Calif. fines Ford nearly $3M for faulty car computer

摘要

California's Air Resources Board said late Wednesday that it would fine Ford Motor Co. nearlyrn$3 million over a faulty pollution control system on some of its vehicles sold in the state.rnStanley Young, a spokesman for the agency, said the problem affected about 16,500 modelrnyear 2011-12 Ford Fiestas sold in California. The $2.96 million penalty against Ford was "onernof our larger fines," Young said.rnRegulators say the Fiesta's on-board diagnostic computer, which is supposed to illuminate therncheck engine light when it detects a problem with the engine emissions, was not workingrnproperly on the vehicles.