After finding dozens of
aftermarket parts companies in violation of the Clean Air Act for selling emissions defeat devices last year, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will step up enforcement against such companies and clamp down on any
aftermarket parts designed to bypass emissions controls, whether intended for on- or off-road use.
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As pointed out during the debate over the SEMA-backed Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act, re-introduced in Congress late last year (S.2602, H.R.5434), the EPA does not make a practice of prosecuting individuals who have bought and made use of emissions control defeat devices, only the manufacturers selling those devices. At the time, Gosswein noted that the EPA’s targeting of such companies were examples of the enforcement mechanisms already in place working like they should.
