If you purchased a used diesel motor vehicle from Northwest Motorsport, LLC; Northwest Motorsport, Inc.; or Sonic Automotive, Inc. on or after March 13, 2017, a class action lawsuit may affect your rights.

A court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

• Purchasers of used diesel motor vehicles from “Northwest Motorsport,” the trade name for Northwest Motorsport, LLC; Northwest Motorsport, Inc.; and Sonic Automotive, Inc., have sued Northwest Motorsport alleging that the vehicles they purchased had their emissions-control systems removed, deleted, or modified prior to their purchase, and that they suffered money damages as a result.

• The Court has allowed the lawsuit to proceed as a class action on behalf of all consumers who purchased a used diesel motor vehicle from Northwest Motorsport on or after March 13, 2017, that had had its emissions-control systems removed or modified prior to the purchase.

• The Court has not decided whether Northwest Motorsport did anything wrong. There is no money available now, and no guarantee there will be. However, your legal rights are affected and you have a choice to make now.

What is this lawsuit about?

This proposed class action is pending in Snohomish County Superior Court in the State of Washington. The lawsuit is about whether Northwest Motorsport, by selling used diesel motor vehicles that had one or more components of its emissions-controls removed, or which had otherwise been modified from the original manufacturer’s specifications to bypass, defeat, or render inoperative, any emissions-related element of design of the vehicle or its engine, breached its contracts with purchasers of such motor vehicles; breached its implied warranties related to the motor vehicles; violated Washington’s Auto Dealers Act, RCW 46.70.180(1); and violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, RCW 19.86., and whether the purchasers of such motor vehicles suffered money damages as a result of their purchases.

Who is included?

The Court has ruled that all persons who purchased a used diesel motor vehicle from Northwest Motorsport on or after March 13, 2017, that had its emissions-control systems removed or modified from the original manufacturer’s specifications to bypass, defeat, or render inoperative any emissions-related element of design of the vehicles or their engines are Class Members. If you purchased a used motor vehicle from Northwest Motorsport on or after March 13, 2017 that had had its emission-control system removed or modified prior to your purchase of the vehicle, you are a Class Member.

If you believe you are a Class Member but did not receive notice of this case by email or first-class mail, we ask that you contact Class Counsel using the “Contact Us” section below, by telephone at 206-510-2222, or by mail at Northwest Motorsport Class Action, PO Box 6159, Edmonds, WA 98026. In your communication, please state that you believe you are a Class Member and include your name, phone number, email address, and mailing address.