Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on August 14, 2017.
As of Sunday, September 15th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
391022017 model-year 3.6 liter Chrysler Pacifica with LEV2 exhaust test group HCRXT03.65P1 and LEV2 evaporative family HCRXR0140RK0This exemption does not apply to Pacifica certified with LEV3 evaporative family HCRXR0140RP0.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-597-55
  • Executive Order 597-55 / D597-55
  • ARB # D-597-55
  • Executive Order No: D-597-55
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-597-55
  • Resolution D-597-55
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Download: Executive Order D-597-55 PDF

D-597-55 Document:


CARB_D-597-55

                                   State of California
                               AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—597—55

                               Relating to Exemptions under
                            Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                Freedom Motors USA, Inc.
                                 Fuel Tank Modifications

Pursuant to the authority vested in the California Air Resources Board (CARB) by Vehicle
Code (VC) Section 27156; and

Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Health and Safety Code Sections
39515 and 39516 and Executive Order G—14—012;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Fuel Tank Modifications,
assembly number 39102, manufactured by Freedom Motors USA, Inc. of 740 Watkins
Road, Battle Creek, Michigan 49015, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of
the applicable vehicle pollution control system, and therefore, the Fuel Tank
Modifications are exempt from the prohibitions in VC Section 27156 for installation on
2017 model—year 3.6 liter Chrysler Pacifica with the following LEV2 exhaust test group
and LEV2 evaporative family:

Test group: HCRXTO3.65P1
Evaporative family: HCRXRO140RKO

This Executive Orderis based on previous emissions and On—Board Diagnostic II System
tests conducted by Freedom Motors USA, Inc. with similar Fuel Tank Modifications.

Exemption of the Fuel Tank Modifications 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 Fuel Tank
Modifications 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 Fuel Tank Modifications, as
exempt by CARB, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution
control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of the Fuel Tank Modifications 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 CARB.


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In addition to the foregoing, CARB 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 Fuel
Tank Modifications may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the
vehicle manufacturer.

No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the California 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
CARB OF CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION
BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF FREEDOM MOTORS USA, INC‘S
FUEL TANK MODIFICATIONS.

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   /"/JA day of August 2017.



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              ~Annette Hebert, Chief
           %missions Compliance, Automotive Regulations and Science Division




     FREEDOM MOTORS USA, INC. — FUEL TANK MODIFICATIONS — D—597—55



Document Created: 2017-08-24 05:56:14
Document Modified: 2017-08-24 05:56:14

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