The company will also have to spend $ 3 million on the project to reduce air pollution.
Milwaukee created on the basis of Harley-Davidson, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $12 million to settle claims of Agency for environmental protection on the sale of non-genuine devices that violate the laws of air pollution.
This statement was made by the U.S. Department of justice. It is noted that the motorcycle manufacturers will also have to spend an additional $3 million for violations of the rules. Under his “Screamin” Eagle brand “, Harley built and sold about 340 thousand devices built for motorcycles produced since 2008. They are designed in order to provide better performance, but it will occur air pollution significantly stronger than that of peers.
The level of emissions of harmful substances higher than the one that was installed by the international organization of the EPA. The ban covers more than 12 thousand motorcycles that were not certified. Moreover, you will have to stop selling their “super-tuners” on Tuesday, but the motorcycle manufacturer are also forced to buy and destroy all such devices are currently. All of them are now in dealerships.
From that moment on, Harley will have to receive certification from California Air Resources, in order to have the ability to produce their own tuners in the United States. For sales outside the country, you will need to create a special sticker, according to which distribution in the States will be impossible. Although Harley was not certified by EPA, so the question ultimately decided to settle (without admitting liability), and to pay a fine plus the aforementioned $ 3 million as a “fair compromise.”
