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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on January 28, 2009.
As of Monday, December 9th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2008 and 2009 DaimlerChrysler 3.3, 3.8, and 4.0 liter minivansSidewinder 20-gallon midship and ElDorado 20-gallon aft-axle tank systems can be installed on all three engines. Eclipse 20-gallon aft axle tank system can be installed only on 3.3 and 3.8 liter minivans.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-78
  • Executive Order 288-78 / D288-78
  • ARB # D-288-78
  • Executive Order No: D-288-78
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-78
  • Resolution D-288-78
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Download: Executive Order D-288-78 PDF

D-288-78 Document:


CARB_D-288-78

                                           State of California
                                   AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                 EXECUTIVE ORDER D—288—78

                                  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;

T IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That installation of the Replacement Fuel Storage
Systems, 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 Systems are
exempt from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the California Vehicle Code for
installation on the following vehiclies:

System                                       Vehicle
Sidewinder 20—gallon midship steel tank      2008 and 2009 Chrysler 3.3/3.8/4.0 liter minivans
ElDorado 20—gallon aft—axle steel tank       2008 and 2009 Chrysler 3.3/3.8/4.0 liter minivans
Eclipse 20—gallon aft—axle steel tank        2008 and 2009 Chrysler 3.3/3.8 liter minivans

This Executive Order is based on an engineering evaluation and emission testing
conducted by Transfer Flow, Inc. with the Replacement Fuel Storage System.

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 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 Systems 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
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.


                                              «7.

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 Air
Resources Board.

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 opinionas 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 a hearing that grounds for
revocation exist.                    '

Executed at El Monte, California, this Zé day of January 2009.



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                                         Annette Hebert, Chief          .
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




  TRANSFER FLOW, INC. — REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS — D—288-78



Document Created: 2009-02-18 16:44:52
Document Modified: 2009-02-18 16:44:52

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