OEM enforcement · 2020
United States v. Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA LLC — Clean Air Act civil settlement
U.S. Department of Justice / U.S. EPA / State of California
Alleged conduct
Alleged use of undisclosed auxiliary emission control devices that reduced NOx controls under real-world driving.
Engines or vehicles affected
Approximately 250,000 model-year 2009–2016 Mercedes-Benz light-duty diesel vehicles and Sprinter vans.
- Manufacturer(s)
- Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC
- Year
- 2020
- Agency / court
- U.S. Department of Justice / U.S. EPA / State of California
- Vehicle class
- light-duty diesel
Historical relevance
Light-duty diesel context.
Relationship to independent tuner enforcement
This is a manufacturer / OEM matter. It is not part of the individual-tuner criminal docket set and no pardon of an individual tuner defendant affects it. Cross-linkage exists only through shared statutory authority (Clean Air Act §§ 203, 205, 213) and the underlying defeat-device theory.
Primary sources
- Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Emissions Cheating Allegations
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs · 2020-09-14
- Daimler AG Clean Air Act Civil Settlement
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency