Mercedes Agrees 1.5 Billion Dollar Settlement In US

The United States Department of Justice has announced that Daimler will have to set up a recall and repair program to remove all defeat devices from the affected vehicles at no cost to consumers and bring the vehicles into compliance with applicable emissions standards under the US Clean Air Act.  Affected Mercedes vehicles will be given a software update and replacement of select hardware. 

The statement adds:

“Daimler must repair at least 85 per cent of the affected passenger cars within two years and at least 85 per cent of the affected vans within three years.  The company must also offer an extended warranty covering all updated software and hardware, and it must test repaired vehicles each year for the next five years to ensure the vehicles continue to meet emissions standards over time.  Daimler will face stiff penalties if any category of updated vehicles fails to meet applicable emissions standards or if it fails to meet the 85 per cent recall rate for