Ford’s slow recall of 600,000 faulty backup camera’s will cost it big time. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hit Ford with a $165 million fine over its handling of recalled backup cameras on almost 600,

Ford Motor Company will pay up to $165 million in penalties after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined the automaker was too slow in recalling vehicles with faulty rearview cameras and failed to provide accurate recall information.

The U.S. auto-safety agency said Ford failed to recall more than 600,000 vehicles with defective parts in a timely manner.

The three-year consent order includes a civil penalty of up to $165 million, which is shy only of the Takata air bag consent order.

The federal government announced on Thursday that it has levied a $165 million civil penalty against the Ford Motor Company over the automaker's failure to comply with federal recall requirements. It is the second largest penalty in the history of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration levied a $165 million penalty against the Ford Motor Co. for mishandling a 2020 recall of vehicles equipped with defective rear-view cameras.

Ford Motor Co. agreed to a $165 million civil penalty to settle allegations the company failed to recall cars with defective rearview cameras in a timely manner, the second-largest fine ever levied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday Ford Motor has agreed to a $165 million civil penalty after a government investigation found the automaker failed to recall vehicles with defective rearview cameras in a timely manner.

US penalizes Ford up to $165 million for moving too slowly on a recall.