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Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on July 19, 2017.
As of Friday, October 11th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2003-2006 model-year BMW 325i, 325Ci, 325i Sport Wagon with the following test group/evaporative family: 3BMXV02.5M56/3BMXR0134M56; 4BMXV02.5M56/4BMXR0134M56; 5BMXV02.5M56/5BMXR0134M56; 6BMXV02.5M56/6BMXR0134M56This exemption is valid only for installation of the E46 PZEV/SULEV (M56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank on vehicles outside their BMW 15-year or 150,000-mile warranty.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-797
  • Executive Order 797 / D797
  • ARB # D-797
  • Executive Order No: D-797
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-797
  • Resolution D-797
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-797 PDF

D-797 Document:


CARB_D-797

                                   State of California
                               AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D—797

                              Relating to Exemptions under
                           Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                           Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
                  E46 PZEV/SULEV (M56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank

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 E46 PZEV/SULEV
(M56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank, re—manufactured for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
(BMW) of Petuelring 130, 80788 Munich, Germany, by Continental Aktiengesellschaft
(Continental AG) of Vahrenwalder Str. 9, 30001 Hannover, Germany, has been found
not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control system, and
therefore, the E46 PZEV/SULEV (M56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank is exempt from the
prohibitions in VC Section 27156 for installation on the following vehicles, test groups,
and evaporative families:

Vehicle:
2003 through 2006 model—year BMW 325i, 325Ci, 325i Sport Wagon

Test Group/Evaporative Family:
3BMXVO2.5M56/3BMXRO134M56; 4BMXVO2.5M56/4BMXRO134M56;
5BMXVO2.5M56/5BMXRO134M56; 6BMXVO2.5M56/6BMXRO134M56

This exemption is valid only for installation of the E46 PZEV/SULEV (M56)
Remanufactured Fuel Tank on vehicles outside their BMW 15—year or 150,000—mile
warranty.

This Executive Order is based on testing and engineering evaluation of the E46
PZEV/SULEV (MS56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank for impact on emissions.

Exemption of the E46 PZEV/SULEV (M56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank 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 advertiséd, offered for sale, sold
with, or installed on a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate
purchaser.


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This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for the E46
PZEV/ISULEV (M56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank do not recommend tuning the vehicles
to specifications different from those of the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the E46 PZEV/SULEV (MS56)
Remanufactured Fuel Tank, as exempt by CARB, which adversely affect the performance
of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of the E46 PZEV/SULEV (M56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank 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.

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 E46
PZEV/ISULEV (M56) Remanufactured Fuel Tank 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 BMW‘S E46 PZEV/SULEV (M56)
REMANUFACTURED FUEL TANK.

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    l   Z    day of July 2017.



                            L
            Annette Hebert, Chief
            Emissions Compliance, Automotive Regulations and Science Division

                     BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG
         E46 PZEV/ISULEV (M56) REMANUFACTURED FUEL TANK — D—797



Document Created: 2017-07-20 07:24:47
Document Modified: 2017-07-20 07:24:47

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