Honda Motor Co. will recall about 1 million cars worldwide, including almost 100,000 in the United States.
The massive recall includes 80,111 CR-V sport-utility vehicles from the 2006 model year in the U.S. to replace the power window master switch.
The automaker said the design of the switch can allow residue from interior cleaners to accumulate. That can cause the electrical contacts to degrade and start a fire. No injuries or deaths have been reported related to this condition.
Honda will also call back 5,626 CR-Z small hybrids from the 2011 model year in the U.S. The cars subject to the recall are equipped with manual transmissions and require an update to the software that controls the hybrid electric motor.
Honda said it wants to fix a problem that can cause the car to roll backward unexpectedly.
Honda said that when the gasoline engine has stalled with the battery in a very low state of charge and the transmission in gear, the electric motor might rotate in the direction opposite to that selected by the transmission. If this occurs and the driver has not engaged the brakes, the vehicle may slowly roll backward when the transmission is in a forward gear (or forward if the car is in reverse), potentially leading to a crash.
A software update will add further controls to correct the problem. No injuries or deaths have been reported related to this condition.
Owners of the vehicles will be notified of the recalls later this month.
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Photo: A 2006 Honda CR-V: Credit: Honda Motor Co.
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