California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 3 - Air Resources Board
Chapter 2 - Enforcement of Vehicle Emission Standards and Surveillance Testing
Article 2.4 - Procedures for Reporting Failures of Emission-Related Components
Section 2145 - Field Information Report

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 2145

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) On the basis of data obtained and reported pursuant to section 2144 of these procedures, a manufacturer shall file a field information report not more than 45 days after an emission warranty information report indicates that a cumulative total of unscreened warranty claims for a specific emission-related component is found to exist in excess of the percentage of vehicles or trailers specified in section 2143, unless the manufacturer has committed to perform a recall by notifying the ARB of its intent in writing within the 45-day period. A recall plan must be submitted within 45 days of that notice.

(b) All field information reports shall be submitted to the Chief, Emissions Certification and Compliance Division, 4001 Iowa Ave, Riverside, CA 92507, and shall contain the following information in substantially the format outlined below:

(1) The manufacturer's corporate name.

(2) A field information report number assigned by the manufacturer which shall be used in all related correspondence.

(3) A description of each class or category of California-certified vehicles, engines, or trailers affected including make, model, model-year, engine family, test group, vehicle family, or trailer family and such other information as may be required to identify the vehicles or engines affected. The description shall include those engine families, test groups, vehicle families, or trailer families related to the affected engine family, test group, vehicle family, or trailer family through common certification test data allowed under Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 86.1839-01, as amended January 17, 2006 ("carry-over" and "carry-across" engine families, test groups, vehicle families, or trailer families).

(4) A description of the emission-related component that failed or was replaced or repaired under warranty, the failure and the probable cause of the failure.

(5) The number and percentage of vehicles, engines, or trailers in each engine family or test group, vehicle family, or trailer family for which a failure of a specific emission-related component was identified. In the case of 2024 and subsequent model year California-certified heavy-duty diesel and Otto-cycle engines, and heavy-duty vehicles, the number and percentage of vehicles or engines in each engine family or test group for which a failure of a specific emission-related component was identified can only be modified within two years of submitting a field information report and must be based on the analysis of a new set of parts. A manufacturer must submit a revised field information report to modify the number and percentage of vehicles or engines in each engine family or test group for which a failure or a specific emission-related component was identified. The Executive Officer reserves the right to require manufacturers to provide information regarding the parts such as, the associated vehicle identification number, associated engine serial number, failure mode for each part analyzed, mileage at time of failure, and methodology used to determine the failure mode during the time period corresponding to the time component of the useful life period of the engine family or test group.

(6) The total number and percentage of unscreened warranty claims and failures of a specific emission-related component projected to occur during the engine family's, test group's, vehicle family's, or trailer family's useful life and a description of the method used to project this number.

(7) An estimated date when the failure of a specific emission-related component will reach the levels specified in section 2143 of these procedures.

1. Renumbering and amendment of text previously incorporated by reference in Section 2111 to Section 2145 filed 1-24-90; operative 2-23-90 (Register 90, No. 8). For prior history, see Registers 86, No. 38 and 83, No. 17.
2. Amendment of subsections (b), (b)(3), (b)(5) and (b)(6) filed 10-28-99; operative 11-27-99 (Register 99, No. (44).
3. Amendment of subsection (b)(3) filed 8-7-2012; operative 8-7-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 32).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 12-22-2021; operative 4-1-2022 (Register 2021, No. 52). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section 11346.4(b) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20. Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 38501, 38505, 38510, 38560, 39500, 39600, 39601, 43000.5, 43013, 43018 43105, 43204, 43205.5 and 43214 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38501, 38505, 38510, 38560, 43000, 43009.5, 43018, 43101, 43104, 43105, 43106, 43107 and 43204- 43205.5, Health and Safety Code.

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