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Hyundai Canada Pleads Guilty to Safety Violation Claims

Image:  Larry MacDougal (AP)
Image: Larry MacDougal (AP)

Hyundai is in trouble. This time it’s with the NHTSA’s Canadian counterpart, Transport Canada. Reuters reports that Hyundai Auto Canada will have to pay a fine after failing to notify owners of a recall notice within a timely manner.

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Transport Canada says that Hyundai Auto Canada violated Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Act by failing to send out recall notices within a specified time frame. In Canada, under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, that timeframe is 60 days. In a statement, Canada’s minister of transport Omar Alghabra called what Hyundai Canada did alarming.

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