Fisker Karma 2012 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Explosion
Recall of 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles with passenger air bag inflators that may explode due to humidity and temperature exposure, risking serious injury or death. Owners must have inflators replaced free by dealers.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles have passenger air bag inflators that could explode after long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes, potentially causing serious injury or death. Owners must have the inflators replaced at no cost by dealers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1251593-fisker-karma-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1251593-fisker-karma-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 5, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #19V181000
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“Fisker Karma 2012 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Explosion.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1251593-fisker-karma-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #19V181000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=19V181000).
Why it’s dangerous
The air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to high humidity, temperature, and temperature cycling. This explosion can send sharp metal fragments toward the driver or passengers, causing serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles registered in 48 U.S. states and D.C. are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles are at risk if the air bag inflators explode.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2012 Fisker Karma was registered in the listed states. The affected vehicles have passenger frontal air bag inflators that may explode due to humidity and temperature exposure.
- Brand
Fisker Karma- Category
Vehicle
What to do — step by step
Contact Karma Customer Service
Call 1-855-288-6109 to get the replacement air bag inflators.
Have Inflators Replaced
Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflators at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
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 for this recall is 5.84.17.001.01.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 2 months.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #19V181000 (June 3, 2019)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.