The government also says Friday that GM will report safety issues faster in the future.
The fine is the maximum allowed by law. But it’s only a fraction of the $3.8 billion GM made last year.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating GM’s delayed recall of older small cars with defective ignition switches. GM has acknowledged knowing about the problem for at least a decade, but it didn’t recall the cars until this year. The company says at least 13 people have died in crashes linked to the problem.
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The Justice Department also is investigating.
Automakers are required to report safety defects within five days of discovering them.
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