Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on December 12, 1994.
As of Monday, January 20th, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
5400, 8460 8461, 84761994 and older GM V8 gasoline vehicles using MSD distributor. (P/N 8460, 8461, or 8476 are not applicable to vehicles with an OBD II system)
83641993 and older GM gasoline vehicles without an oxygen sensor

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-40-21
  • Executive Order 40-21 / D40-21
  • ARB # D-40-21
  • Executive Order No: D-40-21
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-40-21
  • Resolution D-40-21
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Download: Executive Order D-40-21 PDF

D-40-21 Document:

CARB_D-40-21

(Page 1 of 2) State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—40—21 . Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION IGNITION MODULES 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 described ignition modules, manufactured by Autotronic Controls Corporation of 1490 Henry Brennan Drive, E1 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 the following vehicle applications: MSD Unitized Ignition Module, P/N 5400 (replacement ignition module) Designed for 1994 and older GM V8 gasoline vehicles using MSD distributor, P/N 8460, 8461, or 8476. Not applicable to vehicles with an OBD II system. MSD HEI Module, P/Ns 8364 (replacement ignition module) Designed for 1993 and older GM gasoline vehicles without an oxygen sensor. This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for these ignition modules 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 modules, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance ofda vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order . — Marketing of these ignition modules using any identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the ignition modules 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 modules 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 MODULES.

AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION EXECUTIVE ORDER D—40—21 (Page 2 of 2) 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. 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. fL41\_ Executed at El Monte, California, this g@%i day of December, 1994. Assistant Division Chief Mobile Source Division


Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:43:57
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:43:57

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