EPA v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
TOYOTA SOLD 2.2 MILLION VEHICLES WITH ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTERS DIFFERENT FROM THAT CERTIFIED, THAT DO NOT NOTIFY THE DRIVER OF LEAKS IN THE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM. WILL SEEK PENALTY WARRANTY OF EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS TO REDUCE FUTURE EMISSIONS.
Defendants (2)
- Toyota Motor SalesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA INC
19001 S WESTERN AVE, TORRANCE, CA, 90509
Registry ID: 110010724788
Statutes cited
- CAA 203 — Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines
Enforcement conclusions (1)
US v Toyota Motor Corp et alentered 2003-06-27
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $500,000 · SEP: $20,000,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1999-07-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-07-12Complaint Filed With Court
- 1999-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-03-07Final Order Lodged
- 2003-06-27Concluded
- 2003-06-27Final Order Entered
- 2014-04-04Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 57465
- Case number
- HQ-1999-1049
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- MOB
- EPA region
- HQ
- 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 HQ-1999-1049 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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