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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 25, 2010.
As of Saturday, December 28th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
LA 70942009-2010 Ford 4.6, 5.4, and 6.8 liter Econoline full-size vans, originally equipped with a 35-gallon mid-ship steel fuel tank

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-417-29
  • Executive Order 417-29 / D417-29
  • ARB # D-417-29
  • Executive Order No: D-417-29
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-417-29
  • Resolution D-417-29
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Download: Executive Order D-417-29 PDF

D-417-29 Document:


CARB_D-417-29

                                      State of California
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—417—29

                               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 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
   LA 7094                      2009—2010 model—year Ford 4.6, 5.4, and 6.8 liter
                                Econoline full—size vans, originally equipped with a
                                35—gallon mid—ship steel fuel tank

This Executive Order is based on engineering evaluation and testing 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 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 different from
those of the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Replacement Fuel Tank
System, 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 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


                                                «97.

  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 opin‘ion as to the effect the use of the
 Replacement Fuel Tank System 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 REPLACEMENT 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    25 day of March 2010.




                                           Annette Hebert, Chvef
                                           Mobile Source Operations Division




                         VANTAGE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL
                     REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK SYSTEM — D—417—29



Document Created: 2010-04-08 13:13:49
Document Modified: 2010-04-08 13:13:49

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