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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on August 12, 2005.
As of Monday, December 9th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2005 and 2006 model-year DaimlerChrysler Corporation 3.3 and 3.8 liter minivans with Stow 'n Go (or "Fold-In-Floor") seatsThe modification is allowed on minivans originally equipped with a 20-gallon plastic fuel tank. The stock fuel tank is re-located to the rear.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-53
  • Executive Order 288-53 / D288-53
  • ARB # D-288-53
  • Executive Order No: D-288-53
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-53
  • Resolution D-288-53
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Download: Executive Order D-288-53 PDF

D-288-53 Document:


CARB_D-288-53

                                     State of California
                                 AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D—288—53

                                Relating to Exemptions under
                             Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                    Transfer Flow, Inc.
                             Replacement Fuel Storage System

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
System, manufactured by Transfer Flow, Inc. 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 System is
exempt from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the California Vehicle Code for
installation on 2005 and 2006 model—year DaimlerChrysler Corporation 3.3 and 3.8 liter
minivans with Stow ‘n Go (or "Fold—In—Floor") seats.

This Executive Order is based on data from fuel tank temperature, refueling emissions,
and On—Board Diagnostic !I System tests.

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

This Executive Order shall not apply to any device 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 is valid provided that installation instructions for the Replacement
Fuel Storage System do not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different
from those of the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Replacement Fuel Storage
System, 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 System 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 Air
Resources Board.


                                             «2.

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
Title 13, California 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 System 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 SYSTEM.

Viotation 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      /24    day of August 2005.




                                  /?Allen Lyons, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




   TRANSFER FLOW, INC. — REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM — D—288—53



Document Created: 2005-11-21 09:21:40
Document Modified: 2005-11-21 09:21:40

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