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Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 17, 2005.
As of Monday, January 20th, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
800192004-2005 model-year Toyota 3.3 liter Sienna

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-597-1
  • Executive Order 597-1 / D597-1
  • ARB # D-597-1
  • Executive Order No: D-597-1
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-597-1
  • Resolution D-597-1
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Download: Executive Order D-597-1 PDF

D-597-1 Document:


CARB_D-597-1

                                       State of California
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—597—1

                                Relating to Exemptions under
                              Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                  Freedom Motors USA, Inc.
                              Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly

 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 the instailation of the Replacement Fuel Tank
  Assembly, manufactured by Freedom Motors USA, Inc. of 923 E. Michigan Avenue, Battle
  Creek, Michigan 49014, 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 the
  following vehicles:

    Assembly Part Number         Vehicle Application

    80019                        2004 through 2005 model—year Toyota 3.3 liter Sienna

 This Executive Order is based on evaporative emissions, refueling emissions, and
 On—Board Diagnostic II System testing. Testing showed that the Replacement Fuel Tank
 Assembly does not adversely affect the vehicle‘s emissions or reduce the effectiveness of
 its On—Board Diagnostic 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 Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the
 performance of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive
 Order.


                                            «2.

Marketing of the Replacement 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
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 FREEDOM
MOTORS USA, INC.‘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 _/ 7 1e   day of November 2005.




                                        MoBile Source Operations Division




                          FREEDOM MOTORS USA, INC.
                   REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY — D—597—1



Document Created: 2005-11-23 10:41:59
Document Modified: 2005-11-23 10:41:59

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