
The automaker attempted to move past the controversy with its third-generation engine for the 2020 model year, which saw the engine added to the Rebel trim for the first time. The 20 EcoDiesel is available in Crew Cab 4x4 models and can be ordered now. The affected vehicles were equipped with the company's second-generation EcoDiesel engine spanning the 2014 to 2016 model years. The EcoDiesel-powered model was released in 2014, but it became a source of legal trouble for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles when it was discovered that defeat devices were being used to cheat emissions tests.įCA US, a subsidiary of Stellantis, pleaded guilty in federal court and is paying more than $300 million in criminal penalties to resolve the investigation that it conspired to mislead regulators and consumers about the emissions control systems in 101,482 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 models. Ram is phasing out the 1500 EcoDiesel pickup in January. The EcoDiesel-powered model was released in 2014 but became a source of legal trouble.
