Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay $165 million, the second-largest auto penalty ever issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to settle charges it failed to comply with federal recall requirements.

Just days after announcing a civil fine against Ford for moving too slowly on a recall, the U.S. government unveiled two investigations into recalls that may not have worked or covered enough vehicles

A U.S. government auto safety regulator has opened two separate investigations into Ford vehicles over concerns that prior safety recalls may not have been extensive enough. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced both probes,

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it has opened two new investigations into Ford recalls, the latest scrutiny by U.S. regulators of the No. 2 U.S. automaker. Last week,

NHTSA unveils two investigations into recalls that may not have worked, just days after announcing civil fine against Ford for moving too slowly.

The new investigations by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) focus on two separate recall actions taken by Ford earlier this year. The first investigation examines whether the company should expand its February recall of 77,