The Fisker Ocean has been recalled as soon as once more, this time for a difficulty that would result in an sudden discount in regenerative braking.
The recall consists of 7,745 Ocean electrical SUVs from mannequin years 2023 and 2024 (the one two by which the Ocean was offered earlier than Fisker filed for chapter). Software program points in these autos might scale back regenerative braking whereas decelerating over bumps, in keeping with the NHTSA.
2023 Fisker Ocean
Drivers nonetheless have entry to friction brakes, and “regular operation” resets after 740 milliseconds, in keeping with recall paperwork. Nonetheless, drivers might must press the brake pedal unexpectedly because of the diminished regen. Fisker is conscious of 1 damage associated to this difficulty.
Fisker will launch an over-the-air software program replace to handle the difficulty. It plans to mail proprietor notification letters Oct. 14, 2024, however within the meantime homeowners can contact Fisker customer support at 1-844-347-5371. Fisker’s reference quantity for this recall is TSB10062408.
2023 Fisker Ocean
That is the fifth recall of the Ocean throughout its temporary manufacturing run, though solely three recollects apply to each 2023 and 2024 fashions. That features a recall of 8,204 autos within the U.S. to handle sticking door handles that would stop the doorways from opening. Meeting and a few improvement work was contracted out to Magna, which constructed the Ocean at its facility in Graz, Austria, alongside the additionally discontinued Jaguar I-Tempo.
Manufacturing was sluggish to ramp up and, as soon as it did, sluggish gross sales left Fisker weak. In July, the bankrupt automaker requested the decide overseeing its Chapter 11 proceedings for permission to promote leftover automobiles to a leasing firm for $14,000 every. In a postmortem drive, Inexperienced Automotive Stories discovered that the Ocean was frozen in beta, with a classy design however tech options left incomplete by software program updates that will by no means come.