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2012 Fisker Karma

5 open recalls

Read the first one before you drive it again. Every repair below is free.

Key facts

  • Recall repairs are free by law, however old the vehicle is.
  • You don't need to be the original owner to have it fixed.
  • There is no deadline — an open recall stays open until it's repaired.

Open recalls

Source: NHTSA · synced 29 Jul 2026 13:14
Repair soon Air bags

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 472 vehicles affected Read campaign 19V181000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
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Repair soon Air bags

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 811 vehicles affected Read campaign 17V004000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair when you can Engine and engine cooling

A direct short may ignite the fan housing, shroud and surrounding components, causing a vehicle fire.

A manufacturing defect in the low temperature cooling fan may result in a direct short.

What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.

Free repair · 1,377 vehicles affected Read campaign 12V413000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair when you can Electrical system

If coolant enters the battery compartment, an electrical short could occur possibly resulting in a fire.

Within the high-voltage battery, certain hose clamps may have been positioned incorrectly during assembly. If positioned incorrectly, the battery compartment cover could interfere with the hose clamps, potentially causing a coolant leak from the cooling hoses.

What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.

Free repair · 19 vehicles affected Read campaign 12V241000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair when you can Electrical system

If coolant enters the battery compartment, an electrical short could occur possibly resulting in a fire.

Within the high-voltage battery, certain hose clamps may have been positioned incorrectly during assembly. If positioned incorrectly, the battery compartment cover could interfere with the hose clamps, potentially causing a coolant leak from the cooling hoses.

What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.

Free repair · 239 vehicles affected Read campaign 11V598000 on NHTSA.gov ↗

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