Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on August 16, 2010.
As of Monday, December 9th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModificationRemarks
1999-2010 F250 & F350 short box trucksThe tank must be installed with an add-on canister.stock tank 29-31 gal; TFI tank 46-48 gal

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-98
  • Executive Order 288-98 / D288-98
  • ARB # D-288-98
  • Executive Order No: D-288-98
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-98
  • Resolution D-288-98
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Download: Executive Order D-288-98 PDF

D-288-98 Document:


CARB_D-288-98

                                    State of California
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—288—98

                              Relating to Exemptions under
                           Section 27156 of the Vehicie 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!l 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
Ford Motor Company vehicles:

Model—Year      Vehicle Model                        Stock Tank         TF] Tank

1999—2010       F250 & F350 short box trucks         29—31 gallons      46—48 gallons
1999—2010       F250 & F350 long box trucks          38 gallons         57—60 gallons
1999—2010       F350, F450 & F550 cab chassis        19 gallons         30—34 gallons
1999—2010       F350, F450 & F550 cab chassis        40 gallons         50 galions
1999—2010       F350, F450 & F550 cab chassis        40 gallons         30—34 gallons
1997—2010       E150, E250 & E350 vans               35 gallons         46 gallons

The Replacement Fuel Storage Systems include a higher capacity fuel tank, an add—on
emission canister, and low permeation fuel and vapor hoses. The Replacement Fuel
Storage Systems also include replacement of the 40—gallon stock tank with TFI‘s 30—34
gallon TFI tanks. Installation of the smaller TFI tanks does not require an add—on emission
canister.

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

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, sold with, or
installed on a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.


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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 Fue!l 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 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 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 ,4/&        day of August 2010.




                                     Annette Hebert, Chief
                                     Mobile Source Operations Division


 TRANSFER FLOW, INC. — REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS — D—288—98



Document Created: 2010-08-19 12:01:39
Document Modified: 2010-08-19 12:01:39

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