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The U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing on Monday that bankrupt electric vehicle maker Fisker's plan to pass on the costs of vehicle recalls to customers is illegal.

Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection in June, with plans to sell its assets and restructure its debt in an attempt to salvage operations. The company has also issued multiple recalls this year to fix issues related to door handles, faulty software and noncompliance with safety standards.

As a part of Fisker's bankruptcy plan, the manufacturer is required to remedy defective and noncompliant vehicles "without charge when the vehicle ... is presented for remedy," the filing showed.

The Justice Department also said that the part of the plan where vehicle owners could get reimbursed for paying for repairs out of their pocket also violates the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

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[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 49 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As a part of Fisker's bankruptcy plan, the manufacturer is required to remedy defective and noncompliant vehicles "without charge when the vehicle ... is presented for remedy," the filing showed.

Somewhat unrelated but it's funny that we can force a company to do this yet somehow people think we can't get companies to turn over server code when they sunset an online service, or force companies to allow for repairability.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

I kinda see where you’re going, but recalls are a matter of safety concern.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m curious…. How many recalls has it had? Is it more or less than a Tesla?

[–] BestTestInTheWest@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It seems like you should normalize by model for that to be a more fair comparison.

[–] BestTestInTheWest@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well fisker only has one model so they'd be the worst per model probably. Tesla has 5.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It won't be perfect, the big car makers are really good at re-using stuff across product lines. But a Mustang and a Transit and a Mach-E are still pretty different.