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# GM’s $220 million driver-data settlement: what Washington owners should know
- URL: https://justabouts.com/gm-driver-data-settlement-washington-owners/
- Published: 2026-10-31T01:57:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-31T01:57:57.000Z
- Description: Washington co-led the case over Smart Driver data. The agreement pays states and sets privacy terms; it does not create a driver payment application.
- Author: Justabouts
- Tags: Snohomish County, Camano Island, Help & Resources, Technology

General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million in a multistate settlement over allegations that drivers’ location and driving information reached insurance companies without their informed consent.

Washington co-led the case with Oregon. The state Attorney General’s Office announced the agreement Oct. 29 and said Washington’s share is about $12.3 million.

The case centers on GM’s former Smart Driver program. According to the attorney general, GM enrolled drivers between 2016 and 2024, collected information about their trips and driving habits, and sold data to brokers whose insurance-industry customers could use it when setting premiums. The state alleged that drivers had been told their information would reach insurers only with their express consent.

GM agreed to resolve the case without admitting a legal violation or liability, the published consent decree states.

## What the settlement means for drivers

The $220 million payment goes to the participating states. Washington’s decree allocates **$12,311,819** to its attorney general for investigation costs, enforcement and other lawful purposes. It does not establish a payment application for individual drivers.

The agreement calls for stronger consent and privacy procedures, controls on the handling of driving data, and a way for consumers to request a copy of covered information and the categories of third parties with which it was shared.

The decree sets Nov. 30, 2026, as its effective date and gives different provisions their own implementation periods. The copy published by the attorney general contains the parties’ signatures and an uncompleted judge’s signature line. The document alone therefore does not confirm judicial entry.

## What owners can check now

Review [GM’s current privacy statement](https://www.gm.com/privacy-statement?ref=justabouts.com) and the data and privacy choices associated with your GM or OnStar account. Check which connected services you use and what changing a setting would mean for those features. Keep copies of any enrollment or privacy notices you receive.

The agreement preserves consumers’ private rights of action. That provision concerns separate claims; it does not promise a refund, establish that a particular person’s premium rose because of this data, or determine an individual case.

*Sources:* [*Washington Attorney General’s Oct. 29 announcement*](https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/gm-pay-220m-sharing-drivers-private-data-case-co-led-washington?ref=justabouts.com)*;* [*published consent decree*](https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Consumer%20Protection/2026%5F10%5F29ConsentDecree.pdf?VersionId=tk7im%5FGjEEbD1gSHW4qitoLjQ%5F0Y4HIK&ref=justabouts.com)*, paragraphs 17, 64, 71-76 and signature page; GM’s consumer privacy statement. Checked Oct. 30, 2026.*