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Fiat Chrysler said to endanger motorists with slow recalls

NHTSA is considering punishments against Fiat Chrysler that could include fines or forcing the automaker to buy back defective vehicles. Criminal charges could also be sought.

By Jeff Plungis, Bloomberg | Updated on July 03, 2015
Automotive consultant Byron Bloch holds up Ford Pinto and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV models during a hearing at the Transportation Department in Washington, Thursday, July 2, 2015, to determine whether automaker Fiat Chrysler has failed to remedy safety defects and issue required notices in 22 recalls. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

(Bloomberg) — It took more than two years for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV to make replacements for a defective nut that put drivers of Ram trucks in danger of losing control when their wheels locked up. Other Ram owners waited more than 15 months for a broken tie-rod fix.

Fiat Chrysler also dragged its feet on fixing faulty ignition switches and tire failures and has repaired only 6 percent of Jeep Grand Cherokees with exposed gas tanks that can catch on fire, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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