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newsrel -- K&N Engineering Inc. fined $521,000 for offering illegal aftermarket parts for sale in California

Posted: 16 Jul 2015 12:16:36
Please consider the following news release from the California
Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1dWrSQq
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 16, 2015

NEWS RELEASE 15-40

CONTACT:

John Swanton
(916) 322-2990
john.swanton@arb.ca.gov


K&N Engineering Inc. fined $521,000 for offering illegal
aftermarket parts for sale in California

$130,000 to clean up school buses throughout California

The California Air Resources Board today announced that K&N
Engineering Inc. has agreed to a settlement totaling $521,000 to
resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code
related to the advertising and sales of illegal aftermarket
performance parts in California.

Air Resources Board investigators discovered that K&N
Engineering, based in Riverside, Calif., sold performance parts
that had not received exemptions from California’s emissions
control system anti-tampering laws. California law prohibits the
advertising, sales or installation of parts that modify vehicle
emissions control systems unless they are proven to not reduce
their effectiveness. Manufacturers of aftermarket and performance
parts must follow a process to receive an Executive Order
exemption where they prove that the parts do not reduce the
effectiveness of these systems.

“The backbone of California’s clean air efforts is maintaining
the integrity of emissions control systems on the millions of
vehicles that travel our highways each day,” said ARB Enforcement
Chief Todd Sax. “We treat seriously any manufacturer’s failure to
show that their performance products do not harm the emissions
reductions capabilities built into all newer cars.”

This settlement covers the illegal marketing and sales of
performance parts in California by K&N from mid-2010 to mid-2013.
The settlement of $390,750 will be paid to the California Air
Pollution Control Fund, which supports efforts to decrease air
pollution through education and the adoption of cleaner
technologies. The remaining $130,250 of the settlement will be
directed to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District, which administers a program to clean up school bus
fleets throughout the state.

Modified vehicles that no longer meet California's emission
requirements pose a significant health threat to California
residents. They create higher amounts of smog-forming pollutants,
which can lead to increased respiratory and cardiovascular
hospitalizations and premature deaths for adults. They can also
lead to more emergency room visits for children with asthma.


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