Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on October 20, 2009.
As of Friday, December 27th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
2006-2010 Honda 3.5 liter Odyssey, originally equipped with a 21-gallon mid-ship plastic fuel tank

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-417-27
  • Executive Order 417-27 / D417-27
  • ARB # D-417-27
  • Executive Order No: D-417-27
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-417-27
  • Resolution D-417-27
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Download: Executive Order D-417-27 PDF

D-417-27 Document:


CARB_D-417-27

                                         State of California
                                     AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                   EXECUTIVE ORDER D-417-27

                                   Relating to Exemptions under
                                 Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                   Vantage Mobility lnternational
                                   Fuel Tank System Modification

     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 the installation of the Fuel Tank System
     Modification, manufactured by Vantage Mobility lnternational (VMI) of 5202 South 28th
     Place, Phoenix, Arizona 85040, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the
     applicable vehicle pollution control system, and therefore, the Fuel Tank System
     Modification is exempt from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for
     installation on 2006 through 2010 model-year Honda Motor Company, Ltd. 3.5 liter
     gasoline Odyssey minivans, originally equipped with a 21-gallon mid-ship plastic fuel
     tank.

     This exemption is based on engineering evaluation and testing Vantage Mobility
     lnternational conducted with the Fuel Tank System Modification.

     Exemption of the Fuel Tank System Modification shall not be construed as an
     exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the 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 Fuel Tank
     System Modification do not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different
     from those of the vehicle manufacturer.

     Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Fuel Tank System
     Modification, 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 Fuel Tank System Modification 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 Fuel
Tank System Modification 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 VANTAGE
MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL'S FUEL TANK)SYSTEM MODIFICATION.

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     20 day of October 2009.


                                         Annette Hebert, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




                      VANTAGE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL
                   FUEL TANK SYSTEM MODIFICATION - D-417-27



Document Created: 2009-12-17 16:29:10
Document Modified: 2009-12-17 16:29:10

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