# NHTSA recall 12V413000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V413000
- Manufacturer's number: 520120016
- Manufacturer: Karma Automotive LLC
- Reported: 2012\-08\-22
- Owners notified: 2012\-08\-24
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
- Units potentially affected: 1377

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

A direct short may ignite the fan housing, shroud and surrounding components, causing a vehicle fire.


## The 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 FISKER KARMA](/makes/fisker/karma/2012/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SB\-230120052](/bulletins/10051501.md), 2013-03-08, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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