EPA v. MITSUBISHI ENGINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Case summary

NO PRIOR NRE VIOLATIONS. 4/18/01, CUSTOMS DETAINED THE MY'00 ENGINES WHICH HAD ?01 LABEL ( MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY). EN GINES AT MURPHY MIDWEST, CES 701, 24TH AVENUE SE, MINNEAPOLI S, MN 55414. MENA IMPORTED 11,450 ENGINES. ENGINE FAMILY 1 MVXL01.0BBB (THIS ASA)CERTIFIED FOR 2001 PRODUCTION, 370 WER E IMPORTED SINCE MARCH OF 2001. ALL PROPERLY LABLED, EXCEPT 64 SUBJECT ENGINES. AS OF 6/12/01 ALL OTHER IMPORTED ENGINE S HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND TO HAVE CORRECT LABELS. PER A SA, MENA WILL REMOVE & REPLACE LABELS BY AN AUTHORIZED MITSU BISHI REPRESENTATIVE(S) UNDER CUSTOMS SUPERVISION, AND CONDU CT A PAPER AUDIT TO CONFIRM THAT ALL NONROAD COMPRESSION IGN ITION ENGINES IMPORTED SINCE 1/1/96, ARE CERTIFIED IDENTIFY AND CORRECT ANY MIS-LABELED ENGINES THROUGH THE USE OF SERVI CE BULLETINS TO ALL MENA DISTRIBUTORS. FINALLY, MENA WILL DE VELOP A PLAN TO PREVENT FUTURE VIOLATIONS OF NRE REGULATIONS . THE ASA SPECIFICALLY OUTLINES MENA'S RIGOROUS COMPLIANCE P LAN AND INCLUDE AN AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION ON MENA TO IMPLEME NT SUCH PLAN.

Defendants (1)

• MITSUBISHI ENGINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• MITSUBISHI ENGINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.

  1250 GREENBRIAR DR - STE E, ADDISON, IL, 601011065

  Registry ID: 110012284731

• MITSUBISHI ENGINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.

  1250 GREENBRIAR DR - STE E, ADDISON, IL, 601011065

  Registry ID: 110012284731

Statutes cited

• CAA 213 — Non-road Engines & Vehicles

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MITSUBISHI ENGINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.entered 2002-04-03

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2002-04-03Final Order Issued
• 2002-04-18Enforcement Action Data Entered