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Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 2, 2006.
As of Monday, November 4th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
302882005 and 2006 model-year DaimlerChrysler 3.3 and 3.8 liter minivans

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-597-2
  • Executive Order 597-2 / D597-2
  • ARB # D-597-2
  • Executive Order No: D-597-2
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-597-2
  • Resolution D-597-2
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Download: Executive Order D-597-2 PDF

D-597-2 Document:


CARB_D-597-2

                                      State of California
                                 AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D—597—2

                               Relating to Exemptions under
                             Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                Freedom Motors USA, Inc.
                             Replacement Fue! 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 installation 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

   30288                        2005 and 2006 model—year DaimlerChrysler 3.3 and 3.8 liter
                                minivans

   90050                        2003 through 2006 model—year Honda 2.4 liter Element

   80019                        2004 through 2006 model—year Toyota 3.3 liter Sienna

This Executive Order is based on previous emissions and On—Board Diagnostic II System
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tests conducted by Freedom Motors USA, Inc. with the Replacement Fuel Tank Assembly.         t
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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 Orderis 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


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performance of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive
Order.

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.

Viotation 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 Ei Monte, California, this     ___Z2 a— day of March 2006.




                                           en Lyons, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




                   .     FREEDOM MOTORS USA, INC.
                  REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY — D—597—2



Document Created: 2006-03-17 09:58:19
Document Modified: 2006-03-17 09:58:19

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