Ford’s slow recall of 600,000 faulty backup camera’s will cost it big time. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hit Ford with a $165 million fine over its handling of recalled backup cameras on almost 600,

Ford and the NHTSA have agreed to a consent order that will see the automaker slapped with a $165 million civil penalty. That’s the second largest penalty in NHTSA history and is only beaten by fees related to the Takata air bag disaster.

NHTSA fined Ford $165 million for being slow to issue a recall for defective rearview cameras. F ord Motor Company must pay up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration