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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary
Current Parent Company Name: Mercedes-Benz Group
Ownership Structure: publicly traded
Headquartered in: Germany
Major Industry: motor vehicles
Specific Industry: motor vehicles
Penalty total since 2000: $3,358,304,208
Number of records: 28
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environment-related offenses | $3,114,357,701 | 12 |
| competition-related offenses | $185,000,000 | 2 |
| safety-related offenses | $52,054,108 | 9 |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $5,550,000 | 1 |
| employment-related offenses | $1,342,399 | 4 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| air pollution violation | $2,201,211,600 | 4 |
| environmental violation | $875,000,000 | 2 |
| Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | $185,000,000 | 2 |
| fuel economy (CAFE) violation | $38,130,101 | 5 |
| product safety violation | $32,000,000 | 1 |
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the
Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page
here.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found
here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
| Daimler AG | air pollution violation | 2020 | EPA | $1,500,000,000 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $875,000,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA LLC | air pollution violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000,000 |
| Daimler AG | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2010 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $93,600,000 |
| Daimler AG | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2010 | SEC | $91,400,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA LLC | product safety violation | 2003 | private lawsuit-federal | $32,000,000 |
| Mercedes Benz USA | motor vehicle safety violation | 2019 | NHTSA | $20,000,000 |
| Daimler | fuel economy (CAFE) violation | 2013 | NHTSA | $16,316,960 |
| Daimler | fuel economy (CAFE) violation | 2011 | NHTSA | $11,838,365 |
| Daimler | fuel economy (CAFE) violation | 2009 | NHTSA | $6,870,435 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC et al. | consumer protection violation | 2022 | AZ-AG | $5,550,000 |
| Daimler | fuel economy (CAFE) violation | 2010 | NHTSA | $2,935,988 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA | air pollution violation | 2006 | EPA | $1,200,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,200,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz | wage and hour violation | 2003 | WHD | $687,588 |
| Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2024 | WHD | $438,624 |
| Mercedes-Benz | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $200,000 |
| Mercedes Benz | fuel economy (CAFE) violation | 2000 | NHTSA | $168,353 |
| Mercedes Benz Financial Services Usa Llc | wage and hour violation | 2020 | MI-LEO | $16,187 |
| Mercedes-Benz, U.S. International, Inc. | hazardous waste violation | 2003 | AL-ENV | $16,000 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $11,641 |
| Mercedes-Benz | air pollution violation | 2016 | CA-SCAQMD | $11,600 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2021 | OSHA | $10,942 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ VANS LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2021 | OSHA | $9,000 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2020 | OSHA | $6,899 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $5,526 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $5,100 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ VANS LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $5,000 |
