Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Ford Motor Company
Current Parent Company:
Ford Motor
Penalty:
$51,500,000
Year:
2002
Date:
December 20, 2002
Offense Group:
safety-related offenses
Primary Offense:
motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description:
Ford Motor Company agreed to pay $51.5 million to resolve multistate litigation alleging that it knowingly sold consumers sport utility vehicles (SUV) prone to tire failures and rollovers.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Michigan
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Parent:
motor vehicles
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
