Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests.
New details of the settlement, reached in December, were released Wednesday. Cummins had already agreed to a $1.675 billion civil penalty to settle claims – the largest ever secured under the Clean Air Act – plus $325 million for pollution remedies.
That brings Cummins’ total penalty to more than $2 billion, which officials from the Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board and the California Attorney General called “landmark” in a call with reporters Wednesday.
Executives get away with 0 repercussions again!
I wonder if the fix will nerf the engines like the VW diesels.
I don’t see how it could NOT affect power output.
But the thing about recalls is they’re completely voluntary. You don’t have to bring your truck in to have it fixed.
Inspection stations in California will probably check the recall status so that will at least cover that for the State concerned by it.
Don’t see how it could be any other way.
If Cummins could manufacture and sell compliant engines which met performance goals and customer expectations, they would. Writing has been on the wall for tampering with diesel engine emissions in the US for a while now.
$325 million for pollution remedies.
Yes, pay us, so um, we can….fix…it
Dieselgate II: Carbon Dioxide Boogaloo
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Most assholes who drive those will deliberately not fix them because they want emmisions to be as high as possie to „own the libs” or whatever.
I wouldn’t bring it in because the “fix” will be to hobble the engine and make it worse, namely lower power, and a big decrease in mpg.
There probably won’t be a decrease in power, as it was likely an aftertreatment issue (sizing, durability, cost cutting) that made them decide to use a defeat device. Cummins would retrofit every cheating engine with a brand new aftertreatment system at great cost rather than reduce the power of their engines. The brand damage of reducing power would far outweigh any repair and warranty costs.
This exact thing happened previously with the RAM eco diesel (2014-2016-ish). The ‘fix’ negatively impacted the performance of the truck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MmSUAOwpRY
Luckily my truck doesn’t have any emissions equipment, or after treatment garbage on it to worry about.
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Sounds like we need another EV charging network made that is treated like a redheaded stepchild like Electrify America is.
