Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on October 9, 2012.
As of Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
E51907A-132012-2013 Chrysler 3.6 liter minivansThe assembly allows relocation of the stock fuel tank to the rear of the vehicle.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-449-36
  • Executive Order 449-36 / D449-36
  • ARB # D-449-36
  • Executive Order No: D-449-36
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-449-36
  • Resolution D-449-36
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Download: Executive Order D-449-36 PDF

D-449-36 Document:


CARB_D-449-36

                                      State of California   _
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                               — EXECUTIVE ORDER D—449—36

                                 Relating to Exemptions under
                              Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code °

                                     The Braun Corporation
                                      Fue!l Tank Assembly

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of the
Vehlcle Code; and

 Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Sections 39515 and 39516 of the
 Health and Safety Code and Executrve Order G—02—003;

 IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Fuel Tank Assembly,
 number E51907A—13, manufactured by The Braun Corporation (Braun) of 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 Fuel Tank Assembly, is —
 exempt from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for installation on
 2012 and 2013 model-year Chrysler Group‘ LLC 3.6 liter minivans.

 This exemption is based on an engineering evaluation and previous testmg Braun —
 conducted with similar Fuel Tank Assemblles                                 .

 Exemption of the Fuel! Tank Assembly shall not be construed as an exemption to sell, ofier ‘
 for saleor advertise any component of the assembly as individual devices.

 Thls Executive Order shall not apply to any device advertlsed, 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 valld provided that installation instructions forthe Fuel Tank
 Assembly do not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from thoseof:
 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 meetthe standards and procedures of
 Title 13, California Code of Regulatlons Section 2222 etseq


                                              L920

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the Fuel!
Tank Assembly 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 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      C?       day of October 2012.




                                         Annette Hebert, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




         THE BRAUN CORPORATION — FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY — D—449—36



Document Created: 2012-11-02 13:03:21
Document Modified: 2012-11-02 13:03:21

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