Emissions cheating leads to hefty fines for car manufacturer: Approximately 960,000 pickup trucks recalled

According to the US Department of Justice, Cummins installed defeat devices to avoid, or to disable, the operation of the emission control system, such as exhaust gas sensors and onboard computers in the vehicles.

Cummins has been found to have installed these devices on 630,000 pickup truck engines from RAM 2500 and RAM 3500 models produced between 2013 and 2019. Furthermore, the company is also accused of installing auxiliary emission control devices on 330,000 pickup truck engines from RAM 2500 and RAM 3500 models produced between 2019 and 2023.

Cummins estimates that it will incur a cost of nearly $2.04 billion (49.99 trillion VND) for all issues related to this incident, affecting almost a million engines. The company expects to pay $1.93 billion (47.29 trillion VND) in the first half of 2024.

In response to this incident, Stellantis – the owner of the RAM pickup truck brand – declined to comment. Cummins stated that approximately 960,000 affected vehicles have been recalled, and the emission control software will also be updated. Reuters reported that Cummins had already paid $59 million (1.44 trillion VND) in fees for the vehicle recall.

In addition to paying a significant amount to settle allegations of emissions cheating, RAM will also adjust the software of the affected models produced between 2013 and 2019 to comply with emission regulations.

TH (Tuoitrethudo)