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Company: Nissan North America Inc.
Current Parent Company: Nissan
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Penalty: $350,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Nissan agreed to pay an estimated $350 million to settle class action litigation alleging it sold vehicles with faulty transmissions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middle District of Tennessee
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:21cv99
Case Name: Stringer et al v. Nissan of North America, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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