The U.S. Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FBI, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector

Hino Motors will plead guilty to submitting false emissions data to regulators for more than 100,000 heavy-duty trucks. The company will pay an array of fines, and fix some affected vehicles for free.

The Justice Department charged Toyota truck unit Hino in U.S. District Court in Detroit, and NHTSA levied a civil penalty over emissions data cheating.

A Toyota division that manufactures trucks will pay more than $1.6 billion and plead guilty to violations related to the submission of false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to regulators and the illicit smuggling of engines into the United States.

The US Federal government and California state authorities brought the charges against Hino and its US subsidiaries after the company voluntarily disclosed it had used falsified emissions test data to get approval to import and sell more than 110,000 diesel engines in the US, most of which were installed in heavy-duty trucks made by Hino.

Under terms of the criminal agreement, Hino Motors agreed to pay $521.76 million in fines and enter a guilty plea to charges. These payments, the business said, include credits linked to the civil settlement, which will completely cover its forfeiture requirements.

The U.S. Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency, FBI, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Transportation’s Office of

Fines of more than $525 million have been levied against Hino Motors for falsifying data related to emissions performance by its heavy-duty diesel engines.

Uh oh, Toyota is in hot water. Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors was caught committing emissions fraud and is getting more than just a slap on the wrist. It’s facing a $1.6 billion settlement and has to take action to meet rising emission standards.

Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Toyota, has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with U.S. authorities following revelations of a years-long scheme to falsify emissions data for its diesel engines. The agreement,

"Sadly, not a single person appears to be heading to prison," said attorney Blake Dolman who is not connected to the case.