Fisker recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Fisker Automotive (Fisker) is recalling certain model year 2012 Fisker Karma passenger cars manufactured from June 15, 2011, through July 9, 2012. A manufacturing defect in the low temperature cooling fan may result in a direct short.
What could happen
A direct short may ignite the fan housing, shroud and surrounding components, causing a vehicle fire.
The fix
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, 6am - 7pm (pst) Monday through Friday.
Vehicles covered
- Fisker Karma 2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 12V413000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Karma Automotive LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 22, 2012
- Owners notified
- Aug 24, 2012
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,377
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Fan
- Maker's own recall number
- 520120016
Notes
Fisker's recall campaign number is 520120016.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Fisker recall: Air bags Mar 6, 2019
- Fisker recall: Air bags Jan 6, 2017
- Fisker recall: Electrical system May 30, 2012
- Fisker recall: Electrical system Dec 27, 2011
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.