Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on April 19, 2013.
As of Monday, November 4th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
126536642012 model-year Buick Regal GS and Buick Regal Turbo, manual and automatic transmissionThe LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit includes an engine control module (ECM) calibration update, an air induction system to replace the stock airbox assembly, and installation hardware.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-126-34
  • Executive Order 126-34 / D126-34
  • ARB # D-126-34
  • Executive Order No: D-126-34
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-126-34
  • Resolution D-126-34
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Download: Executive Order D-126-34 PDF

D-126-34 Document:


CARB_D-126-34

                                         State of California     _
                                    AlR RESOURCES BOARD

                                 EXECUTIVE ORDER D 12634

                                Relatlngto Exemptions under 9
                          Seotlon 27156 of the Callfornla
                                                        Vehlcle Code

                             General Motors Servroe Parts Operatlons
                             LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit

   Pursuant tothe authority vested in the Arr Resources Board bySeotlon 27156 of the
   Vehicle Code; and _                  .            A                  .     t

   Pursuant to the authorlty vested in theundersrgned by
                                                       Seotlons 39515 and 39516 of the
—~— Health and Safety Code and Exeoutlve Order G02003

   IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED That the mstallatlon of the LHUTurbooharged
   ECOTEC Upgrade Kit, manufactured and marketed by General Motors Service Parts
   Operations,6200 Grand Pointe Drive, Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439, has been found not
   to reduce the effectivenessof the appllcable vehicle pollution control systems and,
 _ therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for the
   vehicles Ilsted in Attaohment A.                                           -

   The LHU Turbooharged ECOTEC Upgrade
                                     Klt mcludes an englne oontrol module (ECM)
   calibration update, an air |nduct|on systemto replaoe the stock arrbox assembly, and
  —installation hardware                   -               s        »    .

  —ThisExecutive 'Ord'e"r‘“.rs“*VaIid provided thatthe inStaIIationinstructions for the LHU
   Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit will not recommend tuning the vehicle to
   specrfloatlons different from those submltted by the vehicle manufacturer

   Changes made to the design or operatrng condrtlons of the LHU Turbooharged ECOTEC
   Upgrade Kit, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the —
  _performance of the vehloles pollution control systemshall |nvahdate this Exeoutlve Order.

    If ev1dence provrdes the Air Resources Board with reasons to
                                                               suspectthat the LHU
   Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit will affect the ‘durability of the emission control
   system, General Motors Service Parts Operations shall be required to submit durability :
 _ data to show that the durability of the vehicle emission control system is not, in fact,
   affected and/or that the add—on or modified parts demonstrate adequate durability.

   Marketing of the LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit using any identification other
   than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the LHU Turbocharged     »
   ECOTEC Upgrade Kit for an application other than those listed in this Executive Order
   shall be prohibited unless prior approval is.obtained from the Air Resouroes Board

   This Executive Order does not constrtute any oprnlon as to the efieot the use of the LHU
   Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit may have on any warranty either expressed or
   implied by the vehlole manufacturer.                    |


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  This Executive Order is granted based on submitted emissions test data generated on a
  2012 model—year 2.0L turbocharged Buick Regal GS (test group CGMXVO2.0021),
  certified to the Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) emission standards with the LHU
  Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit installed. Testing consisted of a Cold—Start CVS—
 75 Federal Test Procedure (FTP) and the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP _
 USO6) test cycle. Results are in grams per mile with assigned deterioration factors
 added to the CVS—75 FTP results. Emissionlevels of the modn‘led vehicle met the
 applicable emission standards.

                                 CVS—75 FTP              O              _USO6
      s                NMOG CO            NOx         HCHO _         NMHC+NOX® co
 ULEV Standards         0.070     2.1 —   0.04      N/A      _         0.14      ~         8.0
 w/Device               0.037     0.5      0.02   _ N/A          |     0.03               —0.3

 . This Executive Order is also based on an On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD II) test. Test -
   data showed that the LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit did not affectthe ablllty
   to perform OBD II momtorlng              |

 No clalm of anykind, such as “Approved by the Air Resources Board," may bemade
 withrespect to the actlon taken herein in any advertlsmg or other oral or written _
 communication. |                    .

  In addition to the foregoing, theAir 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 meet the standards and procedures of:
  CaliforniaCode of Regulatlons Title 13, Sectlon 2222, et seq.

 THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTEA.CERTIFICATION,
 ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
 AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANYCLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING
 ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF THE GENERAL
 MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS LHU TURBOCHARGED ECOTEC
 UPGRADE KIT.

  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 determlnatlon IS made after a hearing that grounds for:
  revocation exist.

 -Execfited at El Monte, California, this /7day of Apnl 2013



                                     | CCK
                                        ~Annette Hebert, Chief               |       .‘
                                   %obile Source Operations Division
                 GENERAL'MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS
               LHU TURBOCHARGED ECOTEC UPGRADE KIT — D—126—34 —
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                                         Attachment A



                         General Motors Service Parts Operations _
             |           LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC UpgradeKit _                                             |
_Model Year | ___ VehicleModel _|            Engine (L) Hardware P/N CalibrationP/N
  ons _            |__ Buick Regal GS,                            _          :        |         Arar:
   .2012           automatic transmission             2.0             12653664-   |           12656534

    ona
  — 2{,012
                    _ Buick Regal GS,
                   manual transmission.               2.0
                                                              |        jar
                                                                  . 1.2653664‘
                                                                                              brarrrkas
                                                                                          12656532

   on               Buick Regal Turbo,            |                                       |
    2012 . _       automatic transmission:            2.0             12653664                12656534

     bhan.          Buick Regal Turbo, _|     _               —         |
    2012            manual transmission _             2.0 ’           12653664                12’656532




                   GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS
                 LHUTURBOCHARGED ECOTEC UPGRADE KIT — D—126—34



Document Created: 2019-05-28 00:50:33
Document Modified: 2019-05-28 00:50:33

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