# DEPENDABLE DIESEL PERFORMANCE - APO/CAFO
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2021 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3602841346`
- **Case Number:** 05-2021-5059
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- DEPENDABLE DIESEL PERFORMANCE (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

Region 5 alleged violations of Sections 203(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the CAA. Dependable Diesel removed or rendered inoperative devices or elements of design that were installed on heavy duty diesel-engine trucks, and sold, offered to sell, and/or installed parts and/or components necessary to defeat the emission controls and emission-related elements of design on heavy duty diesel-engine trucks. 

Dependable Diesel will return to compliance any vehicles and engines that it owns or operates; destroy or return to the manufacturer settings all defeat devices in its inventory and/or possession; remove from webpages and any social media all information that relates to performing tampering and/or selling defeat devices; and notify customers in writing about this settlement. 

Based on ATP analysis, Region 5 determined an appropriate civil penalty is $3,000.

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*Source: [EPA ECHO](https://echo.epa.gov/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*