Honda Motor Co. will conduct at least the sixth round of major recalls involving its top-selling Fit compact in less than three years, as the automaker struggles to move past the quality woes that contributed to a change in chief executive officers.
The company will recall more than 283,000 Fits and Vezel crossovers after reports of six fires related to a control systems flaw and two collisions linked to a power steering defect, said transport ministry official Yuichi Yamamoto. None of the incidents resulted in death or injury, he said.
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