Volvo D13J - General Emission Regulations

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General
USA
USA
TheFederalCleanAirAct,Section203(a)(3),statesthefollowingconcerningtheremoval
ofairpollutioncontroldevicesormodicationofacertiedenginetoanon-certied
conguration:
CAA,Section(a)(3)(A)prohibitsanypersonfromremovingorrenderinginoperativeany
emissioncontroldeviceorelementofdesigninstalledonorinamotorvehicleormotor
vehicleengineincompliancewithfederalregulationsundertheCleanAirActpriortothe
saleanddeliveryofthevehicletotheultimatepurchaser.Thestatutealsoprohibitsany
personfromknowinglyremovingorrenderinginoperativeanyemissioncontroldeviceor
elementofdesignaftersaleanddeliveryofavehicleorenginetotheultimatepurchaser.
Anypersonwhoviolatestheseprovisionseitherbyremovingorrenderinginoperative
emissionscontroldevicespriortothesaleordeliveryofanengineorvehicletoanultimate
purchaser,orbyknowinglyremovingorrendinginoperativesuchdevicesafterthesaleand
deliveryofanengineorvehicletoanultimatepurchaser,canbesubjecttopenaltiesofup
to$3,750perincident.Anydealerormanufacturerwhoviolatestheseprovisionscanbe
subjecttopenaltiesofupto$37,500perincident.
Canada
ThesameconditionsthatapplyintheUSAapplytoCanada,withoneexception.Afterthe
vehicleissoldtoaretailcustomer,thatis,theenduser,thejurisdictioncontrollingthe
emissioncontroldevicesbecomestheprovinceinwhichthevehicleislicensed.Nochanges
shouldbemadethatrenderanyorallofthedevicesinoperative.
Shouldtheowner/operatorwishtomakeanychangestotheemissioncontroldevices,check
withtheprovincialauthoritybeforemakinganysuchchanges.
Mexico
ThesameconditionsthatapplyintheUSAapplytoMexico.RefertotheMexicanFederal
LawforEmissionControlwhichadherestoEPAregulations.Nochangesshouldbemade
thatrenderanyoralloftheemissionscontroldevicesinoperative.
Shouldtheowner/operatorwishtomakeanychangestotheemissioncontroldevices,check
withthestateauthoritybeforemakinganysuchchanges.