Settlement is for violations of air quality regulations on certain Ram ProMaster diesel engines; FCA will issue a recall
Sacramento, Calif.—The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has reached a settlement agreement with FCA US LLC of Auburn Hills, Mich., for $4,185,820 for violations of CARB’s air quality regulations.
The FCA vehicles involved in the settlement include model year (MY) 2014 through 2016 Ram ProMaster 1500, 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with 3.0L inline-4 diesel engines. During follow-up testing, this engine configuration was found to have an unapproved device that circumvented emissions control and did not comply with the emissions standards used when the engine was originally certified for sale in California.
The engines exhibited different emissions control behavior during real-world operation versus certification testing, resulting in nearly 55 tons of excess oxides of nitrogen being released into the air. As part of the settlement agreement, FCA will recall the vehicles to modify the emission control system to be compliant with state vehicle emission regulations.
Previously, CARB entered a joint settlement in 2022 with FCA for similar allegations that the company violated the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Device Regulation with certain gas engines. The company also settled with CARB in 2019 for allegations that the company violated environmental and consumer protection laws by using “defeat-device software” to circumvent emissions testing on more than 100,000 vehicles nationwide.
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