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Fisker Karma Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Fisker Karma (2012). The most-complained-about year is 2012.

5
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2012
year with most recalls
2012
year with most complaints

Pick your Fisker Karma model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2012 Fisker Karma56

What Fisker Karma owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2012 model year has the most, with 6.

All Fisker Karma recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Fisker Karma, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 19V181000 Reported 472 vehicles potentially affected Karma Automotive LLC

    Karma Automotive (Karma) is recalling certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New…

    Remedy: Karma has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact Karma customer service at 1-855-288-6109. Karma's number…

    Model years: 2012

  2. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 17V004000 Reported 811 vehicles potentially affected Karma Automotive LLC

    Karma Automotive LLC (Karma) is recalling certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag…

    Remedy: Karma will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2017. Karma Automotive Client Services Team can be reached at…

    Model years: 2012

  3. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 12V413000 Reported 1,377 vehicles potentially affected Karma Automotive LLC

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2012

  4. Traction battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 12V241000 Reported 19 vehicles potentially affected Karma Automotive LLC

    Fisker is recalling certain model year 2012 fisker karma passenger cars manufactured from september 22, 2011, through january 20, 2012. 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,…

    Remedy: All known owners will be notified and instructed not to charge or drive the vehicle. Owners will be advised to contact an authorized fisker dealer who will arrange transporting the vehicle directly to their repair…

    Model years: 2012

  5. Traction battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 11V598000 Reported 239 vehicles potentially affected Karma Automotive LLC

    Fisker is recalling certain model year 2012 fisker karma passenger cars manufactured from july 1, 2011, through november 3, 2011. 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,…

    Remedy: Fisker will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high-voltage battery with a new part at no cost to the owner. The safety recall began on january 5, 2012. Owners may contact fisker consumer affairs at…

    Model years: 2012

Other Fisker models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.