Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on December 12, 1994.
As of Monday, October 21st, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
82001994 and older gasoline vehicles, EXCEPT those equipped with OBD II.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-40-20
  • Executive Order 40-20 / D40-20
  • ARB # D-40-20
  • Executive Order No: D-40-20
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-40-20
  • Resolution D-40-20
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Download: Executive Order D-40-20 PDF

D-40-20 Document:


CARB_D-40-20

                                                  (Page 1 of 2)

                            State of California
                            AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                          EXECUTIVE ORDER D—40—20
                 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                            of the Vehicle Code

                      AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION
                               IGNITION COIL
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—45—5;
IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the MSD Chrome
Blaster Ignition Coil (P/N 8200), manufactured by Autotronic Controls
Corporation of 1490 Henry Brennan Drive, El Paso, Texas 79936 has been found
not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control
system and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of
the Vehicle Code for all applicable 1994 and older gasoline vehicles, except
those equipped with OBD II.             .
This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for
the ignition coil will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications
different from those submitted by the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the ignition coil, as
exemfit by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of
a vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of the ignition coil using any identification other than that
shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the ignition coil for an
application other than those listed in this Executive Order shall be
prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the
use of the ignition coil may have on any warranty either expressed or
implied by the vehicle manufacturer.

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 AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION‘S IGNITION COIL.
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.


AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION                   EXECUTIVE ORDER D—40—20
                                                  (Page 2 of 2)



 Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of
 this order. The order may be revoked only after 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.

Executed at El Monte, California, this g%fR   day of,   December, 1994.




                                   ‘R. B. Sumfierfield
                                    Assistant Division Chief
                                    Mobile Source Division



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:39:37
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:39:37

Previous E.O. D-40-19 | Previous E.O. D-39 | Next E.O. D-40-21 | Next E.O. D-41