EPA v. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGINEERING, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,200
Case summary
THIS ACTION IS BASED UPON DEF REMOVAL OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FROM 14 MOTOR VEHICLES. CONVERTERS WERE REMOVED FROM VEHICLES BEING CONVERTED TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE REMOVAL WAS PERFORMED BY A MEMBER OF DEF WORK CREW W/O THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEF/OWNER. CREW MEMBER REMOVED CONVERTER AS A CONVENIENCE TO WORKER SINCE JOB WAS FASTER IF CONVER-TE R NOT REPLACED AFTER CONVERSION PERFORMED. CREW MEMBER FIRE D ONCE DEF/OWNER FOUND LEARNED OF THESE ACTIVITIES.
Defendants (1)
- FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGINEERING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Statutes cited
- CAA 203 — Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGINEERING, INC.entered 1984-12-21
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $1,200
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1984-06-27Referred To Headquarters
- 1984-07-03Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1984-07-26Complaint Filed With Court
- 1984-12-21Final Order Lodged
- 1984-12-21Final Order Entered
- 1984-12-21Concluded
- 1984-12-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 47722
- Case number
- 08-1984-0011
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- MOB
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1984-0011 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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