EPA accuses Navistar of Clean Air Act Violations With Big Diesels

[kscarbel2]

Bloomberg / July 16, 2015

Navistar Inc. was sued by the U.S. Justice Department for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act over the 2010 sale of heavy-duty diesel engines that didn’t meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions standards.

The suit, filed Tuesday, seeks civil penalties of as much as $37,500 a day for each violation, according to a company filing with regulators.

Lisle, Illinois-based Navistar said it disputes the allegations, which are related to about 7,750 heavy-duty diesel engines.

[Wobblin-Goblin]

We're being fundamentally transformed.

[Dirtymilkman]

I think every other truck manufacturer should sue Navistar. They cost everyone lots of money. Now they're using the scr system that they tried to sue the government over saying it was no good. In my book, Navistar is a company we could do without.

[kscarbel2]

I think every other truck manufacturer should sue Navistar. They cost everyone lots of money. Now they're using the scr system that they tried to sue the government over saying it was no good. In my book, Navistar is a company we could do without.

Please remember, the arrogant Ustian aside, the Massive EGR (MEGR) system used by Navistar was designed and funded by the EPA (with your tax dollars).

Your EPA decided that MEGR (EGR levels from 35% to 50%) was the optimum technology, but they needed at least one truckmaker to run with their ball........and a politically correct Ustian agreed to do it (because the EPA was paying most of the tab).

[41chevy]

And after the EPA system failed, Navistar is hung out to dry...

[Dirtymilkman]

Not MY EPA........

[Red Horse]

Please remember, the arrogant Ustian aside, the Massive EGR (MEGR) system used by Navistar was designed and funded by the EPA (with your tax dollars).

Your EPA decided that MEGR (EGR levels from 35% to 50%) was the optimum technology, but they needed at least one truckmaker to run with their ball........and a politically correct Ustian agreed to do it (because the EPA was paying most of the tab).

Was not aware of that- So should be a reasonable conclusion that the system Navistar attempted to make work, was developed with EPA funding-or better yet complicity??

This should not be too difficult to defend- and is another example of government run wild with no consequences for their actions.

[RoadwayR]

The EPA never wanted SCR. They pushed Navistar when they saw NAV was trying to get by NOX regulations with EGR alone (maybe Cat too?). When NAV couldn't get EGR to work all of a sudden they became the bad guys in the EPA's eyes. Sure Ustain and the rest of the big shots should have cut their loses years before but in the end I think NAV was far more a victim than a criminal. It proves the EPA can't be trusted. BTW- there were allegations that some individuals working for the EPA owned patents for 'advanced EGR' that NAV was trying to use. If so that was some conflict of interest. Maybe that should be investigated.

Edited July 16, 2015 by RoadwayR

[kscarbel2]

EPA Suing Navistar Over 2010 Engines

Transport Topics / July 16, 2015

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on July 14 filed a lawsuit against truck maker Navistar International Corp. alleging that the company in 2009 began the manufacture of 7,750 heavy-duty diesel engines it offered for sale in calendar year 2010 that did not meet emissions standards applicable to 2010 engines.

“None of the subject engines were covered by a certificate of conformity [nor exempt from the prohibition against selling, offering for sale, introducing or delivering for introduction into commerce engines not covered by a COC] when they were sold, offered for sale, introduced or delivered for introduction into commerce by defendants,” the EPA said.

“Additionally, each and every delegated assembly engine was ‘fully assembled, except for aftertreatment devices’ in 2010 and is therefore not a model-year 2009 engine.”

A certificate of conformity verifies that a heavy-duty diesel engine meets EPA’s standards limiting the emission of oxides of nitrogen and non-methane hydrocarbons.

Navistar could face penalties of up to $37,500 per day for each violation of the Clean Air Act.

“We dispute these allegations,” Navistar spokesman Steve Schrier told Transport Topics. “We believe our 2010 engine transition was appropriate, and we intend to aggressively defend our position going forward.”

In its complaint, EPA said that on Nov. 3, 2010, the EPA sent Navistar a request “seeking certain information as part of an EPA investigation into Navistar’s compliance with the emissions standards.”

“EPA generally sought information from Navistar relating to the names, build dates, model years, vehicle information numbers, serial numbers, engine classes, dates of installation and assembly, and other information related to engine and vehicle manufacturing operations of Navistar,” the lawsuit said.

On Feb. 4, 2011, Navistar provided an initial response to EPA claiming the information being sought was confidential.

The EPA said it has determined that some, but not all, of the information submitted to the agency in a spreadsheet deserves “confidential treatment.”

[41chevy]

The EPA issued a certificate of conformity that verified the heavy-duty diesel engine meets EPA’s standards?