Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations
The United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America Inc., Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.
In connection with the settlement, the United States has filed a consent decree, agreed to by Toyota, that resolves the government’s complaint through Toyota’s payment of a $180 million civil penalty and the imposition of injunctive relief. The $180-million penalty is the largest civil penalty for violation of EPA’s emission-reporting requirements. The consent decree remains subject to a period of public comment and court approval.
15 January 2021, 8:15 am EST By Toyota Fined $180 Million for Failing to Comply with US Clean Air Act for a Decade ( Screenshot From Pxhere Official Website )
Toyota has recently agreed to pay a whopping $180 million in order to settle certain claims regarding the company s failure to comply along with the US Clean Air Act for about a decade. This particular settlement was announced by the official US Department of Justice or DoJ this Thursday.
Toyota breaches Clean Air Act
According to an article by ZDNet, the complaint was actually an official civil lawsuit that was filed by the government of the United States and has currently been laid to rest since Toyota has paid the fine. The DoJ states that Toyota had conducted certain systematic, longstanding violations of the official Clean Air Act when it came to emission-related defect reporting require
The settlement was announced by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday. According to the complaint, the civil lawsuit filed by the US government has now been laid to rest in return for the penalty payment.
The DoJ says that Toyota conducted systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.
In the US, the Clean Air Act stipulates permissible levels of pollution such as nitrogen oxide (NOx) produced by vehicles sold in the country. Automakers are required to notify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when 25 or more vehicles, or engines, in a given year have a defect related to emissions standards.