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U.S. Lawsuit Claims FCA Used Cheater Diesel Software in 2010
Fiat Chrysler Automobile NV and suppliers actively pursued the use of illegal emission control software and used it in 2010 to pass U.S. certification tests, asserts a federal class-action lawsuit filed in San Francisco.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobile NV and suppliers actively pursued the use of illegal emission control software and used it in 2010 to pass U.S. certification tests, asserts a federal class-action lawsuit filed in San Francisco.
The complaint cites emails in which Sergio Pasini, head of controls and calibration at supplier VM Motori, told colleagues that FCA wanted software that could detect when a diesel was being tested for emissions.
The lawsuit follows an indictment a year ago by the U.S. Dept. of Justice. That complaint claims FCA rigged diesels in 2014-2016 model Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Ram 1500 full-size pickup trucks to evade pollution laws.
FCA asserts that it did not knowingly cheat on diesel emission controls or use so-called defeat devices that allowed its diesels to exceed pollution limits under real-world driving conditions.
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