United States Environmental Protection Agency | Hino Motors pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Government and pay a $521.76 million fine.
Between 2010 and 2019, Hino Motors engineers altered and fabricated Clean Air Act test data, smuggling over 105,000 non-conforming diesel engines into the U.S. Hino was sentenced to a $521.76 million criminal fine, five years probation banning diesel engine imports, a $1.087 billion forfeiture judgment, and a comprehensive compliance programme. EPA and FBI agents investigated the case.
