Two more ignition switch defect deaths have been recognized by General Motors.

This brings the total number of officially recognized deaths attributed to the GM ignition switch defect to 35, according to lawyers representing the auto company.

Soon after the recall was announced, General Motors set up a compensation program for the families or individuals who were in accidents caused by the ignition defect.

The compensation program has been accepting claims since August and has since received 2,180 injury and death claims. The program has received 225 death claims, 139 for catastrophic injury claims, and 1,816 for injuries serious enough for hospitalization.

Of those, so far, 35 death claims, five serious injury claims, and 39 less-severe injury claims have been deemed eligible for GM’s ignition switch compensation program.

As for the remaining claims, GM representatives explain that they either lacked sufficient paperwork or evidence, with some claims failing to submit any documentation at all.

The original deadline for these claims was Dec. 31, but GM recently agreed to extend the deadline to Jan. 31. According to the GM compensation program, eligible death claims can receive up to $1 million.

General Motors has set aside at least $400 million to the compensation program and other legal issues connected to the ignition switch defect.

The 2014 GM recall involved 2.6 million vehicles. The defective ignition switch can suddenly turn to the off position, switching off the engine and consequently shutting off the car’s safety features.

This can cause a car to suddenly stop in traffic and prevent the airbags from deploying, possibly leading to serious injury or death.

According to an independent review from the Center for Auto Safety, this defect has been linked to as many as 300 deaths. General Motors allegedly knew about the ignition switch problems as early as 2001.

Regulators are currently investigating GM for failing to adequately address the problem, and for waiting so long announce the recall.

GM customers across the country are filing ignition switch lawsuits against the company for not warning them of ignition switch defect until after the 2014 recall.