Piaggio’s US subsidiary has just been fined the equivalent of about £115,000 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions control authority, in relation to 40 Aprilia motorcycles it sold in the State prior to 2011.
The fine, calculated at $4375 (£2879) per unit, was due to multiple violations of emission requirements because the bikes in question had adjustable parameters that were not disclosed to CARB during the emission certification process. This meant their ECUs could remapped by Aprilia dealers outside of emission-certified configurations and therefore weren’t compliant with the relevant certification.