{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Fisker recall 12V413 (520120016): Fisker Karma (2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v413/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V413 (Fisker): A direct short may ignite the fan housing, shroud and surrounding components, causing a vehicle fire. Fisker's own number: 520120016.",
  "excerpt": "Fisker Karma, model year 2012. Filed by Karma Automotive LLC and reported to NHTSA on 22 August 2012. 1,377 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Fisker's own number for this recall: 520120016. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V413 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A direct short may ignite the fan housing, shroud and surrounding components, causing a vehicle fire.” 12V413 Karma Automotive LLC Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan 22 August 2012 2012-2012 FISKER KARMA A direct short may ignite the fan housing, shroud and surrounding components, causing a vehicle fire. Fisker will notify owners, and dealers will remove the two potentially affected low temperature cooling fans and replace them wit",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:42:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:13:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Fisker recall 12V413 (520120016): Fisker Karma (2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v413/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}