Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Approved Evidence
Added to Rotten Company: 9/1/2026
Conduct/Event period: 2003–2014
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: January 20, 2015
NHTSA fined Honda $70 million for failing to report death, injury and warranty claims
Summary
On January 8, 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced two NHTSA civil penalties totaling $70 million against Honda. NHTSA found that Honda failed to report 1,729 death-and-injury claims between 2003 and 2014 and also failed to report certain warranty and customer-satisfaction-campaign claims during the same period. Honda paid the penalty and accepted enhanced oversight and audits. Primary source: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-department-transportation-fines-honda-70-million-failing-comply-laws-safeguard
Evidence Weight
97.23
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 97.23441404688293
File Weight: 1