Cummins Proposes $3.9 Million to Resolve Dodge Ram Defects Suit

Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve claims over allegedly defective 6.7 liter diesel engines installed in Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks between 2013-2016.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit claim that Cummins, along with FCA US LLC, defrauded consumers by, among other things, concealing the defects and misrepresenting the emission performance of the trucks.

According to the plaintiffs, the interior lining of the catalysts in the engines’ catalytic reduction emissions systems were sealed with a defective washcoat, which the plaintiffs claimed degraded the performance of the vehicles’ emissions controls, leading to excess emissions and ...