What's the punishment for deleting DEF?

Supposedly most shops won't even release a truck if it's not fixed or safe.

 

Some dealers will/some won't.

 

They can’t not release a truck, they will just flat out refuse to work on them and force them off the property because they can be fined even if they are just fixing a light bulb, I don’t like the stuff either but it’s here to stay, this is why I’ll keep rebuilding my old truck

 

Glad common sense still prevales up here........

 

TA won't let you leave their property. Except maybe on a wrecker.

 

Not legal.

 

I had a “foreign” gentleman buy two trucks off me. Very good negotiator, ruthless even. Anyway, he didn’t give 2 ####s that one had the DPF needing done. He said they were going to ditch those parts immediately anyway. I was pretty surprised but guess shouldn’t be.

 

Perfectly legal.

I've even done it a few times.

 

The only way they can hold it is if they have a mechanic's lien. Otherwise they're not allowed to hold on to your property. Like any repair shop that claims they can't let you leave because your brakes aren't safe. It's illegal.