# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 HONDA FIT](/makes/honda/fit/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-12\-06 to 2014\-08\-28.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [A21\-007](/bulletins/10194445.md), 2021-05-25, Service bulletin
- [DLR MSG \- HONDA](/bulletins/10106989.md), 2017-06-19, Service bulletin
- [A15\-060](/bulletins/10100703.md), 2017-05-25, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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