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This page covers 8 recalls and EPA fuel economy for the 2018 Karma Revero.
20 mpg combined
11.8 L/100km
Subcompact Cars
Fuel economy data from fueleconomy.gov (EPA / U.S. Dept. of Energy). Annual cost based on 15,000 mi/yr at 55% city driving and current fuel prices. MPG is U.S. gallons; L/100km converted.
The 2018 Karma Revero has 8 recalls, the most serious involving the driver's door and side curtain airbags, where a split structural bar in the door reduces side-impact protection and airbag connection failures can prevent proper inflation in a crash or rollover.
The door and airbag concerns are closely related. The upper reinforcement bar inside the driver's door can be split, weakening the door's ability to resist intrusion in a side collision. Separately, the side curtain airbags have two distinct problems: the connection between the airbag and its inflator can pull apart during deployment, leaving the bag underinflated when it is needed most, and the rollover sensor system that is supposed to trigger the curtain airbags in a rollover may not be enabled at all, meaning those bags may simply not deploy if the vehicle tips over. Prior repair attempts did not fully resolve the airbag connection issue, and multiple filings cover overlapping aspects of these same defects.
On the visibility side, the driver's exterior rearview mirror on certain vehicles was fitted with convex glass rather than the flat glass required for the driver's side. A convex mirror makes other vehicles and objects appear farther away than they actually are, which can affect a driver's ability to judge the distance of traffic when changing lanes or merging. This mirror issue accounts for two of the eight recalls, as the same incorrect glass was flagged under both US and Canadian standards.
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What can fail
The left-front door may not have been manufactured correctly, which could cause it to fail to meet Canadian side-impact safety standards.
What the fix does
Dealers will inspect the left-front door. If the upper intrusion bracket is split, the door will be replaced.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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What can fail
The upper intrusion bar in the front left door may crack or split, reducing the door's ability to protect occupants in a side-impact crash.
What the fix does
Dealers will inspect both front doors and replace any damaged doors at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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What can fail
The airbag control unit may fail, preventing side curtain airbags from deploying properly during a rollover crash.
What the fix does
The airbag control unit will be replaced once parts become available. You'll receive instructions by mail. The owner's manual will be updated with airbag system information.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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What can fail
The rollover sensor system that deploys side curtain and head protection airbags in a rollover crash is not enabled. The instrument cluster lacks a warning light for this system, and the owner's manual doesn't describe it.
What the fix does
Dealers will install an enabled airbag control unit and provide an updated owner's manual describing the rollover protection system.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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What can fail
The driver's side rearview mirror may have curved glass instead of flat glass, which doesn't meet safety standards for mirror reflectivity.
What the fix does
Dealers will inspect the driver's side rearview mirror and replace it if needed, at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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What can fail
The driver's side rearview mirror has a convex design that makes objects appear farther away than they actually are, which doesn't meet Canadian safety standards.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the driver's side exterior rearview mirror.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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What can fail
During a crash, the side curtain and head protection air bags may partially come loose from their inflator during deployment, reducing their protective performance.
What the fix does
Dealers will install new side curtain and head protection air bags with an added clamp to keep them secure to the inflator.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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What can fail
The rear connection point where side curtain airbags attach to their inflators may disconnect during deployment, reducing airbag effectiveness and increasing injury risk.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the side curtain airbag modules with an updated design that fixes the connection.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
