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Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 18, 2007.
As of Friday, December 27th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
E40486A2005 model-year 3.5 liter General Motors Corporation Uplander, Montana, and Relay minivans; 2006 model-year 3.5 and 3.9 liter General Motors Corporation Uplander, Montana, and Relay minivans; 2007 model-year 3.9 liter Uplander, Montana, Relay, and Terraza minivans; 2008 model-year 3.9 liter UplanderThis exemption allows replacement of the stock fuel tank with a 20-gallon steel tank. It also allows relocation of the new tank to rear of the vehicle.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-449-21
  • Executive Order 449-21 / D449-21
  • ARB # D-449-21
  • Executive Order No: D-449-21
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-449-21
  • Resolution D-449-21
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Download: Executive Order D-449-21 PDF

D-449-21 Document:

CARB_D-449-21

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—449—21 Relating to Exernptions under | Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code | The Braun Corporation Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code; and Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Sections 395\1 5 and 39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003; ; \ IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That installation of the Replacament Fuel Tank Assembly, manufactured by The Braun Corporation of 631 West 11t Street, Winamac, Indiana 46996, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control system, and therefore, the Replacement Fuel TankAssemblyis exempt from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for instal!ation on the following General Motors Corporation vehicles, originally equipped with a 25—gallon plastic fuel tank: : | Assembly Part Number Fuel Tank Part Number Vehicle Application —| E40486A E42204 (TFIl) 2005 MY 3.5 liter Uplander, Montana, Relay 2006 MY 3.5 and 3.9 Ifiter Uplander, Montana, Relay: 2007 MY 3.9 liter Uplander Montana, Relay, Terraza 2008 MY 3.9 liter Uplander E40506A E42212 (SPI) 2005 MY 3.5 liter Uplander Montana, Relay 2006 MY 3.5 and 3.9 hter Uplander, Montana, Relay 2007 MY 3.9 liter Uplander Montana, Relay, Terraza 2008 MY 3.9 liter Uplander E70054A E70036 (TF!) 2005 MY 3.5 liter Terraza 2006 MY 3.5 and 3.9 Iiiter Terraza This Executive Order is based on an engineering evaluation of the |mpact on vehicle emissions and On—Board Diagnostic II System. ‘ Exemptlon of the. Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly shall not be comstrued as an exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the assembly as individual devices. } This Executive Order shall not apply to any device advertised, offeréd for sale, sold with, or installed on a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfier to an ultimate purchaser. . i |

«2. This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for the Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly do not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those of the vehicle manufacturer. Changes made to the design or operating conditions ‘of the Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order. Marketing of the Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly using an identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or for an application other than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board. In addition to the foregoing, the Air Resources Boardreserves the right in the future to review this Executive Order and the exemption provided herein to assure that the exempted add—on or modified part continues to meetithe standards and procedures of Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222 et seq. This Executive Order does not constitute any oplnlofi as to the effect the use of the Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly may haveon anywarranty either expressed or lmphed by the vehicle manufacturer. No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board," may be made with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or written communication. , THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF THE BRAUN CORPORATION‘S REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this Executive Order. The Executive Order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of intention to revoke the Executive Order, in which period the holder of the Executive Order may request in writing a hearing to contest the proposed revocation. If a hearing is requested, it shall be held within ten days of receipt of the request and the Executive Order may not be revoked until a determination is made after a hearing that grounds for revocation exist. Executed at El Monte, California, this /& day of September 2007. w 6bboos Annette Hebert, Chief Mobile Source Operations Division THE BRAUN CORPORATION — REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY — D—449—21


Document Created: 2007-10-05 11:11:18
Document Modified: 2007-10-05 11:11:18

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