NEW YORK: General Motors said Monday that at least 67 people had died as a result of defective ignition switches in its vehicles, raising the death toll in its delayed-recall scandal.

The GM independent compensation fund said that 133 death claims remained under review.

The death toll stood at 64 a week ago as the fund processes compensation claims for fatalities and injuries linked to the faulty equipment, which can cause the ignition to unintentionally switch out of the “on” position, disabling airbags and other functions.

GM, the largest US automaker, knew of the ignition problem for more than a decade before it began recalling 2.6 million cars in February 2014.

The fund, administered by attorney Kenneth Feinberg, said Monday there were 11 confirmed cases of crippling injuries, such as brain damage or double amputation, as a result of ignition-related crashes. The number was unchanged from a week ago. There were 102 eligible claims for hospitalization or outpatient medical treatment.

The fund said that it still had a total of 1,492 claims under review. The day after the January 31 deadline to file claims, GM said it had received more than 4,180 claims, with more expected to arrive through the postal system.

GM will pay a minimum $1 million in death compensation, $300,000 for the surviving spouse and another $300,000 for each surviving dependent.