Settlement resolves decade-long fraud covering 2010-2019 model year vehicles.
EPA, DOJ, and California Air Resources Board announced a global settlement exceeding $1.6 billion with Hino Motors, Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiaries for Clean Air Act violations involving fraudulent emissions testing data submitted between 2010 and 2019. The settlement includes a $525 million civil penalty, a $521.76 million criminal fine, a five-year term of probation during which Hino is prohibited from importing diesel engines into the United States, and a vehicle recall program for model year 2017-2019 engines. On January 10, 2025, EPA voided the certificates of conformity for approximately 105,000 heavy-duty highway engines and 5,700 nonroad compression-ignition engines — the largest voiding action ever taken by EPA.
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EPA Fines Hino Motors $1.6B for Emission Data Fraud
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