Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on January 11, 2002.
As of Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
2001 Ford 4.2, 4.6, 5.4, and 6.8 L Econoline vans, originally equipped with a 35-gallon fuel tank.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-25
  • Executive Order 288-25 / D288-25
  • ARB # D-288-25
  • Executive Order No: D-288-25
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-25
  • Resolution D-288-25
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Download: Executive Order D-288-25 PDF

D-288-25 Document:


CARB_D-288-25

                                      State of California
                                 AlIR RESOURCES BOARD

                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D—288—25

                               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 (ARB) 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—9;

 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 and General Motors Corporation vehicles:

 Model—Year     Vehicle Model!             Engine Size        Stock Tank       TFl Tank

 2001           Ford Econoline vans         4.2/4.6/5.4/6.8   35 gallons       27 or 28 gallons

 2001—2002      GM G—series vans           4,3/5.3/6.0/8.1    31 or 35 gallons 29 or 35 gallons

— This exemption is based on fuel tank temperature profile and On—Board Diagnostic !I
  (OBD I1) system testing conducted by TFI. Based on test results, it was concluded that the
  Replacement Fuel Storage Systems would not adversely affect the vehicles‘ evaporative
  emissions or reduce the effectiveness of their OBD II systems.

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

 This Executive Order shall not apply to any device advertised, offered for sale, soldwith, 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 Replacement
 Fuel Storage Systems do not recommend tuning the vehlcles to specn‘lcatlons 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 ARB, which adversely affect the performance of the
 vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.


                                            «2.


Marketing of the Replacement Fuel Storage Systems using an identification other than
that shown in this Executive Order or for an application other than those listed in this
Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the ARB.

In addition to the foregoing, the ARB reserves the right in the future to review this
Executive Order and the exemptionprovided herein to assure that the exempted add—on
or modified part continues to meet the standards and procedures of Title 13, Cahforma
Code of Regulations, Section 2222 et seq.

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.

THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF 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 the hearing that grounds
for revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this    *       day of January 2002.




                                   RSummerf'elg
                                     B.         Chief
                                   Moblle Source Operations Division




 TRANSFER FLOW, INC. — REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS —— D—288—25



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:40:36
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:40:36

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