"600,000 Ram Trucks Recalled Over Emissions Scandal"

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"600,000 Ram Trucks Recalled Over Emissions Scandal"
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Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities over illegal software that allowed the vehicles to skirt diesel emissions tests. The settlement includes a $1.675 billion civil penalty, the largest ever under the Clean Air Act, and requires Cummins to remedy environmental damage. The trucks, manufactured by Stellantis, had diesel engines equipped with software that limited nitrogen oxide pollution during tests but allowed higher pollution during normal operations. This recall follows several other notable emissions cheating cases in the auto industry, including Volkswagen's Dieselgate scandal.

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