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Valid E.O.

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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 17, 2005.
As of Thursday, November 28th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
WIN96/97L1996-1997 3.3 and 3.8 liter Windstar

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-534-2
  • Executive Order 534-2 / D534-2
  • ARB # D-534-2
  • Executive Order No: D-534-2
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-534-2
  • Resolution D-534-2
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Download: Executive Order D-534-2 PDF

D-534-2 Document:


CARB_D-534-2

                                        State of California
                                    AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                  EXECUTIVE ORDER D—534—2

                                  Relating to Exemptions under
                                Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                   Liberty Motor Company, Inc.
                                 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 installation of Replacement Fuel Tank System,
manufactured by Liberty Motor Company, Inc. (Liberty) of 2390 S. Service Road West,
Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6L 5M9, 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 use on the
following Ford Motor Company vehicles:

                 Liberty                              Vehicle Application
        System       Capacity (L)       MY                    Model           Capacity (L)
      WINGG/97L            84        1996—1997         3.3/3.8 Windstar          75.7
      WIN1998L        84 and 98         1998           3.3/3.8 Windstar          75.7
      WINS9/00L       84 and 98      1999—2000         3.3/3.8 Windstar          98.4
      WINO1/02L       72 and 98      2001—2003         3.3/3.8 Windstar          98.4
       FREO4/05            98        2004—2005    3.9/4.2 Freestar/Monterey      98.4


This Executive Orderis based on evaporative emissions, hose permeation, refueling
emissions, and On—Board Diagnostic !I System testing.

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.


                                             «2.

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
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 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 LIBERTY MOTOR
COMPANY, INC.‘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    ZZ 7A day of November 2005.




                                          AIle?%ons, Chief
                                          Mobile Source Operations Division




                         LIBERTY MOTOR COMPANY, INC.
                     REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK SYSTEM — D—534—2



Document Created: 2005-11-23 10:39:05
Document Modified: 2005-11-23 10:39:05

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