Honda to recall over 100,000 hybrid vehicles - NHTSA

FILE PHOTO: New Honda CR-V's sit on a dealer's lot in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo

(Reuters) - Honda Motor Co's American unit is recalling about 106,030 CR-V hybrid vehicles due to the risk of fire or injury in a crash caused by an overheated battery cable or short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday.

To address the issue, dealers will replace the battery cable, NHTSA added.

(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)