Fisker Karma 2012 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Rupture
Recall of 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles with air bag inflators that may rupture during crashes, causing serious injury or death. Owners must have inflators replaced free by dealers.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles have air bag inflators that could rupture during a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death. Owners must have the inflators replaced at no cost by dealers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1251594-fisker-karma-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1251594-fisker-karma-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 8, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #17V004000
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“Fisker Karma 2012 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Rupture.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1251594-fisker-karma-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #17V004000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=17V004000).
Why it’s dangerous
Air bag inflators may rupture during a crash due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes. This can cause metal fragments to strike occupants, leading to serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles registered in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or Texas. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles are at risk during crashes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2012 Fisker Karma was sold or registered in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or Texas. The affected vehicles have specific air bag inflators that may rupture during crashes.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Karma for Recall Details
Reach out to Karma Automotive Client Services at clientservices@karmaautomotive.com or 1-855-288-6109 for recall information.
Have Air Bag Inflators Replaced
Dealers will replace the air bag inflators at no cost once the recall is confirmed.
What NHTSA says to do
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 clientservices@karmaautomotive.com or by calling 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 3 months.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Recall began
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 #17V004000 (June 1, 2017)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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.