Honda recalls 646,000 small cars globally for faulty window switch

Honda Motor Co. recalled 646,000 of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles worldwide because of faulty window switch after a child died when fire broke out in a car in 2009.

The Honda recall includes 141,084 vehicles in the United States and covers the models sold in North America, South America, Europe, South Africa and Asia, but not Japan, a spokeswoman said.

Neither Honda Egypt nor Honda Middle East commented on the numbers of affected cars in the Middle East region yet.