The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Allied Exhaust Systems, Inc., doing business as Team Allied Distribution, has agreed to pay a $1.1 million penalty under the Clean Air Act for illegally selling aftermarket emissions-control defeat devices to individuals throughout the U.S. Vehicles are a significant contributor to air pollution, and aftermarket defeat devices that disable emission controls lead to even higher levels of pollution.
This settlement is part of EPA’s National Compliance Initiative, which focuses on stopping the manufacture, sale, and installation of defeat devices on vehicles and engines.
Team Allied Distribution, based in Benicia, California sold more than 4,500 parts or components that bypass, defeat, or render inoperative motor vehicles’ technology developed by the original equipment manufacturer to reduce emissions.
The practice of tampering with diesel and gasoline powered vehicles by installing defeat devices can enable large emissions of NOx and particulate matter, both of which contribute to serious health problems in the U.S. To address this, EPA has developed a National Compliance Initiative that focuses on stopping the manufacture, sale, and installation of defeat devices on vehicles and engines.
Published in the July 2022 Edition