Overview
- The settlement covers 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with California not participating in the coalition.
- Mercedes will pay $120 million immediately, while $29.6 million is suspended and reduced by $750 for each affected vehicle repaired, bought back, or removed from the road.
- Eligible owners of unrepaired vehicles will receive $2,000 per vehicle, an extended warranty, and approved emissions software fixes at no cost.
- State filings allege Mercedes used undisclosed defeat devices in more than 211,000 diesel cars and vans from 2008 to 2016, producing real‑world NOx emissions up to 30–40 times legal limits.
- The agreement imposes reporting requirements and restrictions on emissions marketing, and follows a separate 2020 U.S. resolution of federal and owner claims.