EPA v. Rudy's Diesel

Case summary

Rudy?s Performance Parts Inc. (Rudy?s), a North Carolina automotive parts manufacturer and seller, and its owner, Aaron Rudolf, to pay a total of $10 million in criminal fines and civil penalties for manufacturing, selling and installing devices, commonly known as ?defeat devices,? used to remove or disable truck emissions controls. EPA and the Justice Department filed a civil complaint in 2022 against Rudy?s and Aaron Rudolf for violating the Clean Air Act by manufacturing, selling and installing defeat devices and failing to adequately respond to the EPA?s formal requests for information. Under a consent decree filed July 29, 2024, Rudy?s and Rudolf will pay a $7 million civil penalty for those violations. The consent decree would also prohibit them from making, selling, offering to sell and installing defeat devices, transferring intellectual property that would allow others to make or sell defeat devices, and investing in or profiting from defeat devices manufactured or sold by other businesses. The decree is subject to court approval.

Defendants (5)

• Aaron RudolfNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Carolina Performance Parts, Inc.
• Rudy's LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Rudy's DieselNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Rudy's Performance Parts, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• RUDYS PERFORMANCE

  209 OLD FRANKLIN GROVE DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514

  Registry ID: 110040415397

• RUDY'S DIESEL PERFORMANCE

  7422 WHITSETT PARK ROAD, BURLINGTON, NC, 27215

  Registry ID: 110070739703

Statutes cited

• CAA 203 — Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Rudy's Dieselentered 2024-10-31

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $7,000,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2018-03-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2018-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-06-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 2024-07-29Final Order Lodged
• 2024-10-31Final Order Entered