Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on February 22, 1996.
As of Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
1996 and older model year gasoline and diesel powered vehicles.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-348-2
  • Executive Order 348-2 / D348-2
  • ARB # D-348-2
  • Executive Order No: D-348-2
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-348-2
  • Resolution D-348-2
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Download: Executive Order D-348-2 PDF

D-348-2 Document:

CARB_D-348-2

(Page 1 of 3) State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—348—2 Relating to Exemption Under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code GENERAL MAGNETICS CORPORATION GMX MODEL 400 WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13 California Code of Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(e), authorize the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and its Executive Officer to exempt add—on and modified parts from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156. WHEREAS, General Magnetics Corporation of 13831 Roswell Avenue, Chino, California 91710, has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for the GMX Model 400. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Health and Safety Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Mobile Source Division by Health and Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G—45~9, the ARB finds: 1. The GMX Model 400 is an add—on device that is attached to the fuel line in a motor vehicle. 2. The fuel line is part of the required motor vehicle pollution control system. 3. The GMX Model 400 is intended for use with a required pollution control system. 4. The GMX Model 400 by being installed on the fuel line alters the original design of a motor vehicle pollution control system. 5. The GMX Model 400 is a device subject to the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 and an add—on part as defined by Title 13, CCR Section 1900(b)(1). 6. The GMX Model 400 does not reduce the effectiveness of any required motor vehicle pollution control device. 7. The ARB, in the exercise of technical judgement, is aware of no basis on which the GMX Model 400 will provide either a decrease in emission or an increase in fuel economy. 8. It has not been determined what effect use of the GMX Model 400 may have on any warranty, either expressed or implied, by the manufacturer or a motor vehicle on which the device is installed. 9. The GMX Model 400 is not a certified motor vehicle pollution control device pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 43644.

GENERAL MAGNETICS CORPORATION EXECUTIVE ORDER D—348—2° GMX Model 400 (Page 2 of 3) 10. The ARB by granting an exemption to General Magnetics Corporation for the GMX Model 400 does not recommend or endorse in any way the GMX Model 400 for emissions reduction, fuel economy, or any other purpose. IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the GMX Model 400 is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on 1996 and older model—year gasoline and diesel powered vehicles subject to the following conditions: 1. This exemption shall not apply to any device, apparatus, or mechanism advertised, offered for sale or sold with, or installed on," a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser. No changes are permitted to the device as described in the application for exemption. Any changes. to the device, applicable model year, or other factors addressed in this order must be evaluated and approved by the ARB prior to marketing in California. Marketing of this device using an identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of this device for an application other than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the ARB. Exemption of this product shall not be construed as an exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the product as an individual device. Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content by General Magnetics Corporation, its principals, agents, employees, distributors, dealers, or other representatives must include the disclaimer that the Executive Order or the exemption it provides is not an endorsement or approval of any fuel economy or emissions reduction claims for the GMX Model 400 and is only a finding that the device is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156. No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board" may be made with respect to the action taken in any advertising or other oral or written communication. Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this order. The order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of intention to revoke the order, in which period the holder of the 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 order may not be revoked until a determination after hearing that grounds for revocation exist.

GENERAL MAGNETICS CORPORATION EXECUTIVE ORDER D—348—2 GMX Model 400 (Page 3 of 3) Executive Order D—348—1 dated November 22, 1994, is hereby superseded and no longer of any force or effect. The Bureau of Automotive Repair will be notified by topy of this order. Executed at E1 Monte, California, this 4aé§ dgy of February 1996.


Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:40:46
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:40:46

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