Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) This section
applies to 2012 and subsequent model year certified engine packages.
(b) Production and sale of certified engine
packages which result in noncompliance with the provisions of this section
shall subject a manufacturer to civil penalties, as prescribed in Article 1.5
of Chapter 2, Part 5, Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) Exhaust Emissions. Exhaust emissions from
engine packages that are manufactured for sale, sold, or offered for sale in
California, or that are introduced, delivered or imported into California into
commerce and that are subject to any of the standards prescribed in this
article and the documents incorporated by reference herein, must not exceed
applicable LEV II or LEV III exhaust emission standards, as set forth below:
(1) "Low Emission Vehicle (LEV II and LEV
III)" Exhaust Emission Standards. A manufacturer must demonstrate that the
certified engine package, when installed in a worst case vehicle, does not
exceed the applicable useful life exhaust emissions standards set for new
light-duty vehicles as set forth below:
(A)
2012 through 2014 model year certified engine packages must be certified to the
LEV II exhaust emission standards set forth in section
1961(a)(1), title
13, California Code of Regulations (CCR) as set forth in the table below.
| Model
Years | Standard | NMOG
(g/mi) | CO
(g/mi) | NOx
(g/mi) | HCHO (mg/mi) | PM
(g/mi) |
| 2012 through | LEV II
LEV | 0.090 | 4.2 | 0.07 | 18 | 0.01 |
| 2014 and 2015-2019 certifying to LEV II exhaust
standards in section
2212(c)(1)(A)
| (120,000 mi Durability) |
|
|
|
|
|
(B)
2015 through 2019 model year certified engine packages may be certified to
either the LEV II exhaust emission standards set forth in section
1961(a)(1), title
13, California Code of Regulations (CCR), as set forth in the table above or
the LEV III exhaust emission standards as set forth in section
2212(c)(1)(C).
(C) 2020 and subsequent model year certified
engine packages must be certified to the LEV III exhaust emission standards set
forth in the table below.
| Model
Years | Standard | NMOG +
NOx (g/mi) | CO
(g/mi) | HCHO (mg/mi) | PM
(g/mi) |
| 2015 and | LEV III
LEV | 0.160 | 4.2 | 4 | 0.01 |
| subsequent | (150,000 mi Durability) |
|
|
|
|
NOTES:
The exhaust emission standards at 50,000 miles durability
in section
1961(a)(1), title
13, CCR, are not applicable.
(2) "50°F Exhaust Emission Standards."
Manufacturers must also demonstrate that the certified engine package, when
installed on a vehicle in a worst case configuration, does not exceed the
following exhaust emissions standards set for new light-duty motor vehicles.
(A) 2012 through 2014 MY certified engine
packages and 2015 through 2019 MY certified engine packages certified to the
LEV II exhaust emission standards in section
2212(c)(1)(A).
| Model
Year | Standard | NMOG
(g/mi) | CO
(g/mi) | NOx
(g/mi) | HCHO
(mg/mi) | Notes |
| 2012 through | LEV
II | 0.150 | 3.4 | 0.05 | 30 | A |
| 2014 and 2015 through 2019 certifying to LEV II
exhaust standards in section
2212(c)(1)(A)
| LEV |
|
|
|
| B |
NOTES:
A: The 50°F exhaust emission standards applicable at
4,000 miles for NMOG and HCHO are at two times the NMOG and HCHO standards at
50,000 miles durability mileage, respectively, applicable under the FTP test.
The 50°F exhaust emission standards applicable at 4,000 miles for CO and
NOx are at one times the CO and
NOx standards at 50,000 miles durability mileage,
respectively, applicable under the FTP test. There is no 50°F exhaust
emission standard applicable at 4,000 miles for PM.
B: Compliance with the 50°F exhaust emission standards
for NMOG and formaldehyde (HCHO) must be demonstrated by measuring those
emissions on the FTP ( 40 CFR, Part 86, Subpart B) conducted at a nominal test
temperature of 50°F, as modified by Part II, Section C of the "California
2001 through 2014 Model Criteria Pollutant Exhaust Emission Standards and Test
Procedures and 2009 through 2016 and Subsequent Model Greenhouse Gas Exhaust
Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks,
and Medium-Duty Vehicles," as last amended March 22, 2012, as incorporated by
reference in section
1961(d), title
13, CCR, and which are incorporated herein by reference. The NMOG mass emission
result shall be multiplied by the applicable reactivity adjustment factor, if
any, prior to comparing to the applicable adjusted 50,000 mile certification
standards set forth below. A manufacturer may demonstrate compliance with the
NMOG and HCHO certification standards contained in this subparagraph by
measuring NMHC exhaust emissions or issuing a statement of compliance for HCHO
in accordance with Section D.1, subparagraph (p) and Section G.3.1.2,
respectively, of the "California 2001 through 2014 Model Criteria Pollutant
Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures and 2009 through 2016 Model
Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Passenger
Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles," as last amended March 22,
2012, as incorporated by reference in section
1961(d), title
13, CCR, and which are incorporated herein by reference. Emissions of CO and
NOx measured at 50°F shall not exceed the standards
set forth above applicable to vehicles of the same emission category and
vehicle type subject to a cold soak and emission test at 68° to 86°F.
Natural gas and diesel-fueled vehicles are exempt from the 50°F test
requirements.
(B) 2015 and
subsequent MY certified engine packages certified to LEV III exhaust emission
standards in section
2212(c)(1)(C).
| Model
Year | Standard | NMOG +
NOx (g/mi) | CO
(g/mi) | NCHO
(g/mi) | Notes |
| 2015 and | LEV
III | 0.320 | 4.2 | 0.030 | A |
| subsequent | LEV |
|
|
|
|
A: Compliance with the 50°F exhaust emission standards
for NMOG+NOx and formaldehyde (HCHO) must be
demonstrated by measuring those emissions on the FTP ( 40 CFR, Part 86, Subpart
B) conducted at a nominal test temperature of 50°F, as modified by Part II,
Section C of the "California 2015 and Subsequent Model Criteria Pollutant
Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures and 2017 and Subsequent Model
Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Passenger
Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles," adopted March 22, 2012,
which are incorporated herein by reference. A manufacturer may demonstrate
compliance with the NMOG+NOx and HCHO certification
standards contained in this subparagraph by measuring NMHC exhaust emissions or
issuing a statement of compliance for HCHO in accordance with Section D.1,
subparagraph (p) and Section G.3.1.2, respectively, of the "California 2015 and
Subsequent Model Criteria Pollutant Exhaust Emission Standards and Test
Procedures and 2017 and Subsequent Model Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission
Standards and Test Procedures for Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and
Medium-Duty Vehicles," adopted March 22, 2012, which are incorporated herein by
reference. Emissions of CO measured at 50° F shall not exceed the standards
as set forth in section
2212(c)(2)(B)
applicable to vehicles of the same emission category and vehicle type subject
to a cold soak and emission test at 68° to 86°
F.
(3) "Highway
NOx Standard," and "Highway NMOG + NOx Standard."
(A) A manufacturer of a 2012 through 2014 MY
certified engine package must also demonstrate compliance with section
1961(a)(6), title
13, CCR. See LEV II standard in table below.
(B) A manufacturer of a 2015 through 2019 MY
certified engine package that has elected to certify to the LEV II exhaust
emission standards in section
2212(c)(1)(A)
must demonstrate compliance with section
1961(a)(6), title
13, CCR. See LEV II standard in table below.
(C) A manufacturer of a 2015 and subsequent
MY certified engine package that is certifying to the LEV III exhaust emission
standards in section
2212(c)(1)(C)
must demonstrate compliance with the Highway NMOG+NOx
Standard shown in the table below.
| Model
Year | Standard | Durability
(miles) | NOx
(g/mi) | NMOG +NOx |
| 2012 through | LEV
II | 120,000 | 0.09 |
|
| 2014 and 2015 through 2019 certifying to LEV II
exhaust standards in 2212(c)(1)(A) | LEV |
|
|
|
| 2015 and | LEV III | 150,000 |
| 0.160 |
| subsequent | LEV |
|
|
|
(4) "Supplemental Federal Test Procedure
Off-Cycle Emission Standards."
(A) A
manufacturer of a 2012 through 2014 MY certified engine package, or of a 2015
through 2019 MY certified engine package that has elected to certify to the LEV
II exhaust emission standards in section
2212(c)(1)(A)
must also demonstrate compliance with section
1961(a)(7), title
13, CCR, which references section
1960.1(r), title
13, CCR.
The maximum Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP)
exhaust emissions at 4,000 miles or the mileage specified per section
1960.1(r), title
13, CCR, are shown in section
1960.1(r), title
13, CCR, and summarized below. All footnotes in section
1960.1(r),
title13, CCR, apply.
| Vehicle Type | Loaded
Vehicle | US06 | US06 | SC03 | SC03S |
|
| Weight
(lbs.) | NMHC + NOx
(g/mi) | CO (g/mi) | NMHC+
NOx (g/mi) | CO
(g/mi) |
| PC | All | 0.14 | 8.0 | 0.20 | 2.7 |
| LDT | 0-3750 | 0.14 | 8.0 | 0.20 | 2.7 |
| LDT | 3751-5750 | 0.25 | 10.5 | 0.27 | 3.5 |
| MDV | 3751-5750 | 0.40 | 10.5 | 0.31 | 3.5 |
| MDV | 5751-8500 | 0.60 | 11.8 | 0.44 | 4.0 |
As an alternative, a manufacturer can request Executive
Officer approval to be exempt from the SC03 test portion of the SFTP. The
Executive Officer will grant approval upon the manufacturer providing data,
analysis, etc. demonstrating that the control system cannot be altered by the
use of the air conditioning system.
(B) A manufacturer of a 2015 and subsequent
MY certified engine package that is certifying to the LEV III exhaust emission
standards in section
2212(c)(1)(C)
must demonstrate compliance with the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure
NMOG+NOx and CO Stand-Alone Exhaust Emission Standards
set forth in the following table:
The stand-alone 150,000-mile durability basis exhaust
emissions standards in the following table apply to 2015 and subsequent model
year LEV III LEV passenger cars, light duty trucks, and medium duty vehicles
less than 8501 lbs. GVWR.
| US06 NMHC + NOx
(g/mi) | US06 CO (g/mi) | SC03
NMHC+NOx (g/mi) | SC03 CO
(g/mi) |
| 0.140 | 9.6 | 0.100 | 3.2 |
(5)
(A) The
test procedures for determining compliance with the LEV II exhaust emission
standards in sections
2212(c)(1)(A),
2212(c)(2)(A),
2212(c)(3)(A),
and 2212(c)(4)(A) are
set forth in the "California 2001 Through 2014 Model Criteria Pollutant Exhaust
Emission Standards and Test Procedures and 2009 Through 2016 Model Greenhouse
Gas Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Passenger Cars,
Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles" as last amended March 22, 2012,
and the "California Non-Methane Organic Gas Test Procedures," as amended March
22, 2012, which are incorporated by reference herein.
(B) The test procedures for determining
compliance with the LEV III exhaust emission standards in sections
2212(c)(1)(C),
2212(c)(2)(B),
2212(c)(3)(C),
and 2212(c)(4)(B) are
set forth in the "California 2015 and Subsequent Model Criteria Pollutant
Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures and 2017 and Subsequent Model
Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Passenger
Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles," as adopted March 22, 2012,
and the "California Non-Methane Organic Gas Test Procedures," as last amended
March 22, 2012, which are incorporated by reference
herein.
(d)
Evaporative Emissions. Evaporative emissions from certified engine packages
that are manufactured for sale, sold, or offered for sale in California, or
that are introduced, delivered or imported into California into commerce and
that are subject to any of the standards prescribed in this article and the
documents incorporated by reference herein, must not exceed the evaporative
emissions standards applicable to new light-duty motor vehicles as specified in
section 1976, title 13, CCR. The test
procedures for determining compliance with such evaporative emission standards
are set forth in the "California Certification Procedures for Light-Duty Engine
Packages for Use in Light-Duty Specially Constructed Vehicles for 2012 and
subsequent Model Years", September 27, 2012, which is incorporated by reference
herein.
(e) Crankcase Emissions.
The certified engine package must be equipped with a closed crankcase system
and must not discharge crankcase emissions to the atmosphere.
(f) All emissions testing must be performed
on a worst case vehicle, as defined in the "California Certification Procedures
for Light-Duty Engine Packages for Use in Light-Duty Specially Constructed
Vehicles for 2012 and Subsequent Model Years", adopted September 27, 2012,
which is incorporated by reference herein.
As an alternative to performing testing on a worst case
vehicle, a manufacturer may submit for Executive Officer approval carry over
emission test data from a previously certified vehicle, meeting applicable
California new light duty exhaust emission standards in section
1961, title 13, CCR, and
California new light duty evaporative emission standards in section
1976, title 13, CCR having a
similar certified engine configuration to the certified engine package. The
Executive Officer shall approve such a request if the manufacturer demonstrates
one of the following:
(1) In the case
of durability data, the manufacturer must demonstrate successfully that the
previously generated durability data represent a worst case or equivalent rate
of deterioration for all applicable emission constituents compared to the
configuration selected for durability demonstration.
(2) In the case of emission data, the
manufacturer must demonstrate successfully that the previously generated
emissions data represent a worst case or equivalent level of emissions for all
applicable emission constituents compared to the configuration selected for
emission compliance demonstration.
(g) On-Board Diagnostic System. Except as
allowed in (g)(1)-(g)(14) below, the certified engine package must comply with
section 1968.2, title 13, CCR for on-board
diagnostic (OBD) requirements applicable to the model year of the engine. For
the specific sections identified below, in lieu of complying with all
applicable OBD requirements per section
1968.2, title 13, CCR, the
following alternate criteria can be used:
(1)
1968.2(d)(2.1.1)--Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) location and required
image: In lieu of the requirements of this section for location of MIL and the
required image, text, and color for the MIL, the system may include a hardwired
output for the MIL and include instructions in the installation requirements
that the installer/purchaser must connect an indicator light to the output and
locate the indicator light in a position that is readily visible to the
operator of the vehicle while driving the vehicle and readily identifiable by
an inspector as the MIL when performing a Smog Check inspection.
(2) 1968.2(d)(3.2.1)--Minimum in-use
monitoring performance ratios: In lieu of meeting the minimum ratios identified
in this section (e.g., 0.336, etc.), the system may be designed to meet a
minimum ratio of 0.100 for all monitors subject to minimum ratio
requirements.
(3)
1968.2(e)(3.2.2)(A) and (e)(3.3)--Misfire malfunction criteria and monitoring
conditions: The system may utilize a percentage of misfire as the malfunction
criteria that equates to emissions not exceeding 3.0 times any of the
applicable FTP standards in lieu of 1.5 times. If this percentage of misfire is
determined to be lower than 2.5 percent, the manufacturer may set the
malfunction criteria at 2.5 percent. For monitoring conditions, in lieu of
monitoring for misfire under all positive torque conditions, with Executive
Officer approval, the system may disable monitoring under light loads where the
system may not be able to accurately discern positive and negative torque due
to differences in vehicle configurations. Executive Officer approval shall be
granted upon determining the proposed monitoring conditions provide for maximum
monitor enablement in positive torque conditions across various expected
vehicle types and minimize the risk for false indications of misfire and for
end vehicle configurations that have misfire disabled during significant
portions of urban driving.
(4)
1968.2(e)(4)--Evaporative system monitoring: The requirements of this section
are not required.
(5)
1968.2(e)(6.2.1)(C)--Cylinder air-fuel imbalance monitoring: The system may
utilize a malfunction criteria of 3.0 times any of the applicable FTP standards
in lieu of 1.5 times.
(6)
1968.2(e)(11.2.2.)(B)--Cold start emission reduction strategy monitoring: The
system may utilize a malfunction criteria of 3.0 times any of the applicable
FTP standards in lieu of 1.5 times.
(7) 1968.2(e)(15.1.3)--Comprehensive
component monitoring: The system shall be required to monitor transmission
related input or output components/systems comprehensive components only if the
component or system is used as part of the diagnostic strategy for any other
monitored system or component.
(8)
1968.2(g)(2.1) and (2.2)--Diagnostic Connector location: In lieu of the
requirements of this section for location of the diagnostic connector (e.g., in
a fairly constrained area of the driver interior footwell), the system may
include the standardized SAE J1962 compliant connector with the certified kit
and include instructions in the installation requirements that the
installer/purchaser must wire the connector appropriately and locate the
connector in a position that is readily identifiable and accessible by a repair
technician or an inspector when performing a Smog Check inspection.
(9) 1968.2(g)(4.8)--VIN in standardized data
format: The manufacturer of the certified engine shall design the system to
have the engine control module output the engine serial number and a
designation of the manufacturer in lieu of the VIN to a generic scan tool in
accordance with SAE J1979. The combined manufacturer designation and engine
serial number shall be no more than 17 characters long, consist only of
printable ASCII characters, and shall be padded with zeros at the front or
between the manufacturer designation and the engine serial number to reach a
total of 17 characters if fewer than 17 characters are used.
(10) 1968.2(h)--Durability demonstration
vehicle testing: All testing must be performed on a worst case vehicle, as
defined in the "California Certification Procedures for Light-Duty Engine
Packages for Use in Light-Duty Specially Constructed Vehicles for 2012 and
Subsequent Model Years", adopted September 27, 2012, which is incorporated by
reference herein.
As an alternative to performing testing on a worst case
vehicle, a manufacturer may submit for Executive Officer approval, carry over
emission test data from a previously certified vehicle, meeting applicable
California OBD requirements in section
1968.2, title 13, CCR, using a
certified engine configuration or an engine configuration that is
representative of the certified engine package. Executive Officer approval
shall be granted upon determining the proposed previously certified vehicle
uses the same OBD II strategies and similar calibrations and is expected to
have similar emission and OBD system test results.
(11) 1968.2(j)(1.2) and (j)(2.2)--Production
vehicle evaluation testing vehicle selection: In lieu of an actual production
vehicle, manufacturers may utilize a slave vehicle or worst case vehicle for
the test vehicle as long as the vehicle has the engine package installed in
accordance with the instructions the manufacturer provides to its ultimate
purchasers.
(12)
1968.2(j)(2.3)--Production vehicle evaluation testing evaluation requirements:
As an alternative to performing testing on each individual diagnostic, a
manufacturer may submit for Executive Officer approval, a request to carry over
test data for all unchanged diagnostics from a previously certified vehicle,
meeting applicable California OBD requirements in section
1968.2, title 13, CCR, using a
certified engine configuration or an engine configuration that is
representative of the certified engine configuration. Executive Officer
approval shall be granted upon determining the proposed previously certified
vehicle uses the same OBD II strategies and similar calibrations and is
expected to have identical test results. Manufacturers using this alternative
are still required to perform testing on each individual diagnostic that is
new, changed, or materially recalibrated for the certified engine package
relative to the previously certified vehicle.
(13) 1968.2(j)(3)--Production vehicle
evaluation testing for in-use monitoring performance ratio: As an alternative
to collecting and submitting data required in 1968.2(j)(3) on vehicles using
the certified engine package, a manufacturer may submit for Executive Officer
approval, a request to use data generated from previously certified vehicles,
meeting applicable California OBD requirements in section
1968.2, title 13, CCR, using a
certified engine configuration or an engine configuration that is
representative of the certified engine configuration. Executive Officer
approval shall be granted upon determining the proposed vehicles use the same
OBD II strategies and similar calibrations and are expected to have similar
in-use monitoring performance.
(14)
1968.5--Enforcement regulation: For purposes of selection of test vehicles in
1968.5(b)(3)(D), the Executive Officer shall only include vehicles in the test
sample that have the engine installed in accordance with the installation
requirements of the certified engine package. For purposes of a finding of
noncomformance for emission and ratio testing in 1968.5(b)(6)(A) and (B)
respectively, a finding of nonconformance shall be based on the criteria
identified in sections
1968.5(b)(6)(A)(i) and
(B)(i), respectively, for all model
years.
(h) Package
Requirements. For each certified engine package manufactured for sale in
California, the manufacturer must provide written materials, according to the
requirements specified in the "California Certification Procedures for
Light-Duty Engine Packages for Use in Light-Duty Specially Constructed Vehicles
for 2012 and subsequent Model Years", adopted September 27, 2012, which is
incorporated by reference herein, including:
(1) Written instructions for installing the
certified engine package into an SPCNS;
(2) Statement that the certified engine
package must only be installed in an SPCNS with an N/V ratio less than the N/V
ratio of the worst case vehicle and below the weight of the worst case
vehicle;
(3) Statement that no
changes may be made to the certified engine package;
(4) Statement that installation of a
certified engine package into a vehicle other than an SPCNS is subject to the
penalty provisions of Part 5, Division 26 of the Health and Safety
Code;
(5) Instructions that the
certified engine package should be installed in the vehicle so as not to make
it impossible to perform a Smog Check inspection on the vehicle. The
instructions must state that the evaporative canister and vapor lines be
capable of, and be accessible for, off-board low pressure evaporative testing
as part of a Smog Check inspection. Additionally, either the instructions must
state the fuel cap and filler neck must be capable of being tested as part of a
Smog Check inspection, or be equivalent to that manufactured by a large volume
original equipment manufacturer for 2006 model year or later.
(6) An engine owner's manual; and
(7) An affidavit to be completed if necessary
by the installer.
(i)
Manufacturer Reporting Requirements. For each certified engine package
manufactured for sale in California, the manufacturer must provide the
following information to the Executive Officer by June 30 of the year following
the model year of the certified engine package (for example, for a Model Year
2013 certified engine package, the manufacturer would be required to report by
June 30, 2014):
(1) engine identification
number and an explanation of the identification code; and
(2) the total number of certified engine
packages marketed and produced for sale in California.
1. New
section filed 11-6-2012; operative 12-6-2012 (Register 2012, No.
45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 43000,
43100, 43101, 43102, 43104 and 43105, Health and Safety Code. Reference:
Sections 39002, 39003, 43000, 43100, 43101, 43102, 43104, 43105, 43106 and
43205, Health and Safety Code; and Section 580, Vehicle
Code.
