Fisker Recalls 2012 Karma Vehicles Due to Cooling Fan Fire Risk
Fisker is recalling 1,377 model year 2012 Karma vehicles because a manufacturing defect in the low temperature cooling fan may cause a direct short and vehicle fire.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (cooling fan) that may cause a vehicle fire, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury or property damage risks.
Plain-English summary
Karma Automotive LLC is recalling certain model year 2012 Fisker Karma passenger cars manufactured between June 15, 2011, and July 9, 2012. The recall involves 1,377 vehicles affected by a manufacturing defect in the low temperature cooling fan.
The defect may result in a direct short, which can ignite the fan housing, shroud, and surrounding components, causing a vehicle fire. No specific injuries or deaths are reported in the source text, but the potential for fire is a significant safety hazard.
Fisker will notify owners, and dealers will remove the two potentially affected low temperature cooling fans and replace them with one improved low temperature cooling fan free of charge. The safety recall began on August 24, 2012. Owners may contact Fisker consumer affairs at 1-855-575-7577, option 2, or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- FISKER KARMA
- Brand
- FISKER
- Manufacturer
- Karma Automotive LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Passenger Car
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,377
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- KARMA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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