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Cummins10-K: Quality issue

Paid $1.9B in 2024 to settle emissions compliance claims with EPA & CARB

What happened

The company recorded a $2.0 billion charge to resolve claims related to emissions certification for approximately one million pickup truck engines. This massive penalty creates intense pressure to overhaul compliance, testing, and certification processes to prevent future violations.

Source

SEC EDGARFeb 10, 2026

Annual report (Form 10-K)

Cummins 10-K for FY2025

Filing excerpt

In December 2023, we announced that we reached an agreement in principle with the EPA, CARB, the DOJ and the California Attorney General’s Office to resolve certain regulatory civil claims regarding our emissions certification and compliance process for certain engines primarily used in pick-up truck applications in the U.S., which became final and effective in April 2024 (collectively, the Settlement Agreements).

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Signal
10-K: Quality issue

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Period
FY2025
Fiscal year end
12/31
Filed
Feb 10, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$2B (charge recorded in Q4 2023 to resolve regulatory civil claims regarding emissions certification)

Details

CIK
26172
Accession number
0000026172-26-000009
Timeframe
Current year
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Quality management needed
Signal category
Operations

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • diesel
  • emissions certification
  • aftertreatment

Vendors

  • Stellantis N.V.
  • PACCAR Inc.
  • Traton Group
  • Daimler Trucks AG
  • Eaton Corporation plc

Competitors

  • Weichai Power Co.
  • Ltd.
  • Yuchai
  • Deutz AG
  • Daimler
  • PACCAR
  • Traton
  • Volvo Powertrain
  • Ford Motor Company

Regions named

  • North America

Competitors named

  • Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
  • Yuchai
  • Deutz AG
  • Daimler
  • PACCAR
  • Traton
  • Volvo Powertrain
  • Ford Motor Company

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
100%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
Feb 17, 2026
signal_type
sec-10k
signal_subtype
qualityIssue

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