Karma Recalls 2012 Fisker Karma Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Defect
Karma Automotive is recalling 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles because passenger frontal air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation, posing a risk of 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 reports or potential for serious harm.
Plain-English summary
Karma Automotive is recalling certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles ever registered in specific states and the District of Columbia. The affected vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators, used as original or replacement equipment, that may explode due to propellant degradation after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature, and temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. The recall covers 472 vehicles.
Karma has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflators free of charge. The recall began on March 25, 2019. Owners may contact Karma customer service at 1-855-288-6109 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 — Air Bag
- Affected units
- 472
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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