DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information.

The U.S. auto-safety agency said Ford failed to recall more than 600,000 vehicles with defective parts in a timely manner.

The three-year consent order agreed to by Ford and the NHTSA includes a civil penalty of up to $165 million, which is exceeded only by the Takata air bag consent order in the regulatory agency's 54-year history. An investigation that began in 2021 found ...

NHTSA is launching an investigation into 1.4 million Honda vehicles and oversights during the automakers' previous recalls.

A 2023 recall may not have included as many vehicles as it should have.

The investigation is looking at vehicles that may have a “failure of connecting rod bearings leading to complete engine failure."