Fisker Karma Recall: Passenger Air Bag Inflators May Rupture in Crash
Karma Automotive is recalling 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles because passenger air bag inflators may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect may result in 'serious injury or death,' which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury or death reports/risks.
Plain-English summary
Karma Automotive LLC is recalling certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles originally sold or registered in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. The recall involves 811 vehicles equipped with specific passenger frontal air bag inflators that may have been installed as original or replacement equipment.
The defect involves air bag inflators that may rupture due to propellant degradation caused by long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. In the event of a crash requiring the deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, this rupture could release metal fragments that strike vehicle occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Karma will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag inflators free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2017. Owners can contact Karma Automotive Client Services at 1-855-288-6109 or [email protected]. Karma's recall number is 5.84.17.001.01. Owners may also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or visit www.safercar.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- FISKER KARMA
- Brand
- FISKER
- Manufacturer
- Karma Automotive LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Air Bag
- Affected units
- 811
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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