Honda announced a recall for 646,000 units of 2007 and 2008 Fit, City and Jazz models worldwide, after a fire hazard involving a power window switch resulted in a death in South Africa.

This recall confirmed for all Fit, Jazz and City cars made between 2002 and 2008 in Japan, China, Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia and India.

Honda said extreme amounts of liquid, such as rain or melted snow, can flood the master power window switch on the driver's side, causing the vehicle to overheat. As a result of that, it caused seven vehicles to overheat and two to catch fire.

Honda said it will notify customers by mail with instructions on how to have their vehicles inspected and updated at an authorized Honda dealer.

The automaker said that current 2009 and 2010 models are not affected by the recall.