NHTSA recall 15V559000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 15V559000 |
| Manufacturer's number | JT9 |
| Manufacturer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Reported | 2015-09-03 |
| Owners notified | 2015-10-09 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION |
| Units potentially affected | 17796 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 17796 |
| Reported remedied | 16050 (90%) |
| Reported unreachable | 99 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
If the wires become damaged, the coil may overheat and cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2015 HONDA FIT | Built 2013-12-06 to 2014-08-28. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| A21-007 | 2021-05-25. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTC P0300 (random misfire detected) or P0301-P0304 (cylinder misfire detected). |
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| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-06-19. Service bulletin. DEALER MESSAGE - YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETYRECALLFOR APPROXIMATELY 18,000 2015 FIT VEHICLES DUE TO PLUG TOP COIL NOISE SUPPRESSORS THAT MAY FAIL. ANYNEW OR USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN, 15-060: SAFETY RECALL: IGNITION COILS, PRIOR TO SALE. REFER TO YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. EXPECTS TO BEGIN CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION IN EARLY OCTOBER 2015 |
| A15-060 | 2017-05-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE NOISE SUPPRESSION CAPACITORS INSIDE THE IGNITION COILS MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THE ENGINE OR FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION, OR IN SEVERE CASES CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.