Cummins to Recall and Repair 600,000 Ram Trucks in $2 Billion Emissions Cheating Settlement

The engine manufacturer faces the largest ever civil penalty under the Clean Air Act for using software to circumvent emissions testing.

Cummins Inc. has been ordered to recall and repair over 600,000 Ram trucks, equipped with its diesel engines, as part of a settlement for violating the Clean Air Act and California law.
The company is accused of using software 'defeat devices' that circumvented emissions testing and certification requirements, leading to higher pollution during normal operations.
The settlement includes a $1.675 billion civil penalty, the largest ever assessed in a Clean Air Act case, and an additional $325 million for pollution remedies, totaling over $2 billion.
Cummins must also extend the warranty period for certain parts in the repaired vehicles, fund projects to mitigate excess ozone-creating nitrogen oxides emitted from the vehicles, and employ new internal procedures to prevent future emissions cheating.
The settlement follows several other notable emissions cheating cases in the auto industry, including Volkswagen's Dieselgate scandal, Fiat Chrysler's emission test cheating, and Daimler's violations of the Clean Air Act.