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The suspicion that Fiat had tampered with the emissions control system of its Multijet diesel engines has been known to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) and the Federal Ministry of Transport since 2016. In 2016, the manufacturer Knaus Tabbert intervened with then-CSU General Secretary Andreas Scheuer because of problems with the type approval of its vehicles. The Ducato serves as the base vehicle for the travel and motorhome industry. The first media reports about the manipulation at Fiat appeared in 2018. Judges could well interpret these reports as the starting signal for the start of the statute of limitations. If this is the case, the legitimate claims will expire at the end of 2021. This means that owners of affected vehicles should no longer put off seeking legal advice.
There are already numerous facts about the Fiat emissions scandal: In the spring of 2016, the German Environmental Aid (DUH) commissioned a review of the emissions levels of other manufacturers' vehicles in the wake of the diesel emissions scandal, which initially came to light with VW vehicles. The Fiat 500X Euro 6, with 1,777 mg/km of nitrogen oxide, exceeds all limits. The Euro 6 standard permits emissions of only 80 mg/km of nitrogen oxide.
In April 2016, in addition to the Fiat 500X, the Fiat Ducato Euro 5 also attracted negative attention. The KBA (German Federal Motor Transport Authority) found that the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system was operating at a reduced level of effectiveness. This is essentially a euphemism for an illegal defeat device. Shortly thereafter, Bosch GmbH informed the Federal Ministry of Transport that the automotive supplier had supplied Fiat with illegal defeat devices. Bosch had come under the investigators' scrutiny during the investigation into the VW emissions scandal and, in a meeting with the KBA in April 2016, also opened up about Fiat.
In 2017, investigations into the company began in the United States. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found eight defeat devices in vehicles with Fiat engines.
On July 22, 2020, the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office searched offices at Fiat Chrysler in Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. The Frankfurt public prosecutor's office is investigating the company for fraud.
Claim for damages due to emissions manipulation – Fiat Ducato drivers act now!
According to a report by the news magazine Der Spiegel, an estimated 200,000 vehicles from Fiat and the Italian commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco in Germany are affected by diesel manipulation, including many motorhomes such as the Fiat Ducato. Particularly affected are motorhomes with Multijet engines meeting Euro 5 and 6 emissions standards, built between 2014 and 2019.
The diesel engines under suspicion are 1.3 liter Multijet, 1.3 liter 16V Multijet, 1.6 liter Multijet, 1.6 liter, 2.0 liter Multijet, 2.0 liter, 2.2 liter Multijet II, 2.3 liter, 2.3 liter Multijet, 3.0 liter from the years 2014 to 2019.
The engines mentioned, which comply with the Euro 5 and 6 emission standards, are found in a range of Fiat, Jeep and Alfa Romeo vehicles, from small cars to vans, and also in Iveco models.
The diesel emissions scandal, which has been public since 2015, is once again heating up in Germany.
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