large steering inputs may cause battery voltage to drop below the EPS assist cutoff threshold. As a result, the EPS warning light illuminates, power steering assist deactivates, and steering effort may increase suddenly.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, reprogram the electric power steering control computer and the engine control computer with the corrected software.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 1 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 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
電動パワーステアリング（ＥＰＳ）制御コンピュータのＥＰＳアシスト停止電圧設定が不適切なため、バッテリが劣化していると、大きなハンドル操作時にバッテリ電圧がＥＰＳアシスト停止電圧以下になることがある。そのため、ＥＰＳ警告灯が点灯するとともにパワーステアリングのアシスト機能が停止し、急にハンドルの操作力が増大するおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、電動パワーステアリング制御コンピュータ及びエンジン制御コンピュータを対策プログラムに書換える。
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=3003765
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