NHTSA Campaign 17V004000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Karma Automotive LLC · Reported Jan 6, 2017 · 811 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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 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.

Consequence

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

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 [email protected] or by calling 1-855-288-6109. Karma's number for this recall is 5.84.17.001.01.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FISKER KARMA 2012 811

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V004000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.