Vehicle Importers to Pay $50,000 to Resolve Clear Air Charges
Two former importers of highway motorcycles, recreational vehicles and small spark ignition engines agreed to pay a combined civil penalty of $50,000, to settle with the EPA and Justice Department to resolve Clean Air Act violations, the government said. The…
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defendants, Yuan Cheng International Group and NST Inc., of Montclair, Calif., allegedly imported and sold vehicles and engines from China in violation of Clean Air Act requirements. The government alleged that the companies imported and introduced into commerce 17,521 recreational vehicles, highway motorcycles and nonroad spark ignition engines without proper EPA certifications between 2006 and 2011. In the fall of 2010, NST agreed to pay $250,000 to the state of California to resolve similar violations concerning the illegal sale of uncertified vehicles.