Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 3, 2011.
As of Monday, October 21st, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
2004-2012 Ford 4.6/5.4/6.8 liter Econoline vans

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-110
  • Executive Order 288-110 / D288-110
  • ARB # D-288-110
  • Executive Order No: D-288-110
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-110
  • Resolution D-288-110
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Download: Executive Order D-288-110 PDF

D-288-110 Document:


CARB_D-288-110

                                     State of California
                               AlIR RESOURCES BOARD

                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D 288—110

                               Relating to Exemptions under
                           Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                 Transfer Flow, Inc.
                          Replacement Fuel Storage Systems

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 installation of the Replacement Fuel Storage
Systems, manufactured by Transfer Flow, Inc. (TFl) of 1444 Fortress Street, Chico,
California 95973, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable
vehicle pollution control system, and therefore, the Replacement Fuel Storage Systems
are exempt from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the California Vehicle Code for
installation on the following Ford Motor Company vehicles:

Model—Year   Vehicle Model     Engine Size        Stock Tank              TFI Tank
1997—2003    Econoline vans     4.2/4.6/5.4/6.8   34—35 gallon mid—ship   26—30 gallon aft—axle
2004—2010    Econoline vans    4.6/5.4/6.8        35 galion mid—ship      30 gallon aft—axle
2011—2012    Econoline vans    4.6/5.4/6.8        33 gallon mid—ship      30 gallon aft—axle

This Executive Order is based on testing and engineering evaluation of the impact on
vehicle emissions and On—Board Diagnostic II Systems.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for the Replacement
Fuel Storage Systems do not recommend tuning the vehicles to specifications different
from those of the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Replacement Fuel Storage
Systems, 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 Storage Systems using identification other than that
shown in this Executive Order or for an application other than that listed in this
Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air
Resources Board.

Exemption of the Replacement Fuel Storage Systems shall not be construed as an
exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any components of the Replacement Fuel
Storage Systems as individual devices.


                                               2.

  This Executive Order shall not apply to any Replacement Fuel Storage Systems
  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 does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
  Replacement Fuel Storage Systems 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.

  In addition 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 Code of Regulations, Title 13, Section 2222, et seq.

 THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES 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 TRANSFER
 FLOW, INC.‘S REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS.

 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    \3         day of November 2011.




                                    mn, Chief
                                     Mobile Source Operations Division




  TRANSFER FLOW, INC. — REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS — D—288—110



Document Created: 2011-12-05 16:26:57
Document Modified: 2011-12-05 16:26:57

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