Ford fined with U.S. second-largest penalty in history for delaying recalls


By Xia Lin

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. auto-safety regulators on Thursday hit Ford Motor with a hefty civil fine of 165 million U.S. dollars for delaying the recall of more than 600,000 vehicles with defective rearview cameras.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the penalty is the second-largest in its history and is part of a consent order that will also require Ford to review all recalls it has issued over the past three years to ensure they have been adequate.

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