Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Purpose. The
Air Resources Board recognizes that certain emissions-critical or
emissions-related parts must be properly identified and maintained in order for
off-highway recreational vehicles, and engines used in such vehicles, to comply
with the applicable emission standards. The purpose of this section is to
require off-highway recreational vehicle engine manufacturers to attach a label
(or labels) on each production vehicle (or engine) in order to provide vehicle
owners and service mechanics with information necessary for the proper
maintenance of these vehicles and engines in customer use.
(b) Applicability
(1) All off-highway recreational vehicles,
and engines used in such vehicles, except those certified according to section
2412(f), produced
on or after January 1, 1997, for sale, lease, use or introduction into commerce
in California, shall comply with these labeling requirements.
(2) Any off-road motorcycle, all-terrain
vehicle, and engines used in such vehicles, that are exempt from exhaust
emission standards pursuant to title 13 of the California Code of Regulations
shall also be exempt from the requirements of this section.
(3) The responsibility for compliance with
this section rests with the manufacturer who has been granted certification in
order to offer these vehicles and engines for sale in
California.
(c) Label
Content and Location
(1) A tune-up label made
of a permanent material shall be welded, riveted or otherwise permanently
attached to an area on the off-highway recreational vehicle or engine in such a
manner that the label will be readily visible to the average person after the
engine installation.
(2) In
selecting an acceptable location, the manufacturer shall consider the
possibility of accidental damage (e.g., possibility of tools or sharp
instruments coming in contact with the label). Each label shall be affixed in
such a manner that it cannot be removed without destroying or defacing the
label, and shall not be affixed to any part that is likely to be replaced
during the vehicle's useful life.
(3) The tune-up label shall be in the English
language, and use block letters and numerals, which shall be of a color that
contrasts with the background color of the label.
(4) The tune-up label shall contain the
following information:
(A) A label heading
that shall read: "Vehicle Emission Control Information."
(B) The complete corporate name and trademark
of the manufacturer.
(C) Engine
family name and engine displacement (in cubic centimeters).
(D) Identification of the Exhaust Emission
Control System Abbreviations may be used and shall conform to the nomenclature
and abbreviations found in the Society of Automotive Engineers' document J1930,
which is incorporated by reference in section
1977, title 13, CCR, entitled
"Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations,
and Acronyms."
(E) The tune-up
specifications and adjustments recommended by the manufacturer, including, if
applicable: valve lash, ignition timing, idle air fuel mixture setting
procedure and value (e.g., CO, idle speed drop), and high idle speed. These
specifications shall indicate the proper transmission position during tune-up
and what accessories, if any, should be in operation, and what systems, if any
(e.g., vacuum advance, air pump), should be disconnected during the tune-up.
Any tune-up specifications or adjustment instructions that appear on labels
shall be sufficiently clear and complete so as to preclude the need for a
mechanic or vehicle owner to consult other references in order to correctly
perform the adjustments. The manufacturer shall include the single statement:
"No other adjustments needed," in lieu of any tune-up adjustment instruction,
when the manufacturer does not recommend a tune-up specification or an
adjustment.
(F) Any specific fuel
or engine lubricant requirements (e.g., research octane number, engine
lubricant type, etc.).
(G) An
unconditional statement of compliance with the appropriate model-year
California regulations. For example, "This (specify off-road motorcycle,
all-terrain vehicle, off-road sport vehicle, off-road utility vehicle, sand
car, or engine, as applicable) conforms to California regulations applicable to
(specify applicable model year) model-year new (specify off-road motorcycles,
all-terrain vehicles, off-road sport vehicles, off-road utility vehicles, sand
cars, or engines, as applicable). The statement shall also include the phrase,
"is certified to (specify applicable HC standard in grams per kilometer) HC
engine family exhaust emission standard in California" or the phrase "is
certified to (specify applicable HC+NOx standard in
grams per kilowatt-hour) HC+NOx engine family exhaust
emission standard in California."
(H) Statements such as those in (G) shall not
appear on labels placed on off-highway recreational vehicles or engines that do
not comply with all applicable California regulations.
(5) A manufacturer may elect to use a
supplemental label when the original label lacks sufficient space to include
all the required information. A supplemental label shall conform to all of the
specifications as the original label. The original label shall be indicated as
"1 of 2" and the supplemental label shall be indicated as "2 of 2" whenever a
supplemental label is utilized.
(6)
The provisions of this section shall not prevent a manufacturer from also
reciting on the label that such off-highway recreational vehicle or engine
conforms to any applicable federal emission standards for new off-road
motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, off-road utility vehicles or engines used in
such vehicles, or any other information that such manufacturer deems necessary
for, or useful to, the proper operation and satisfactory maintenance of such
off-highway vehicles or engines.
(7) As used in this Section
2413(c), readily
visible to the average person means that the label shall be readable from a
distance of 18 inches (46 centimeters) without any obstructions from vehicle or
engine parts (including all manufacturer available optional equipment) except
for flexible parts (e.g., vacuum hoses, ignition wires) that can be moved out
of the way without disconnection. Alternatively, information required by these
specifications to be printed on the label shall be no smaller than 8 point type
size (2 millimeters in height) provided that no vehicle or engine parts
(including all manufacturer available optional equipment), except for flexible
parts, obstruct the label.
(8) The
labels and any adhesives used shall be designed to withstand, for the
off-highway recreational vehicle's total expected life, typical off-highway
recreational vehicle environmental conditions at the location where a label has
been attached. Typical off-highway recreational vehicle environmental
conditions include, but are not limited to, exposure to engine fuels,
lubricants and coolants (e.g., gasoline, motor oil, brake fluids, ethylene
glycol), engine operating temperatures, steam cleaning, and paints or paint
solvents. The manufacturer must submit, with its certification application, a
statement attesting that its labels comply with this requirement.
(9) The manufacturer must obtain approval
from the Executive Officer for all emission control label formats and locations
prior to certification. Approval of the specific tune-up specifications and
adjustments is not required; however, the format for all such specifications
and adjustments, if any, is subject to review. If the Executive Officer finds
that the information on the label is vague or subject to misinterpretation, or
that the location does not comply with these specifications, the Executive
Officer may require that the label or its location be modified
accordingly.
(10) Samples of all
actual production emission control labels used within an engine family shall be
submitted to the Executive Officer of the state Air Resources Board within
thirty days after the start of production.
(11) The Executive Officer may approve
alternate label locations or may, upon request and when the Executive Officer
determines warranted, waive or modify one or more of the label content
requirements, provided that the intent of this section is satisfied.
(12) If the Executive Officer finds any
off-highway recreational vehicle or engine manufacturer using emission control
labels that are different from those approved or that do not substantially
comply with the readability or durability requirements set forth in this
section, the Executive Officer may invoke section
2109, title 13, California Code of
Regulations.
1. New
section filed 1-26-95; operative 1-26-95 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d)
(Register 95, No. 4). Note: Under section 209(e)(2) of the Federal Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. §
7543(e)(2)), California is
required to receive authorization from the Administrator of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) prior to enforcing its regulations
regarding new off-road vehicles and engines. Accordingly, the Air Resources
Board will not seek to enforce the off-highway recreational vehicle regulations
until such time as it receives authorization from the U.S. EPA.
2.
U.S. EPA granted California authorization on December 23, 1996 (61 Fed.Reg.
69093, December 31, 1996).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
3-23-99; operative 3-23-99 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d)
(Register 99, No. 13).
4. Repealer of subsection (a) designator and
repealer of subsection (b) filed 10-19-99; operative 11-18-99 (Register 99, No.
43).
5. Amendment filed 12-8-99; operative 1-7-2000 (Register 99,
No. 50).
6. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 7-16-2007; operative
8-15-2007 (Register 2007, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
39600,
39601,
43013,
43018,
43105
and
43107,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
43013,
43018,
43102,
43105
and
43107,
Health and Safety Code.
