The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that the civil penalty is the second-largest in its 54-year history.
By Tom Krisher, Associated PressFILE - The Ford logo is seen on the grill of a Ford Explorer on display at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh, on Feb. 15, 2024.
The agency said Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras, and it failed to give the agency complete information, which is required by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act. with the agency that includes a payment of $65 million, and $45 million in spending to comply with the law. Another $55 million will be deferred.
Ford also has to review all recalls over the last three years to make sure enough vehicles have been recalled, and file new recalls if necessary.The company also must review and change its recall decision-making process, improving the way it analyzes data to find safety defects in its vehicles. It also has to invest in technology so it can trace parts by vehicle identification numbers.
Under the law, an automaker has to notify NHTSA by filing a defect report within five working days of finding out that a line of vehicles has a safety defect. In July of 2020, NHTSA contacted Ford about complaints it had received about failing cameras, and during an August 2020, meeting with NHTSA, Ford showed data for many 2020 models with high camera failure rates.
In the consent order, NHTSA said its investigation found that Ford violated multiple parts of the law by moving too slowly to recall vehicles with faulty cameras, giving the agency inaccurate or incomplete information, and failing to turn in required quarterly reports about additional recalls.For several years, high warranty and recall costs have dinged Ford’s profits, but the company says it’s working to fix the issues.
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