Teamspeed.com - Fisker recalls the Karma due to fire risk

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Bad Karma, Fisker recalls the Karma due to fire risk
Cooling fans reported to be the blame for recent fires

Fox News is reporting that electric-car maker Fisker Automotive is recalling the Karma sports sedan to fix cooling fans that can catch fire.

The recall comes after Fisker and a private fire investigation firm finished investigating an Aug. 10 fire in a Karma in Woodside, Calif.

The company said the probe found that the blaze started in front of the Karma's left front wheel where a cooling fan is located. A sealed component within the fan failed and it overheated, causing the slow-burning fire, Fisker said in a statement issued Saturday.

Fisker said the fire had nothing to do with car's lithium-ion battery or other new technology components.

"This incident resulted from a single, faulty component," Executive Chairman and co-founder Henrik Fisker said in the statement.

The report goes on to note that the recall could hurt the upstart Fisker, which has received government loan money to help develop its new technology. But the company said the fan recall is not expected to have a "material financial impact." The Karma also had to be recalled earlier this summer because coolant could leak and potentially start a fire.

Fisker dealers will contact customers, who also will get letters from the company. The Anaheim, Calif., company says cooling fans will be replaced and another fuse installed for added protection. Fisker said it is working with the company that supplied the fan.

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