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Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on July 14, 2003.
As of Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
E41907A012001-2002 General Motors Corporation 3.4 liter minivans, originally equipped with a 25-gallon plastic gasoline fuel tankThis exemption allows replacement of the stock fuel tank with a 22-gallon plastic fuel tank. It also allows relocation of the new tank to rear of the vehicle.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-449-6
  • Executive Order 449-6 / D449-6
  • ARB # D-449-6
  • Executive Order No: D-449-6
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-449-6
  • Resolution D-449-6
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Download: Executive Order D-449-6 PDF

D-449-6 Document:


CARB_D-449-6

                                     State of California
                                 AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—449—6

                                 Relating to Exemptions under
                              Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                    The Braun Corporation
                              Replacement Fuet Tank Assembly

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board (ARB) 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 RESQOLVED: That installation of the replacement fuel tank
assembly, part number E41907A01, manufactured for The Braun Corporation (631 West
11"" Street, P. 0. Box 310, Winamac, Indiana 46996) by Meese Orbitron Dunne Company
(4920 State Road, P. 0. Box 607, Ashtabula, Ohio 44004) 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 27156 of the
Vehicle Code for installation on 2001 and 2002 model—year General Motors Corporation
3.4 liter minivans, originally equipped with a 25—gallon plastic gasoline fuel tank.

This exemption is based on the 2—day diurnal evaporative emission testing, On—Board
Refueling Vapor Recovery emission testing, and the On—Board Diagnostic HI (OBD It)
System festing conducted by The Braun Corporation. Test results showed that the
replacement fuel tank assembly does not adversely affect the vehicle‘s evaporative
emissions, refueling emissions, or its OBD II System.

Exemption of the replacement 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 instructions for the replacement
fuel tank assembly 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
assembly, as exempt by the ARB, which adversely affect the performance of the
vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of the replacement fuel tank assembly using én 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 ARB.


                                            —2.

In addition to the foregoing, the ARB 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 Tltle 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 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 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 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 July 2003.




                                      AlI%yons, Chief
                                      Mobite Source Operations Division




THE BRAUN CORPORATION — REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY — D—449—6



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:41:06
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:41:06

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