Honda launches global recall of unfit Fits
By Fred Meier, USA TODAY
Honda is recalling about 693,000 subcompacts sold worldwide under three nameplates -- including 2009-10 Fits sold in the U.S. -- for bad springs in the engine's valvetrain.
Honda says 97,201 of the Fits are in the U.S. The recall is to replace bad "lost motion springs" which are are compressed by rocker arms in normal engine use. The springs may bend or break over time, says Honda, resulting in abnormal engine noise and potentially causing engine damage or stalling.
No crashes or injuries have been reported related to this defect, Honda says.
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