The U.S. government fined General Motors Co. a record $35 million for waiting too long to tell safety regulators about a problem with ignition switches in small cars.

Here are key events in GM’s recall of 2.6 million vehicles for the switch defect, which can cause the car to stall and deactivate the air bags. GM links the defect to 13 deaths.

Recommended Stories

Obama says he was a Cheesecake Factory regular for a decade in retort to Trump

Haley Stevens’s Democratic fiance backs Mike Rogers, says el Sayed imperils Jewish community

MAHA heavyweights try to put Lahn over the top in Iowa governor’s race