Indiana Administrative Code
Title 326 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 13 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION AND FUEL STANDARDS
Rule 2.1 - Motor Vehicle Tampering, Engine Switching, and Fuel Switching
Section 2.1-4 - Accepted aftermarket catalytic converters
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 13-1-1-4; IC 13-1-1-6; IC 13-7-7
Affected: IC 13-1-1; IC 13-7-1-1; IC 13-7-7-5
Sec. 4.
(a) A person shall install an accepted aftermarket catalytic converter on a vehicle under five (5) years and/or fifty thousand (50,000) miles if the converter is missing or the commissioner has determined that the currently installed converter has been damaged or is on a vehicle which has been subject to fuel switching, or on a vehicle over five (5) years and/or fifty thousand (50,000) miles if such replacement has been established and documented to the satisfaction of the commissioner.
(b) A person shall not install any aftermarket catalytic converter if a currently installed original or equivalent converter is functioning properly. Only an original or equivalent converter and not an aftermarket catalytic converter shall be installed where the replacement is under recall or warranty or the vehicle is returning from overseas use.
(c) A person involved in the installation of an accepted aftermarket catalytic converter shall retain copies of the following invoices and statements for two (2) years:
(d) A person involved in the installation of an accepted aftermarket catalytic converter shall:
(e) An accepted aftermarket catalytic converter shall be installed in the same location as the original and with other required converters, shall be the same type as the original converter (oxidation, three (3) way, or three (3) way oxidation (dual-bed)), installed only on vehicles as specified by the converter manufacturer, properly connected to existing air injection components, and accompanied by a warranty card filled in by the installer (if a new converter).