# FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGINEERING, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `47722`
- **Case Number:** 08-1984-0011
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGINEERING, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS ACTION IS BASED UPON DEF REMOVAL OF CATALYTIC      CONVERTERS FROM 14 MOTOR VEHICLES.  CONVERTERS WERE REMOVED  FROM VEHICLES BEING CONVERTED TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE.  THE      REMOVAL WAS PERFORMED BY A MEMBER OF DEF WORK CREW W/O THE   KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEF/OWNER.  CREW MEMBER REMOVED CONVERTER   AS A CONVENIENCE TO WORKER SINCE JOB WAS FASTER IF CONVER-TE R NOT REPLACED AFTER CONVERSION PERFORMED.  CREW MEMBER FIRE D ONCE DEF/OWNER FOUND LEARNED OF THESE ACTIVITIES.

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