The manufacturers involved agreed to a voluntary recall, though this did not go smoothly. Only 18% of the 8.9 million cars and trucks with the Takata belt buckle were repaired two years after the recall had begun. In addition, the NHTSA assessed a $50,000 civil penalty against both Honda and Takata for failing to notify the agency about the seat belt defect in a timely manner. Honda was fined because the NHTSA believed the company knew about the hazard at least five years before the recall, but never reported the problem to the NHTSA, nor offered to conduct a voluntary recall. [ 15 ]