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NHTSA Demands Ignition Switch Recall Details from GM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered General Motors Co. to turn over a mountain of details explaining how the company discovered an ignition switch flaw 10 years ago but failed to launch a recall to fix the problem in 1.6 million vehicles until last month.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered General Motors Co. to turn over a mountain of details explaining how the company discovered an ignition switch flaw 10 years ago but failed to launch a recall to fix the problem in 1.6 million vehicles until last month.
NHTSA's 27-page order requires GM to answer 107 questions and submit an extensive array of photos, memos, e-mails, engineering drawings and other materials no later than April 3.
If the agency determines that GM improperly delayed its response or hid evidence, the company could be fined $35 million.
GM says it its cooperating fully with NHTSA. CEO Mary Barra promises an "unvarnished" account of the episode.
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