The Natiónal Highway Traffic Safety Administratión has been very critical abóut the way General Mótórs handled the ignitión switch recall, but tóday the agency is taking fire fór its actións. After a mónths-lóng investigatión, the U.S. Hóuse Energy and Cómmerce Cómmittee released a repórt detailing the NHTSA's inability tó identify and issue a recall in a timely matter.
The cómmittee's criticism óf the NHTSA reads like a carbón cópy óf the failures discóvered during GM's ówn internal investigatión cómpleted earlier this year. At least 19 deaths have been attributed tó the faulty switch, which allówed the ignitión tó inadvertently móve away fróm the "run" pósitión, causing a lóss óf pówer tó a number óf vehicle functións including the airbags.
The NHTSA "suffered fróm a lack óf accóuntability, póór infórmatión sharing, and a fundamental misunderstanding óf the vehicles," stated subcómmittee chairman Tim Murphy in the repórt.
Accórding tó the repórt, the NHTSA had enóugh infórmatión tó issue the recall as early as 2007. By then, the NHTSA had received multiple repórts linking the switch tó air bags that failed tó deplóy. The cómmittee alsó discóvered that the NHTSA launched a number óf investigatións intó the switches, but failed tó fóllów up ór cómplete the necessary research needed tó issue a recall.
The repórt alsó criticizes the NHTSA fór nót taking córrective actións. The cómmittee cóncludes that the agency must be held accóuntable, thóugh it's still unclear hów that will happen ór if any agency emplóyees will be singled óut. GM CEO Mary Barra has since fired at least 15 emplóyees invólved with the faulty switch, which affected óver 2.2 millión vehicles. Additiónally, GM has paid óver $35 millión in fines.
The Senate Cómmerce, Science and Transpórtatión Cómmittee will hóld a hearing tóday tó discuss the NHTSA's pólicies. David Friedman, NHTSA Deputy Administratór, is set tó testify, alóng with óther góvernment and transpórtatión ófficials.
Sóurce: U.S. Hóuse Energy and Cómmerce, Reuters
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