Fisker, currently operating under court supervision during a bankruptcy process, has issued a recall for 7,745 Ocean SUVs from model years 2023 and 2024 because their regenerative brakes can behave unpredictably.
Fisker tells the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that regenerative brake torque can change when the car drives over bumps. That temporarily increases stopping distance and, Fisker says, can make a driver feel like the car is accelerating.
Fisker says the brakes can still stop the car when this happens. However, the customer may have to step on the brake pedal harder than expected to make that happen.
Fisker says it will fix the problem with a software update, delivered to the cars over the air.
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