Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Beginning December 31, 2022, TRU OEMs
shall not manufacture for sale or use in California, a truck TRU, ZE truck TRU,
trailer TRU, or DSC TRU, unless that TRU uses a refrigerant with a GWP value
less than or equal to 2,200, or uses no refrigerant at all.
(1) The TRU shall include a refrigerant label
that is readily visible and legible, and include the following statement, or
its equivalent: "THIS UNIT CONTAINS REFRIGERANT WITH A GWP LESS THAN OR EQUAL
TO 2,200 AND IS COMPLIANT FOR USE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA."
(A) Readily visible to the average person
means that a label is readable from a distance of 46 centimeters (18 inches)
without any obstructions from the TRU or engine parts, except for flexible
parts that may be moved out of the way without
disconnection.
(b) Beginning December 31, 2023, TRU OEMs
shall not manufacture for sale or use in California, a truck TRU, unless it is
a ZE truck TRU.
(1) TRU OEMs shall warrant to
the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the ZE truck TRU is
free from defects in materials and workmanship which cause the failure of any
warranted part.
(A) The warranty shall be
comprehensive and cover all parts of the ZE truck TRU. Any warranted ZE truck
TRU part which is not scheduled for replacement as required maintenance in the
written manufacturer instructions shall be warranted for the warranty period.
If any such part fails during the warranty period, it shall be repaired or
replaced by the TRU OEM at no additional charge to the purchaser, at an
authorized service-and-repair facility. Any such part repaired or replaced
under warranty shall be warranted for the remaining warranty period.
(B) The warranty period shall cover a period
of three years from the date of purchase or 5,000 hours of compressor run time,
whichever occurs first.
(2) TRU OEMs shall have an authorized
service-and-repair facility located in California to perform warranty repairs
on ZE truck TRUs.
(c)
Beginning May 31, 2023, TRU OEMs shall not manufacture for sale or use in
California, a trailer TRU, DSC TRU, railcar TRU, or TRU gen set, unless it is
equipped with an engine that meets or outperforms the performance standard set
forth in section
2477.5
(d).
(d) Original Equipment Manufacturer Reporting
(1) Monthly production reports. TRU OEM shall
provide by the end of the second business day of each calendar month, a monthly
production report to CARB with the information listed in section
2477.20 (l) for
the previous calendar month for each TRU, TRU gen set, or ZE truck TRU produced
for sale in California, North America, Canada, and Mexico.
(2) Confidentiality of production reports.
TRU and TRU gen set original equipment manufacturers may designate specific
production report information as confidential or trade secret, and CARB shall
handle designated information in accordance with title 17 CCR, section 17 CCR,
section 91000.
(e) TRU
and TRU gen set original equipment manufacturers (OEM) that sell TRUs, TRU gen
sets, ZE truck TRUs, or replacement engines in California shall:
(1) Provide a supplemental label with all new
and rebuilt replacement engines that provides the information that is required
to report the unit to CARB under section
2477.5(g), if the
engine manufacturer's emissions label does not provide this information. If a
prior-tier replacement engine is used, the effective model year shall be listed
on the supplemental label.
(A) The
supplemental label shall be permanently affixed to the replacement engine in an
easily accessible place, in accordance with 40 CFR 89.110 (for Tier 1 or Tier 2
engines) or 40 CFR
1039.135 (for Tier 4 engines). Alternative
supplemental label locations and font sizes may be necessary if accessible
engine surface space is not available, subject to Executive Officer
approval.
(2) Provide a
registration information document with each new TRU, TRU gen set, and ZE truck
TRU that includes:
(A) All of the TRU, TRU gen
set, or ZE truck TRU unit information that is needed to report the TRU, TRU gen
set to CARB under section
2477.5(g). This
information shall be the same as the information on the unit label that is
attached to the unit.
(B) All of
the TRU or TRU gen set engine information needed to report to CARB under
section 2477.5(g). This
information shall be the same as the information on the engine labels that are
attached to the engine.
(C) The
registration information document shall include a certification statement by
the TRU OEM stating that the unit registration information provided is exactly
the same as listed on the TRU, TRU gen set, or ZE truck TRU unit label and the
engine registration information provided is exactly the same as listed on the
engine labels.
(D) As an
alternative to providing the registration information document, the TRU or TRU
gen set original equipment manufacturer may provide a web-based, on-line lookup
system for registration information that is at least as effective as section
2477.13(e)(2)(A), (B), and
(C), subject to advance Executive Officer
approval. In determining whether a specific web-based, on-line lookup system
for registration information is at least as effective as section
2477.13(e)(2)(A), (B), and
(C), the Executive Officer shall consider
information submitted by the manufacturer and shall exercise good scientific
and engineering judgment.
(3) Provide a registration information
document with each new and rebuilt replacement engine supplied by the OEM that
includes:
(A) All of the engine information
needed to report to CARB under section
2477.5(g). This
information shall be the same as the information on the new replacement engine
labels or rebuilt replacement engine supplemental labels (see section
2477.16(b) that
are attached to the engine or an alternative location approved by the Executive
Officer.
(B) The registration
information document shall include a certification statement by the TRU OEM
stating that the engine registration information provided is exactly the same
as listed on the replacement engine labels.
(C) Include entry spaces and instructions for
the dealer or installer to fill in the unit information that is needed to
report the unit to CARB pursuant to section
2477.20(f)(4).
Include a certification statement for the dealer or installer to sign under,
stating that the unit information entered is exactly the same as listed on the
unit label that the replacement engine is installed into.
(D) As an alternative to providing the
registration document, the TRU or TRU gen set original equipment manufacturer
may provide a web-based, on-line lookup system for registration information
that is at least as effective as section
2477.13(e)(3)(A), (B), and
(C), subject to advance Executive Officer
approval. In determining whether a specific web-based, on-line lookup system
for registration information is at least as effective as section
2477.13(e)(3)(A), (B), and
(C), the Executive Officer shall consider
information submitted by the manufacturer and shall exercise good scientific
and engineering judgment.
(f) Beginning November 14, 2012, OEMs shall
provide written disclose with each prior-tier replacement engine they supply
that shall be passed on to interested buyers prior to sale of a prior-tier
replacement engine notifying them that the engine was manufactured to meet less
stringent emissions standards than are currently required. This notification
must also provide the effective model year of the prior-tier replacement engine
and the ULETRU compliance deadline.
1. New
section 2477.13, including renumbering and amendment of section
2477(f)(3) and
its subdivisions to new section 2477.13(b) and its subdivisions filed
10-15-2012; operative 10-15-2012 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2012, No. 42).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
7-18-2022; operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No.
29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
39600,
39601,
39618,
39658,
39659,
39666,
39667,
43013,
43018
and
43019.1,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 39618, 39650, 39658, 39659, 39666,
39667, 39674, 39675, 42400, 42400.1, 42400.2, 42400.3.5, 42402, 42402.2, 42410,
43013, 43018 and 43019.1, Health and Safety
Code.
