January 10, 2020

Punch It Performance and Tuning, together with related entities and individuals, has agreed to stop manufacturing and selling aftermarket emissions defeat devices, and pay a civil penalty of $850,000.  The products sold by Punch It included hardware and software designed to hack into and reprogram a motor vehicle’s electronic control module to alter engine performance and enable the removal of filters, catalysts and other critical emissions controls that reduce air pollution. Such products are illegal under the Clean Air Act.  USAO MD FL

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