Honda recalls 646,000 Jazz, Fit, City cars globally

Honda Motor Co said on Friday it would recall a total 646,000 units of the Fit, Jazz and City models globally, including 140,000 in the United States.                                           

The recall covers the models sold in North America, South America, Europe, South Africa and Asia, but not Japan, a spokeswoman said.                                           

The Fit is Honda's best-selling model in Japan.                                           

Honda said the recall was to fix a defective master switch, which could cause water to enter the power window switch and in some cases cause a fire.                                           

There were three reported cases of fires due to the defect, two in the United States and one in South Africa, the spokeswoman said.