Officials with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office have announced a settlement with General Motors over ignition switch defects.The $120 million settlement reached between the attorneys general of 49 states and GM concludes an investigation into the automaker’s failure to disclose safety defects in a timely manner.>> Download the FREE WMUR appIn 2014, GM issued seven recalls over the issue, which affected more than 9 million vehicles in the U.S.The states alleged that certain GM employees knew as early as 2004 that the ignition switch issue could cause airbags to not deploy. The states argued that GM personnel decided the issue did not present a safety concern and delayed making recalls.According to authorities, GM continued to market the reliability and safety of vehicles that had the defective ignition switch. The states alleged that this was unfair and deceptive.New Hampshire share of the settlement is $1,187,747.92.