Engine maker to pay $2.1M penalty, recall 405 engines

Engine maker to pay $2.1M penalty, recall 405 engines

Feb. 23

Cummins Inc., an engine maker, will pay a $2.1 million penalty and recall 405 engines through a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.

The Columbus, Ind.-based company shipped more than 570,000 heavy duty diesel engines to vehicle equipment manufacturers without exhaust after-treatment devices between 1998 and 2006, the agency said.

The devices control engine exhaust emissions once emissions have exited the engine and entered the exhaust system. Typical ATDs include catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters, the EPA said.

Cummins tested engines with ATDs to meet standards, but did not include them with engines sent to vehicle manufacturers. The company relied on those manufacturers to purchase and install the correct ATDs, the EPA said.

The settlement requires that Cummins recall about 405 engines that were found to have reached consumers without the correct ATDs.

Contact Waste & Recycling News senior reporter Jim Johnson at 937-964-1289 or jpjohnson@crain.com

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