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Safety advocates question delay in recall by GM

Clip: 3/10/2014 | 6m 25s

Safety advocates question delay in recall by GM

Ten years ago, drivers of some older General Motors models began complaining of ignition problems, including stalling, that have been linked to 13 deaths and 31 crashes. But it wasn’t until January 2014 that GM decided to recall 1.6 million cars. Gwen Ifill talks to David Shepardson of The Detroit News about new scrutiny for the company and government regulators on why it took so long.

03/10/2014 | Rating NR

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