TORRANCE, Calif. -

American Honda announced last week that it issued a voluntarily recall of 143,083 units in the United States — the Fit from the 2007 and 2008 model-years.

The campaign stems from the need to replace the master power window switch, which will be done at no charge to vehicle owners.

Honda explained that under severe conditions, rain water or other spilled liquids may enter through an open driver’s window and enter the master power window switch on the driver’s door.

“Over time, exposure to water and other fluids can cause electrical resistance in the switch, which ultimately can cause the switch to overheat and melt, damaging the switch and potentially damaging an associated wire harness,” OEM officials said.

“Additionally, if a switch melts, it could produce smoke and, potentially cause a fire,” they continued. “No crashes or injuries have been reported related to this issue.”

Honda is advising customers to park affected Fit vehicles outside until the power window master switch has been inspected.

In January 2010, Honda recollected that it conducted a recall of the same Fit vehicles for this issue utilizing a repair procedure which has since been determined by Honda not to be sufficiently robust to ensure that all switches would be completely sealed against all possible moisture intrusion.

Under the current recall, which applies to all 2007 and 2008 Fit vehicles regardless of whether they were repaired as part of the prior recall, Honda said owners of affected Fit vehicles will be asked to bring their vehicle to their local franchised dealer to have the master power window switch inspected.

“If the inspection reveals existing damage to the switch, the switch will be replaced immediately using Honda's current limited stock of updated parts,” the automaker said.

“If the inspection does not reveal any damage to the master power window switch, the vehicle will be returned to the customer, who will be contacted later in the year to have the switch replaced when sufficient supplies of the updated switch are available,” Honda went on to say.

The OEM emphasized that it is announcing this recall to encourage owners of all affected vehicles to take their vehicles to an authorized franchised dealer as soon as they receive notification of this recall from American Honda.

Officials mentioned mailed notification will be sent to customers later this month. At that time, owners of vehicles from the affected model years will be able to determine if their vehicles require repair by visiting www.recalls.honda.com or by calling (800) 999-1009 and selecting option No 4.

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