Caterpillar Inc. is recalling diesel engines and will pay $2.55 million in civil penalties under a Clean Air Act federal consent decree made public today.
The settlement, released on July 28, says that the Peoria, Ill.-based manufacturer shipped more than 590,000 on- and off-road engines between 2002 and 2006 that were not equipped with emissions controls needed to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tailpipe standards.