Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on April 1, 1993.
As of Thursday, December 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
1993 and older model-year, heavy duty, dissel powered motor vehicles.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-253-1
  • Executive Order 253-1 / D253-1
  • ARB # D-253-1
  • Executive Order No: D-253-1
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-253-1
  • Resolution D-253-1
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Download: Executive Order D-253-1 PDF

D-253-1 Document:


CARB_D-253-1

                                                                     (Page 1 of 2)

                                     State of California
                                     AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                   EXECUTIVE ORDER D—~253—1
                        Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                   of the Vehicle Code


                              FUEL EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS,     INC.
                                     THERMAL—CHARGER



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 Thermal—Charger
manufactured by Fuel Efficiency Systems, Inc. of 4007 Pretense Ct., Fair
Oaks,    California,     95628,   has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of
required motor vehicle pollution control systems and, therefore, is exempt
from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for 1993 and
clder model—year heavy—duty diesel—powered motor vehicles.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installaticn instructions for
this device will not recommend tuning the vehicle to spscifications
different from those submitted by the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the device,           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 this system using an identification other than that shown in
this Executive Order or marketing of this system for an application other
than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior
approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board.  Exemption of a kit shall
not be construed as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any
component of a kit as an individual device.




THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DORS NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, 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 FUEL EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS, INC.‘S THERMAL—CHARGKR.

                 f any kind, such as "Approved by Air Resources Bo a rd" may be made
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     x           st to the sction taken herein in any. advertisin  or cther oral or
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written communication.


    PUEL EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS,   INcC.                        EXECUTIVE ORDER D~253—1
    THERMAL—CHARGER                                          (Page 2 of 2)




    Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of
    this order.  The order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of
    intention to revoke the order, in which period the holder of the order may
    request in writing a hearing to contest the proposed revocation.  If a
    hearing is requested, it shall be held within ten Hays of receipt of the
    request and the order may not be revoked until a determination after hearing
    that grounds for revocation exist.

    ‘Executive Order D—253, dated May 14,   1992,   is superseded and of no further
     force and effect.

    Executed at El Monte, California, this          %ay    April, 1993.




                                            Assistant Division Chief
                                            Mobile Source Division




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Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:45:56
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:45:56

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