Ford Motor agreed to pay a fine of $ 165 million under a settlement agreement with the National District Safety Administration (NHTSA) for non -compliance with car review requirements.
The NHTSA statement says that Ford Motor did not withdraw cars with faulty reverse chambers on time and did not provide information, as required by the relevant law.
In this regard, the statement notes that an agreement was reached with the company, and it is emphasized that a fine of $ 165 million accepted by Ford Motor became the second largest in the history of the institution.
According to the statement, within the framework of the Ford agreement will make an advance payment of $ 65 million, the company will spend $ 45 million on obligations, and payment of $ 55 million will be delayed.
In addition, the NHTSA demanded that Ford revise the decision -making process and make the necessary changes, it is said in the statement, adding that the company will be proposed to increase the speed of decision -making on review.
After Ford recalled more than 600,000 cars due to the problem with the rear view camera, the investigation began in the summer of 2021 to determine whether the company revoked cars in time.
NHTSA claimed that Ford provided incorrect or incomplete information, did not submit timely reports on other reviews and did not fully comply with the requirements for public accessibility of information about the review of cars, and Ford said that she did not agree with the NHTSA.