Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on December 24, 2007.
As of Saturday, December 28th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
E51907A-082008 model-year 3.3, 3.8, and 4.0 liter DaimlerChrylser minivans, originally equipped with a 20-gallon plastic fuel tank

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-449-23
  • Executive Order 449-23 / D449-23
  • ARB # D-449-23
  • Executive Order No: D-449-23
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-449-23
  • Resolution D-449-23
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Download: Executive Order D-449-23 PDF

D-449-23 Document:


CARB_D-449-23

                                          State of California
                                     AlIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                   EXECUTIVE ORDER D—449—23

                                    Relating to Exemptions under
                                 Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                       The Braun Corporation
                                 Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly

   Pursuant to the authonty vested in the Air Resources Board by Sectlon 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;

   ITIs ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Replacement Fuel Tank
   Assembl?]/ part number E51907A—08, manufactured by The Braun Corporation (631                         _
   West 11"" Street, Winamac, Indiana 46996) has been found not to reduce the
   effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control system, and therefore, the
   Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly is exempt from the prohibitions in Section 27156of
   the Vehicle Code for installation on 2008 model—year DaimlerChrysler Corporation 3.3,
   3.8, and 4.0 liter gasoline minivans, ongmally equipped with a 20—gallon plastic fuel
   tank.

   This exemption is based on an engineering evaluation and previous testing Braun
   conducted with similar Replacement Fuel Tank Assemblies. Testing showed that
   Braun‘s Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly does not have any adverse effect on the
   vehicle‘s evaporative or refueling emissions or its On—Board Diagnostic II System. _

  — Exemption of—the Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly shall not be construed asan
   exemption tp
              sell offer for sale or, advertlse any component of the assembly as.individual.
   devices.

   This Execufiifé (:D:fder shall not apply to any device advertised, offered for sale, sold ...
_ with, or mstalledon a motor veh|cle prlor to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate
  purchaser. |                                            -

   This ExecutivéO’rdéf‘is valid 'b:-rouv’iaéarthat installation instructions for the Replacerfient~- e
   Fuel TankAssembly do notrecommend tuning the vehlcle to specxflcatlons dn‘ferent
   from thoseofthevehicle manufacturer            _       aba t   opl=ss Cpolbe €@#iph oa l ramilals en us ols

   Changes mad_e_,_to_,the‘designor operating conditions ofthe Replacement FUel‘Tan_k —
—— Assembly, as—exempt by the Air:Resources Board, which adversely affect the >
 . performance of the vehlcle s pollutlon control systemshall invalidate this Executlve
   Order. _

   Marketlng of the Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly using an identification other than
   that shown in this Executive Order or for. an application other than those Ilsted in this


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      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
      Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly may have on any warranty either expressed or
      implied by the vehicle manufacturer.                        |

      No claim bf 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 THE BRAUN >
     ~CORPORATION‘S REPLACEMENT 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 WIthln ten days of receipt of the request and the Executive
      Order may not be revoked until a determma’clon is made after a hearing that grounds for
      revocation exist.

    ~‘Executed at El Monte", California, this‘   3 44T4 day of December 2007. _



                                        WM
                                        «Annette Hebert, Chief
                                           ~ Mobile Source Operations Division




—     THE BRAUN CORPORATION — REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY — D—449—23



Document Created: 2011-07-20 16:29:57
Document Modified: 2011-07-20 16:29:57

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