Fisker Karma

Fisker Sedan 2012

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Make
Fisker
Model
Fisker Karma
Year range
2012
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Fisker Karma is a structured vehicle model hub covering 2012 in US.

Recorded fuel categories: Premium Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: Electric. Recorded drivetrain categories: RWD.

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Structured vehicle data

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  • Fuel types: Premium Gasoline
  • Electrification: Electric
  • Drivetrain: RWD
  • Total structured variants: 1

2012 structured configurations

MarketTrim/source labelFuelElectrificationDriveTransmission
USPremium GasolineElectricRWDAutomatic (A1)

Official evidence for this model

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US safety recalls

5 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 19V181000 — model years 2012

    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 Mexico, New York,…

  • 17V004000 — model years 2012

    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…

  • 12V413000 — model years 2012

    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.

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

24 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 10191491 — model years 2012

    Traction Motor and Inverter Location and Nomenclature

  • 10051501 — model years 2012

    FISKER: AFTER AN EXTENDED DRIVE, WITH HEATER ON, IN STEALTH MODE, A FLASHING OR SOLID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) ILLUMINATES, WITH ROUGH IDLE, WHEN ENGINE/GENERATOR IS TURNED ON. MODELS 2012-2013 KARMA. *PE

  • 10051599 — model years 2012

    FISKER: ON THE END OF RELEASE CABLE IS ORIGINAL DOOR PULL RING WHICH CAN SLIP OFF BALL. A DOOR PULL RINGS, THAT FULLY CAPTURE AND ENGAGE CABLE RELEASE BALL, WAS REDESIGN AND REPLACES PULL RING ON THE FOUR DOORS AND CABLE RELEASE FOR THE TRUNK.…

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

1 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • EA21002 — model years 2012

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Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

1 distinct official identifiers · CA

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  • 2012290 — model years 2012

    On certain vehicles, the low temperature cooling fans may have been manufactured incorrectly and could develop a short circuit. An electrical short could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace both low temperature cooling fans with a…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

6 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 4 reports
  • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM: 2 reports
  • POWER TRAIN: 2 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

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Used-car checks

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Recall/safety notes

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