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FCA Under-Reported U.S. Recall Injuries, Deaths
An internal probe has turned up a "significant" gap in the number of injuries and fatalities associated with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV recalls in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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An internal probe has turned up a "significant" gap in the number of injuries and fatalities associated with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV recalls in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The disclosure is the latest embarrassment for FCA, which agreed two months ago to pay $105 million in fines and revamp its procedures for tracking defects and recalls under a consent agreement with NHTSA. The settlement came in July after the agency condemned FCA's laggardly handling of 23 safety recalls involving 11 million vehicles over the past six years.
NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind blames the under-reporting on multiple shortcomings with FCA's system of gathering and submitting "early warning reporting" data required under the 2000 TREAD Act.
New penalties appear likely over what the safety agency describes as FCA's "significant failure" to meet its regulatory responsibilities. The company says it takes the issue "extremely seriously" and vows to ensure the problem won't reoccur.
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