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KC Performance Diesel LLC in Kansas City, Kansas, Settles Clean Air Act
Enforcement Case with EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 22, 2023) – Kansas City, Kansas, diesel service and auto
repair shop KC Performance Diesel LLC agreed to settle an enforcement action
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allegedly tampering
with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative and for failing to
permit EPA access to inspect and copy records. These actions were violations
of the federal Clean Air Act, according to EPA.
“The installation of defeat devices or any illegal tampering of auto
emissions controls is both a violation of federal law and a significant
contributor of air pollution,” said David Cozad, director of EPA Region
7’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. “The federal government
is serious about holding accountable individuals and companies who profit from
these unlawful actions and protecting communities, particularly those that are
already overburdened by pollution from harmful emissions.”
The settlement documents allege that KC Performance Diesel sold or installed
so-called “defeat devices” on at least 96 occasions and refused to grant
EPA access to records as part of a compliance evaluation conducted by the
Agency. As part of the settlement, the company agreed to destroy its defeat
device inventory and certify that it will not sell or install defeat device
components in the future.
Tampering of car engines, including installation of aftermarket defeat devices
intended to bypass manufacturer emissions controls, results in significantly
higher releases of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, both of which
contribute to serious public health problems in the United States. These
problems include premature mortality, aggravation of respiratory and
cardiovascular disease, aggravation of existing asthma, acute respiratory
symptoms, chronic bronchitis, and decreased lung function. Numerous studies
also link diesel exhaust to increased incidence of lung cancer. Further,
emission controls tampering impedes federal, state, and local efforts to
implement air quality standards that protect public health.
KC Performance Diesel is in an area identified by EPA as already having high
levels of air pollution, including higher than average levels of diesel
particulate matter, and socioeconomic burdens. EPA is strengthening
enforcement in such communities to address disproportionately high effects of
pollution on vulnerable populations.
Stopping aftermarket defeat devices for vehicles and engines is a top priority
for EPA. The Agency identified this goal as one of seven National Compliance
Initiatives in 2019.
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