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Cummins Inc to Pay $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations. Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins has agreed to settle civil cases against the company by the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of California. They were alleged to have used illegal software “defeat devices” on over 600,000 RAM pickup trucks to circumvent emissions testing and certification requirements.

The settlement with Cummins must complete a nationwide vehicle recall to repair and replace the engine control software in more than 600,000 RAM 2500 and RAM 3500 pickup trucks equipped with the company’s diesel engines. Cummins will also extend the warranty period for certain parts in the repaired vehicles, fund and perform projects to mitigate excess ozone-creating nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted from the vehicles and employ new internal procedures designed to prevent future emissions cheating. Nox pollution contributes to the formation of harmful smog and fine particulate matter in air. Children, older adults, people who are active outdoors and people with heart or lung diseases are particularly at risk for health effects related to smog or particulate matter exposure. Nitrogen dioxide formed by NOx emissions can aggravate respiratory diseases, particularly asthma, and may also contribute to asthma development in children.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta stated that Cummins knowingly harmed people’s health and the environment by skirting state emissions tests and requirements. Assistant Administrator David Uhlmann of EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance said Cummins installed illegal defeat devices on more than 600,000 RAM pickup trucks, which exposed overburdened communities across America to harmful air pollution.



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