Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 21, 1991.
As of Thursday, December 5th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
R-17001977-1978 Volkswagon Rabbit and Scirocco with a 1.6L engine

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-237
  • Executive Order 237 / D237
  • ARB # D-237
  • Executive Order No: D-237
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-237
  • Resolution D-237
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Download: Executive Order D-237 PDF

D-237 Document:


CARB_D-237

                                                                      (Page 1 of 2)

                                      State of California
                                      AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                     EXECUTIVE ORDER D—237
                           Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                      of the Vehicle Code

                                      $ & S HEADERS, INC.
                                   "TUBULAR EXHAUST HEADERS®"

    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—45—5;

    IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED:        That the installation of the tubular exhaust
    headers manufactured by S & S Headers, Inc. of 1401 East Ball Road, Suite C,
    Anaheim, California 92805 has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of
    required motor vehicle pollution control devices and, therefore, is exempt
    from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for vehicle
    applications shown below:

    Part Number          Veh. Model—year    Vehicle Model           Engine Size
    R—1700               1977—78            VW Rabbit, Scirocco     1600cc

         —        1      thall not apply to any device, apparatus, or mechanism
    advertised,       oftered for sale or 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 tubular exhaust headers will not recommend tuning the vehicle to
    specifications different from those submitted by the system manufacturer.

    Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the tubular exhaust
    headers as exempted by the Air Resources Board, that adversely affect the
    performance of a vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this
    Executive Order.

    Marketing of the tubular exhaust headers using identifications other than
    that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the tubular exhaust
    headers for an application other than those listed in the exemption
    application shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the
    Air Resources Board.  Exemption of the tubular exhaust headers shall not be
    construed as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component
    of the headers as an individual device.

    This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the
    use of the tubular exhaust headers may have on any warranty either expressed
    or implied by the vehicle manufacturer.

    THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION,
;    T09   °" .OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY
    se oD THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED
    %..&F.1S OF S & S HEADERS, INC.‘S TUBULAR EXHAUST HEADERS SHOWN ABOVE.


£    S HEADERS,     INC.                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—237
5o franr   é   XHAUST HEADERS®                           (Page 2 of 2)




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.

Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code makes untrue or
misleading advertising unlawful, and Section 17534 makes violation
punishable as a misdemeanor.

Section 43644 of the Health and Safety Code provides as follows:

    "43644, (a)  No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise,
    or, except in an application to the state board for certification of a
    device, represent, any device as a motor vehicle pollution control device
    for use on any used motor vehicle unless that device has been certified
    by the state board.      No person shall sell,   offer for sale,   advertise,   or
    represent any motor vehicle pollution control device as a certified
    device which, in fact, is not a certified device. Any viclation of this
    subdivision is a misdemeanor."

Any apparent violation of the conditions of this Executive Order will be
submitted to the Attorney General of California for such action as he deems
advisable.

    Ds          }    nte, California, thisciz/       ay of Kovember, 1991.




                                          istant Division Chief
                                       Mobile Source Division



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:43:36
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:43:36

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