OEM enforcement · 2022
United States v. FCA US LLC — criminal emissions-fraud resolution
U.S. Department of Justice
Alleged conduct
Conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Clean Air Act by concealing auxiliary emission control devices in EcoDiesel light-duty vehicles.
Engines or vehicles affected
Approximately 100,000 model-year 2014–2016 RAM 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee light-duty diesel vehicles.
- Manufacturer(s)
- FCA US LLC
- Year
- 2022
- Agency / court
- U.S. Department of Justice
- 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
- FCA US LLC Agrees to Plead Guilty in Emissions Fraud Conspiracy and Pay More Than $300 Million Criminal Penalty
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs · 2022-06-01