EPA v. Vance and Hines Performance LLC CAFO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The CAFO resolved 16,888 violations of CAA section 203(a)(3)(B) resulting from the company?s sale of aftermarket products that contained components that have a principal effect of bypassing, defeating, and rendering inoperative emission controls installed on motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines, and that V&H knew or should have known were being put to such use. V&H will pay a civil penalty of $900,000 to be paid over nine months in three equal installments.
Defendants (1)
- Chris LindstromNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
V&H PERFORMANCE LLC DBA VANCE & HINES
13861 ROSECRANS AVE, SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, 90670
Registry ID: 110070457655
Statutes cited
- CAA 203 — Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Vance and Hines Performance LLC CAFOentered 2026-09-30
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $900,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2026-09-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2026-09-30Final Order Issued
- 2026-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3605235612
- Case number
- 09-2026-0634
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2026-0634 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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