“The total civil penalty amount of $165 million is second only to the Takata airbag consent order in the agency’s 54-year history,” the NHTSA said in a statement. The Ford penalty stems from a multi-year investigation into the automaker's handling of ...

Ford (NYSE:F) ran into more issues with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) and was hit with a $165M fine after the regulator found that the company delayed a recall of more than 620K vehicles and gave consumers inaccurate information regarding a faulty rear camera.