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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on December 13, 2013.
As of Monday, November 25th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
126536642012 to 2013 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-126-36
  • Executive Order 126-36 / D126-36
  • ARB # D-126-36
  • Executive Order No: D-126-36
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-126-36
  • Resolution D-126-36
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Download: Executive Order D-126-36 PDF

D-126-36 Document:


CARB_D-126-36

                                      State of California
                               _ AlIR RESOURCES BOARD‘

                        o EXECUTIVE ORDER D12636.
                              Relatlngto Exemptlons under e
                      , Seotron27156 of the Callfornla Vehlole Code

                         General Motors Service Parts Operatrons ol
                         LHU Turbooharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit

Pursuant to the authorrty vestedin the Arr Resouroes Board by Seotlon 27156 of the |
Vehicle Code; and >                   on      .                   .      ,         ‘

 Pursuant to the authorrty vested in the undersrgned by Seotlons 39515 and 39516 of the
 Health and Safety Code and Executrve Order G—02—003

  J IS ORDERED ANDRESOLVED That the|nstallat|on 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 reducethe effectiveness of the applicablevehicle pollution control systems and;
 therefore, is exempt from the prohrbltlons of Section 27156—of the Vehrole Code for the
 vehicles Irsted in Attaohment A.

 The LHUTurbooharged ECOTEC Upgrade Klt lnoludes an engrne oontrol module (ECM)
 calibration update, an arr rnduotlonsystem to replaoe the stook alrbox assembly,
                                                                                and
 installation hardware. _                o                         -

This ExecutiveOrderisvalid:providedthattheinstallationinstructionsforthe
 LHU Turbooharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit will not recommend tuning the vehloleto
 speolfloatrons drfferent from those submltted by the vehrr‘le manufacturer.

 Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC |
 Upgrade Kit, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the
 performance of the vehicle‘s pollutron oontrol systemshall rnvalldate thrs Exeoutrve Order; o "

 If evrdenoe provrdes the Alr Resouroes Board with reasons to suspect that the |
 LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit will affect the durability of the emission
 control system, General Motors Service Parts Operations shall berequired 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 durabrhty

 Marketing of the LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit using any rdentrfroatlon 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 prohrblted unless prior approvalis obtained from the Air Resouroes Board.

 This Executive Order does not constitute anyopinion as to the effect the use of the _
 LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit may have on anyWarrantyeither expressed
 or rmphed by the vehrole manufacturer.


                                                o

  This Executive Order is granted based on prior submitted emissions test data generated
  on a 2012 model—year 2.0L turbocharged Buick Regal GS (test group CGMXVO02.0021),
  certified to the UlItra 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 permile with assigned deterioration
  factors added to the CVS—75 FTP results. Emlssmn levels of the modified vehicle met _
  the applicable emissionstandards. _

                                  CVS—75 FTP                                    USO6
     -                 NMOG       CO       NOx        HCHO        NMHC+NOX             Cco
  ULEV Standards        0.070     21 0.04             N/A         ~           0940     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 affect the ability
  to perform OBD II monitoring.                                                              |

  No claim of any kind, such as Approved by the Air Resources Board," may be made
  with respect to the action taken herein inany advertlsmg or other oral orwritten
  communlcatlon                                                                         :

  In addltlon to the foregoing, the Air Resources Board reserves 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
  California Codeof Regulations, Title 13, Section 2222, et seq.

——THISEXECUTIVE—ORDERDOES NOTCONSTITUTEACERTIFICATION, —______ _
_ ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
  _ AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS 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.
                                                  , Jh       {o           |
  Executed at El Monte, California, this        /3 __ day of December 2013.
                                                  ;




                                        /Erik     White, Chief
                                       AA¥ftobile Source Operations Division
                 GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS      _
               LHU TURBOCHARGED ECOTEC UPGRADE KIT — D—126—36


                                      —Attachment A



                         General Motors Service Parts Operafions
                         LHU Turbocharged ECOTEC Upgrade Kit:
Model Year |       __ Vehicle Model _|       Engine (L) | Hardware P/N             Calibration P/N
O . 2012|              Buick Regal
                . | automatic      GS,
                              transmission             2.0         12653664          12656534
                                                                                          |
       2012
       e
                     Buick Regal GS, .
                   manual transmission
                                                       ,           12653664
                                                                         |
                                                                                   _ oo
                                                                                     12656532
       ap12
        |
                    Buick Regal Turbo, .
                  automatic transmission       |
                                                       2.0         12653664
                                                                         |
                                                                                     12662727

   |
       2912 .       Buick Regal Turbo,
                  _manual transmission             |
                                                       2.0         12653664
                                                                    |
                                                                                     12662726|
           |         Buick Regal GS,                         .                 -             vn
       2013       automatic transmission               2.0         12.653664 _       12661229

   ©2013             BuickRegal GS,
                   manual transmission
                                                       2.0       0| 12653664
                                                                       oo
                                                                                     12661228
                                                                                           CCC

       2013         Buick Regal Turbo,
                  automatlc transmission
                                               2000
                                               ,
                                                                 _ 12653664
                                                                       |
                                                                                     126612341
       2013         Buick Regal Turbo,
                   manual transmlssmn
                                                       2.0        42653664
                                                                   o
                                                                                     12661230
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                _ _ GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS |
               _ LHU TURBOCHARGED ECOTEC UPGRADE KIT — D—126—36



Document Created: 2018-10-04 02:59:43
Document Modified: 2018-10-04 02:59:43

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