U.S. regulator says Fiat Chrysler misled agency on Takata recalls

Reuters

Published Jul 02, 2015 12:22PM ET

U.S. regulator says Fiat Chrysler misled agency on Takata recalls

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE:FCAU) NV misled U.S. auto safety regulators about recall notifications to the owners of vehicles equipped with defective Takata Corp air bags, a U.S. safety recall analysts said on Thursday.

"Fiat Chrysler failed to notify owners within the required 60 days in seven (of 23) recalls we are discussing here today," Joshua Neff, senior safety recall analyst at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told a public hearing on the automaker's recall performance.