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Fisker

2 models on record from 2012 to 2024. Owners filed the most complaints about 2023 models (884).

2models
890owner complaints
11US recall campaigns
41service bulletins (model-years)

Models

Every Fisker model with a safety record. Open one to see it year by year.

ModelYearsComplaintsRecallsBulletinsNew in Europe
Ocean2023–20248841016—
Karma2012–20136525373

NHTSA recalls, complaints and manufacturer communications (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · new cars in Europe: European Environment Agency, 2010–2022

Complaints by model year

All Fisker models together. Newer years are still collecting complaints.

’12’23884’12’23’24884

NHTSA ODI complaints

What owners report

  • Electrical system384
  • Service brakes302
  • Unknown or other284
  • Forward collision avoidance211
  • Lane departure122
  • Power train93
  • Structure59
  • Engine56

NHTSA ODI complaints, by the system named in the complaint

Latest recalls

24V865000 · Service brakes, hydraulic; autohold brake system/brake hold15 Nov 2024

Fisker Group Inc (Fisker) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Ocean vehicles. The transmission may not shift into the selected gear, allowing the vehicle to roll away while in Drive or Reverse.

24V623000 · Service brakes, electric20 Aug 2024

Fisker Group Inc (Fisker) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Ocean vehicles. The brake module software may cause an unexpected reduction in regenerative braking, decreasing the braking performance.

24V499000 · Electrical system2 Jul 2024

Fisker Group Inc (Fisker) is recalling all 2023-2024 Ocean vehicles. A communication failure with the cabin electric water pump can cause the high voltage battery management system (BMS) to enter limp mode, causing a loss of drive power.

24V466000 · Structure20 Jun 2024

Fisker Group Inc (Fisker) is recalling all 2023-2024 Ocean vehicles. The exterior door handles can stick and fail to open.

24V404000 · Electrical system5 Jun 2024

Fisker Group Inc (Fisker) is recalling all 2023 Ocean vehicles. The Motor Control Unit (MCU) and Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) software may cause the vehicle to enter a safe state protection mode unexpectedly, causing a loss of drive power.

24V405000 · Electrical system5 Jun 2024

Fisker Group Inc (Fisker) is recalling all 2023 Ocean vehicles. The instrument panel displays the incorrect font size of the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights, and displays certain warning lights in amber instead of red. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems" and 101, "Controls and Displays." Additionally, multiple warning lights fail to illuminate during the ignition cycle bulb check, failing to comply with the requirements of FMVSS 138 and 208.

19V181000 · Air bags6 Mar 2019

Karma Automotive (Karma) is recalling certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the District of Columbia. These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

17V004000 · Air bags6 Jan 2017

Karma Automotive LLC (Karma) is recalling certain 2012 Fisker Karma vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

EU safety alerts

2 Fisker alerts in Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, since 2012.

Karma
A12/00409/21 · 26 Mar 2021
Injuries
Karma
A12/1587/12 · 26 Oct 2012
Fire

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all EU alerts

New registrations in Europe

373 new Fisker cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2012 and 2016, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2016 the largest markets were Belgium (1).

YearNew carsLargest marketsMass kgCO₂ g/kmPower kW
20161Belgium2,505—300
20151France2,505—156
201427Germany, Belgium, France2,505—156
201389Netherlands, Belgium, France2,505—173
2012255Netherlands, Belgium, Germany2,505—170

Most registered Fisker models in Europe, 2016

ModelNew cars
Karma1

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement