Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 26, 2005.
As of Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2004-2006 model-year Toyota 3.3 liter Sienna minivansThe stock fuel tank is relocated to the rear of the van.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-461-9
  • Executive Order 461-9 / D461-9
  • ARB # D-461-9
  • Executive Order No: D-461-9
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-461-9
  • Resolution D-461-9
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Download: Executive Order D-461-9 PDF

D-461-9 Document:


CARB_D-461-9

                                      State of California
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                 EXECUTIVE ORDER D—461—9

                                 Relating to Exemptions under
                               Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                               Independent Mobility Systems, Inc.
                                Replacement Fuel Tank System

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 39515 and 39516 of the Health
and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Replacement Fuel Tank
System manufactured by Independent Mobility Systems, Inc. (IMS) of 4100 W. Piedras
Street, Farmington, New Mexico 87401 has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of
the applicable vehicle pollution control system, and therefore, the Replacement Fuel Tank
System is exempt from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for installation
on 2004 through 2006 model—year Toyota Motor Company 3.3 liter Sienna minivans.

This Executive Order is based on an engineering evaluation and previous testing IMS
conducted with its Replacement Fuel Tank System.

Exemption of the Replacement Fue! Tank System shall not be construed as an exemption to
sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the system as individual devices.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any device advertised, offered for sale, sold with, or
installed on a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for the Replacement Fuel
Tank System 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
System, 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 System 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 Board reserves the right in the future to        n
review this Executive Order and the exemption provided 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 2222 et seq.


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This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
Replacement Fuel Tank System may have on any warranty either expressed or implied 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 INDEPENDENT
MOBILITY SYSTEMS, INC.‘S REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK SYSTEM.

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 2005.




                                      Mobile Source Operations Division




                        INDEPENDENT MOBILITY SYSTEMS, INC.
                      REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK SYSTEM — D—461—9



Document Created: 2005-11-23 11:01:52
Document Modified: 2005-11-23 11:01:52

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