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NHTSA Botched Data Showing GM Ignition Switch Flaw
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ignored repeated indications of a problem with General Motors Co. ignition switches for years before finally ordering a recall, The New York Times reports.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ignored repeated indications of a problem with General Motors Co. ignition switches for years before finally ordering a recall, The New York Times reports.
The newspaper cites a report by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The analysis says NHTSA had key information about the defect seven years ago but failed to act on multiple recommendations that it launch an investigation into the problem.
The report is based on 15,000 pages of NHTSA documents and interviews with dozens of the agency's staffers. It was leaked to the Times yesterday ahead of today's Senate hearing, in which NHTSA Acting Administrator David Friedman will testify.
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