Furthermore, EZ Lynk allegedly refused to provide the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with basic information about the manufacture, sale, and use of its emissions defeat device. The EPA is requesting the information to determine whether its product complies with the Clean Air Act. Its efforts to block the EPA’s investigation are also a violation of the law.
Disabling vehicles’ emissions controls is a serious threat to public health
“Disabling emissions controls from vehicles presents a serious threat to human
health. Such emissions are linked to premature death and cause heart and lung disease, heart attacks, and aggravated asthma, among other serious illnesses. To prevent this threat, the Clean Air Act imposes stringent standards for the emission of air pollutants from vehicles and prohibits the manufacture, sale, and installation of any device intended to disable vehicle controls designed to comply with those emissions standards,” according to the lawsuit.
U.S. Attorney Strauss is seeking an injunction prohibiting the defendants from selling the EZ Lynk System. She is also seeking an assessment of penalties against the defendants and other relief.
