USA - FCA to face fines reaching $105 Million for issues relating to how it dealt with recall notices in the past.

FCA US LLC (FCA US) today announced it has entered into a consent order with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which resolves the issues raised by NHTSA with respect to FCA US’s execution of 23 recall campaigns in NHTSA’s Special Order issued to FCA US on May 22, 2015 and further addressed at a  NHTSA public hearing held on July 2, 2015.

This Chrysler 300C in red with those wheels, looks totally awesome, and is one the best looking cars in the world.

The consent order includes an admission by FCA US that in three specified campaigns it had failed to timely provide an effective remedy, and that it did not timely comply with various reporting requirements under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.

Pursuant to the consent order, FCA US has agreed to make a $70 million cash payment to NHTSA and to spend $20 million on industry and consumer outreach activities and incentives to enhance certain recall and service campaign completion rates. An additional $15 million payment will be payable by FCA US if it fails to comply with certain terms of the consent order.

FCA US has also agreed to undertake specific actions to improve its recall execution.  The consent order will be supervised by an independent monitor and will remain in place for three years subject to NHTSA’s right to extend for an additional year in the event of FCA US' noncompliance with the consent order.

The pictures above are for illustrative purposes only, and should not be considered to be a part of, or were a part of any recall of any model with any range of cars, produced by FCA US LLC, please contact your local dealership to enquire as to whether your specific make and model is in need of any work under any recall, or contact FCA directly.