A car and a truck authorized dealer in Missouri was fined by I have to go to school every day to install “beat device”. This after-sales factory skip parts emissions controlled in the name of increased efficiency, but ended up emitting more pollution than is allowed by law.
Midwest Motors of Eureka, Mo., to be fined $15,000 for what EPA indicates that 21 installs of the device failed. They seem to have been worn diesel oil pickup truck. Models are not specified, but the company appears to be in the business of both passenger and commercial vehicles working truck. Inventory list Ford Power Stroke and Ram Cummins truck sales.
According to the agency, illegal modifications include replacing parts of the exhaust system and hand-held programmers that allow users to fine-tune ‘s truck integrated computer. The manufacturer of the handheld programmer says the device can be used to adjust settings to increase power, energy saving or sledand can be used on both petrol and diesel Ford and GM truck.
The EPA said the devices affected some emissions control systems, disabling or bypassing them rendering them inoperable. Affected systems include EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) systems, diesel engine particulate filters, catalytic conversionand the SCR (selective catalytic reduction) system.
The fine is a civil penalty, but Midwest Motors must also certify that it will not sell such equipment in the future. Last month, the EPA fined stores in Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska for similar violations. Fines range from $46,316 to $95,371.
The EPA says that without properly functioning emissions controls, vehicles will emit “significantly higher amounts of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, both of which contribute to health problems.” serious community in the United States.”
