NHTSA campaign 12V413000 · Manufacturer campaign 520120016
Karma Automotive LLC Recall 12V-413: Low Temperature Cooling Fan
NHTSA recall 12V413000 (Manufacturer campaign 520120016) was reported by Karma Automotive LLC on August 22, 2012, with 1,377 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fisker Karma for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on August 24, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V413000 (also written 12V-413 or 12V413)
- Filed by
- Karma Automotive LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 520120016
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,377 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V413000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Fisker
Fisker Karma
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V413000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
A direct short may ignite the fan housing, shroud and surrounding components, causing a vehicle fire.
Manufacturer 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 August 24, 2012. Owners may contact Fisker consumer affairs at 1-855-575-7577, option 2, 6am - 7pm (pst) Monday through Friday.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V413000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.