Fisker Ocean customers have to pay for recall repairs

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Fisker Ocean customers have to pay for recall repairs


Owners of recalled Fisker Ocean electric vehicles will have to pay for repairs, according to a notice on the bankrupt automaker’s website.

First spotted by Autoevolution, Fisker’s website states that, for any recalls that require physical inspections and potential repairs, the automaker will provide parts free of charge but will not cover any of the labor costs associated with inspection or repair work due to its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

2023 Fisker Ocean One

It’s also unclear when parts will become available. Fisker said it was looking to get them to “authorized service providers” by the end of September, which likely isn’t the news owners looking to have multiple recalls addressed want to hear.

Fisker had three open recalls for the Ocean in June of this year alone, including one doors that might not open. An additional recall for potential water pump failure, affecting 7,545 vehicles, was opened in July.

2023 Fisker Ocean One

2023 Fisker Ocean One

The company has promised to continue pushing free over-the-air software updates, which can address some problems without the need to source parts or pay for labor, such as the regenerative-braking issue that led to yet another recall in August. However, updates may not go beyond fixes like this, likely leaving the Ocean frozen in beta due to missing software features.

When automakers fold, dealer funds are often set up to cover recall work. But Fisker has no dealers to work with, seemingly leaving customers on their own. Many of the leftover cars are likely to end up with American Leasing, which worked out a deal with Fisker to buy them for $14,000 each, with that company perhaps working out some arrangement of its own to keep the fleet on the road.

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