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. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give 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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's the second-largest civil penalty in its 54-year history.

Ford Motor Co. must pay $165 million for failing to properly recall unsafe vehicles, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced o

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras, and it failed to give the agency complete information, which is required by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act.