NHTSA campaign 19V296000 · Karma campaign RC-19-84-01
Karma Recall 19V-296: Side Curtain Air Bags may not Deploy/FMVSS 226
NHTSA recall 19V296000 (Karma campaign RC-19-84-01) was reported by Karma Automotive LLC on April 11, 2019, with 231 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Karma Revero for the 2018 model year. Owners were notified on July 1, 2019, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 19V296000 (also written 19V-296 or 19V296)
- Filed by
- Karma Automotive LLC
- Karma campaign number
- RC-19-84-01
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 231 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window — Curtain
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 226
Repair completion: 87.88% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 19V296000. 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.
Karma
Karma Revero
- 2018 · Vehicles built September 1, 2017 – December 31, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V296000.
Defect description
Karma Automotive (Karma) is recalling certain 2018 Karma Revero vehicles. In the event of a roll over crash, the side curtain/head protection air bags may not deploy as intended due to a rollover sensor system that is not enabled. The system also lacks an instrument cluster warning light and a description of the system in the owner's manual. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
Safety consequence
If the side air bags do not deploy as intended in a roll over crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Karma will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing Airbag Control Unit (ACU) with a rollover enabled ACU and the owners manual will be updated with the description of the system, free of charge. The recall began July 1, 2019. Owners may contact Karma customer service at 1-855-288-6109. Karma's number for this recall is RC-19-84-01.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 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 19V296000
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.