Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 19, 2007.
As of Saturday, December 28th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2007-2008 model-year 3.5 liter Toyota Sienna minivanThe stock fuel tank is relocated to the rear of the vehicle.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-449-22
  • Executive Order 449-22 / D449-22
  • ARB # D-449-22
  • Executive Order No: D-449-22
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-449-22
  • Resolution D-449-22
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Download: Executive Order D-449-22 PDF

D-449-22 Document:


CARB_D-449-22

                                       State of Californ   a
                                  AIR RESOURCES B OARD

                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—449—22

                                 Relating to Exemption s under
                              Section 27156 of the VetPiicle Code

                                    The Braun Corporaition
                                     Fuel Tank Assem bly

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 b y Sections 39515 and 39516 of the
Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—0
                                                           s
IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installa tion of the Fuel Tank Assembly
manufactured by The Braun Corporation (Braun) of 6 31 West 11"" Street, Winamac,
Indiana 46996 has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle
pollution control system, and therefore, the Fuel Tank Assembly is exempt from the
prohibitions in Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for installation on 2007 and 2008
model—year Toyota Motor Corporation 3.5 liter Sienna minivans.

This Executive Order is based on an engineering eva luation and testing Braun
conducted with its Fuel Tank Assembly.

Exemption of the Fuel Tank Assembly shali not be co nstrued 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 ad vertised, offered for sale, sold
with, or installed on a motor vehicle prior to or concur rent with transfer to an ultimate
purchaser.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installatior1 instructions for the Fuel Tank
Assembly do not recommend tuning the vehicle to sp ecifications different from those of
the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions. of the 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 Fuel Tank Assembly using an identif ication other than that shown in
this Executive Order or for an application other than t hose listed in this Executive Order
shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained f rom the Air Resources Board.

In addition to the foregoing, the Air Resources Board reserves the right in the future to
review this Executive Order and the exemption provicled herein to assure that the
exempted add—on or modified part continues to meet the standards and procedures of
Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2221? et seq.


                                              _2.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion| as to the effect the use of the Fuel
Tank Assembly may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the vehicle
manufacturer.

Noclaim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board," may be made
with respect to the action taken herein in any advertiging 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 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 per od 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.



                                     ooNes
                                         Annette Hebert , Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




         THE BRAUN CORPORATION — FUEL TAN K ASSEMBLY — D—449—22



Document Created: 2007-10-05 11:12:23
Document Modified: 2007-10-05 11:12:23

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