Cummins Recalls 600K Ram Trucks, Settles $2B for Emissions Deception

DOJ reveals Cummins settlement, mandates recall of 600k Ram trucks.

Cummins accused of illegally installing emissions software to cheat testing.

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$1.675B civil penalty, largest under Clean Air Act, plus $325M for remedies.

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Cummins' total penalty now exceeds $2B, termed "landmark."

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CA AG Rob Bonta sees settlement as a lesson against corporate cheating.

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Over a decade, hundreds of thousands of Ram trucks had Cummins engines with bypassing software.

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Cummins to conduct nationwide recall of 600k+ noncompliant Ram vehicles.

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Stellantis defers comment to Cummins, no additional financial commitments.

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Cummins states engines not being recalled stayed within emissions limits.

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Settlement includes Cummins supporting projects addressing excess emissions.

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Preliminary estimates show Cummins' bypass produced "thousands of tons" of nitrogen oxide emissions.

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Clean Air Act, since 1963, mandates compliance for environmental and human health protection.

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