DaimlerChrysler Corporation Settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice and the EPA announced a $94 million settlement with DaimlerChrysler Corporation (Chrysler) regarding defective catalytic converters on nearly 1.5 million Jeep and Dodge vehicles from model years 1996 through 2001, and defective on-board diagnostic systems on some of those vehicles. This settlement also resolves allegations that Chrysler violated the Clean Air Act by failing to properly disclose the defective catalytic converters installed on the affected vehicles. This is the largest settlement yet for emission-related defect-reporting violations.

Press Release (12/21/2005)
Fact Sheet
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Consent Decree (PDF) ( 562K, 85 pp, About pdf)

For additional information, contact:

Jacqueline Robles Werner
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2242A)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20460-0001
(202) 564-1036
werner.jacqueline@epa.gov

Tom Ball
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (AAIO)
Fuel Emissions Laboratory/OAR
2565 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-214-4002
ball.tom@epa.gov

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DaimlerChrysler Corporation Settlement

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