Mercedes Diesel Owners Sue Over Nonexistent Emissions Defeat Device

Owners of Mercedes diesel cars filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. saying the vehicles likely contained a "defeat device" used to cheat emissions testing, an accusation that Daimler, which owns the carmaker, denied.

U.S. law firm Hagens Berman, which had already filed a complaint in February, said new tests had shown that Mercedes BlueTEC cars produced nitrogen oxide emissions in virtually all road tests that were far higher than in controlled lab tests.

"The fact that Mercedes passed the dynamometer test in all tests, but failed the real world test, is suggestive that like VW, Mercedes is implementing a 'defeat device'," it said in its complaint filed in the District Court of New Jersey.

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TomM - 4/8/2016 2:32:45 PM

+5 Boost

The ONUS is on the Plaintiffs to PROVE that such a defeat device actually exists - not just tests that SUGGEST it is.

I would believe that if such a device actually existed on Mercedes cars - they would have already started a process to recall the cars - noting that these are BluTEC diesels that use the urea solution for the problem and THEY should be able to meet the specs.

So - I believe this is just an example of lawyers trying to make a case out of nothing.

ricks0me - 4/8/2016 6:40:16 PM

+3 Boost

Ditto

MDarringer - 4/8/2016 7:56:32 PM

+2 Boost

I agree.