Hyundai Motor Company Fined $17.35 million by U.S.

According to the NHTSA, Hyundai Motor Co. will pay a fine of $17.35 million for failing to report a defect with the brake system and carry out a recall in a timely manner. The recall is for 43,500 Genesis sedans model years are 2009-2012. Hyundai recalled the Genesis in October 2013 to fix a potential component in the braking system that could corrode from incompatible brake fluid in the system resulting in reduced braking performance.