Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
General Motors
Current Parent Company:
General Motors
Penalty:
$900,000,000
Year:
2015
Date:
September 17, 2015
Offense Group:
safety-related offenses
Primary Offense:
motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description:
Deferred prosecution agreement concerning criminal charges linked to an alleged failure to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of potentially deadly safety defects.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case:
criminal
Prosecution Agreement:
deferred prosecution agreement
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
Source of Data:
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.