Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on October 25, 2004.
As of Friday, October 4th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
SA 71212004 model-year Kia Sedona 3.5 liter minivansThe 19.5-gallon stock fuel tank can be replaced with VMI's 16-gallon tank.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-417-13
  • Executive Order 417-13 / D417-13
  • ARB # D-417-13
  • Executive Order No: D-417-13
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-417-13
  • Resolution D-417-13
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Download: Executive Order D-417-13 PDF

D-417-13 Document:


CARB_D-417-13

                                       State of California
                                   AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                 EXECUTIVE ORDER D—417—13

                                  Relating to Exemptions under
                               Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                  Vantage Mobility International
                                 Replacement Fuel Tank System

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board (ARB) 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 the installation of the replacement fuel tank system
manufactured by Vantage Mobility International (VMI) of 5202 South 28"" Place, Phoenix,
Arizona 85040, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle
pollution control system, and therefore, the replacement fuel tank system is exempt from the
prohibitions in Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for installation on the following vehicles:

   Replacement Tank P/N          Vehicle Application
   SA 7121                       2004 MY Kia Motors Corporation 3.5 L Sedona minivans,
                                 originally equipped with a 19.5—gallon steel fuel tank.

This Executive Order is based on On—Board Diagnostic II System and CVS—75 Federal Test
Procedure exhaust emission tests VMI conducted on a 2004 MY Kia Sedona. it is also based
on previous evaporative emissions and refueling emissions tests VMI conducted with similar
replacement fuel tank systems.

Exemption of the replacement fuel tank system shall not be construed as an exemption to sell,
offer for sale, or advertise any component of the tank 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
tank system do not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications dlfferent from those of
the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the replacement fuel tank system,
as exempt by the ARB, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution
control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of the replacement fuel tank system 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 ARB.

In addition to the foregoing, the ARB 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


                                                2.

  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 tank system may have on any warranty either expressed or |mphed by the
_— vehicle manufacturer.
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  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       Tc
 ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF VANTAGE MOBILITY _
 INTERNATIONAL‘S REPLACEME_NT FUEL TANK SYSTEM.

  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 257'4 day of October 2004.




                                                ons, Chief
                                        Mobile Source Operations Division




                         VANTAGE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL
                      REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK SYSTEM — D—417—13



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:45:25
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:45:25

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