--- description: The automaker is getting hit for not responding sufficiently to regulators' questions about the ignition-switch scandal title: General Motors Fined for Stalling on Ignition-Switch Recall Info image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c3e7f8ad8de1420/69868998f983e780d904d2f4/482012127.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # GM Fined for Stalling on Ignition-Switch Recall Info by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 8, 2014 10:06 PM CUT  General Motors CEO, Mary Barra General Motors CEO, Mary BarraAndrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 8, 2014 10:06 PM CUT Federal auto regulators said on Tuesday that General Motors is being fined $7,000 each day for not providing enough information on the ignition-switch recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent General Motors 107 questions in order to determine if the company answered questions about defects promptly, [_USA_ _Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/04/08/gm-nhtsa-recall-timeliness-fine-deficient/7475829/ "undefined") reports. But according to the NHTSA, GM “did not respond to over a third of the (107) requests.” The NHTSA is fining GM for the lack of information beginning April 3, bringing the sum to $28,000 so far with an additional $7,000 each day. The NHTSA says it could turn the matter over to the Justice Department as soon as tomorrow. GM has recalled over 2.5 million cars that may be outfitted with faulty ignition switches that can impede air-bag deployment in accidents. The company first became aware of the problem in 2001 but did not promptly address the flaw. GM says it knows of 13 deaths linked to the faulty ignition switch and is currently subject to a criminal investigation. \[[_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/04/08/gm-nhtsa-recall-timeliness-fine-deficient/7475829/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/54382/general-motors-ignition-switch-recall-fine/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/54382/general-motors-ignition-switch-recall-fine/"},"headline":"GM Fined for Stalling on Ignition-Switch Recall Info","datePublished":"2014-04-08T22:06:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:12:16.912Z","description":"The automaker is getting hit by safety authorities for not responding to questions about ignition-switch defects that led to a massive recall","url":"https://time.com/54382/general-motors-ignition-switch-recall-fine/","keywords":["Automotives"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c3e7f8ad8de1420/69868998f983e780d904d2f4/482012127.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c3e7f8ad8de1420/69868998f983e780d904d2f4/482012127.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GM CEO Mary Barra Testifies At Senate Consumer Protection Panel Over Recall","caption":"GM CEO Mary Barra Testifies At Senate Consumer Protection Panel Over Recall","creditText":"Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/54382/general-motors-ignition-switch-recall-fine/","name":"GM Fined for Stalling on Ignition-Switch Recall Info"}}]}] ```