2023 Fisker Ocean Forward Collision Avoidance Problems
Owners have filed 211 complaints with NHTSA about forward collision avoidance problems on the 2023 Fisker Ocean, 24% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 3,505 miles. The words owners use most often: “water pump” (18% of reports).
- 211forward collision avoidance complaints
- 3,505median miles at failure
- 6mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 24%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Water pump: mentioned in 38 of 211 complaints (18%)
- Emergency braking: mentioned in 28 of 211 complaints (13%)
- Ota update: mentioned in 24 of 211 complaints (11%)
- Ongoing seen: mentioned in 18 of 211 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do forward collision avoidance problems happen?
Based on 2 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 211 complaints, 6 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 1 an injury.
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists forward collision avoidance for the 2023 Fisker Ocean. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
FORMAL DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD COMPLAINT TO: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Washington, DC 20590 DATE: May 17, 2026 SUBJECT: Urgent Request for Recall Investigation: Systemic Cloud-Dependency…
Lane Keep Assist is non-functional despite 2.3 update. Random faults on radar, blind-spot, lane-keep assist and rear-cross traffic. Adaptive Cruise Control in non-functioning despite 2.3 update. It's not just the weather or time of day. These alerts last happened on Friday, January 23, 2026…
I had the vehicle updated to version 2.3.3 by a technician because my car would not update OTA. I thought this update would resolve the ADAS problems as well as the breaking problems. However, on three separate occasions my vehicle has come to an abrupt stop with automatic breaking when approaching…

Frequently asked questions
Do all 2023 Fisker Oceans have forward collision avoidance problems?
No. NHTSA has 211 owner complaints about forward collision avoidance for the 2023 Fisker Ocean (24% of the 884 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2023 Fisker Ocean forward collision avoidance?
No recall currently lists forward collision avoidance for this vehicle.
At what mileage do forward collision avoidance problems start?
The median reported mileage is 3,505 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about forward collision avoidance problems on the 2023 Fisker Ocean?
The most frequent phrase is “water pump”, in 38 of 211 complaints, followed by “emergency braking” (28).
Other 2023 Fisker Ocean problems
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