Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on April 9, 2007.
As of Monday, December 9th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2007 model-year 3.5 liter Toyota Sienna minivanThe stock fuel tank is relocated to the rear of the vehicle.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-449-20
  • Executive Order 449-20 / D449-20
  • ARB # D-449-20
  • Executive Order No: D-449-20
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-449-20
  • Resolution D-449-20
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Download: Executive Order D-449-20 PDF

D-449-20 Document:


CARB_D-449-20

                                      State of California
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D-449-20

                                Relating to Exemptions under
                              Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                    The Bra~lnCorporation
                                     Fuel Tank Assembly

P~lrsuantto 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 Assembly
manufactured by The Braun Corporation (Braun) of 631 West 1 Ith Street, Winamac,
Indiana 46996 has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle
pollution control system, and therefore, the Fuel Tank Asserr~blyis exempt from the
prohibitions in Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for installation on 2007 model-year
Toyota Motor Corporation 3.5 liter Sienna minivans.

This Executive Order is based on an engineering evaluation and testing Braun
conducted with its Fuel Tank Assembly.

Exemption of the Fuel Tank Assembly shall not be construed as an exemption to sell, offer
for sale, or advertise any component of the assembly 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 instr~~ctions
                                                                    for the Fuel Tank
Assembly do not recommend tuning the vehicle to speci.ficationsdifferent from those of
the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Fuel Tank Assembly, 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 Assembly 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 Asserr~blymay 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 CERTIFICA-TION,
ACCREDITA-TION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING
AN-TI-POLLU-TIONBENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF -THE BRAUN
CORPORATION'S FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY.

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    ?*day      of April 2007.




         THE BRAUN CORPORATION - FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY - D-449-20



Document Created: 2007-04-27 13:18:08
Document Modified: 2007-04-27 13:18:08

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