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Customers Sue Ford Over Diesel Truck Emissions
A U.S. lawsuit claims Ford Motor Co. rigged at least 500,000 diesel-powered F-Series pickup trucks to evade emission limits.
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A U.S. lawsuit claims Ford Motor Co. rigged at least 500,000 diesel-powered F-Series pickup trucks to evade emission limits.
The suit, which seeks class-action status, targets F-250 and F-350 heavy-duty pickups made between 2011 and 2017. The complaint asserts that diesels in those trucks emit as much as 50 times the allowable amount of nitrogen oxides in real-world use.
The lawsuit also alleges that Ford collaborated with diesel control system supplier Robert Bosch GmbH on software to hide the high pollution levels. Last year Bosch agreed to pay $328 million in compensation to settle claims it helped Volkswagen rig diesels in its cars to cheat U.S. pollution standards.
Bloomberg News notes that Bosch faces similar lawsuits over emission control software involving diesel vehicles made by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and General Motors.
Ford insists its diesels meet all regulatory standards and don’t use so-called defeat devices. The lawsuit come as the company prepares to debut a diesel option in its standard-duty F-150 pickup trucks.
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