The maker of Jeep, Ram and Dodge vehicles has agreed to settle violations of air-quality regulations in California for $5.6 million, the California Air Resources Board said Friday.
It's CARB's second enforcement action in four years against FCA US LLC, which is the North American business of Stellantis NV. The violations affected more than 30,000 2012 to 2018 model-year Ram 1500 pickup trucks, Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Dodge Durango SUVs equipped with a 5.7-liter gasoline engine.
The agency found the configuration didn't comply with certification emission standards when CARB tested it, though the agreement notes the vehicles don't fail in-use standards with fuel commercially available at gas stations. CARB tests use a different certification fuel. No recall is required.
