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As Amended: December 6, 2012 

Date of Hearing: November 15, 2012

California Environmental Protection Agency 

 AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

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 

Adopted: August 5, 1999 

Amended: December 27, 2000 

Amended: July 30, 2002 

Amended: September 5, 2003 (corrected February 20, 2004) 

Amended: May 28, 2004 

Amended: August 4, 2005 

Amended: June 22, 2006 

Amended: October 17, 2007 

Amended: May 2, 2008 

Amended: December 2, 2009 

Amended: February 22, 2010 

Amended: March 29, 2010 

Amended: September 27, 2010 

Amended: March 22, 2012 

Amended: December 6, 2012 

Note: The proposed amendments to this document are shown in underline to indicate additions 

and strikeout to indicate deletions compared to the test procedures as adopted March 22, 2012. 

[No change] indicates proposed federal provisions that are also proposed for incorporation herein 

without change. Existing intervening text that is not amended in this rulemaking is indicated by 

“* * * *”. 
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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

 The provisions of Subparts B, C, and S, Part 86, Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

adopted or amended on May 4, 1999 or as last amended on such other date set forth next to the 

40 CFR Part 86 section title listed below, and to the extent they pertain to exhaust emission 

standards and test procedures, are hereby adopted as 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,” with the following exceptions and additions. 

PART I: GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATION AND IN-USE 

VERIFICATION OF EMISSIONS 

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B. Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations 

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2. California Definitions. 

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“Small volume manufacturer” means any manufacturer that meets the “small volume 

manufacturer” definition as set forth in section 1900, title 13, CCR. whose projected or 

combined California sales of passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty vehicles, heavyduty vehicles and heavy-duty engines in its product line are fewer than 4,500 units based on the 

average number of vehicles sold for the three previous consecutive model years for which a 

manufacturer seeks certification. A manufacturer's California sales shall consist of all vehicles 

or engines produced by the manufacturer and delivered for sale in California, except that 

vehicles or engines produced by the manufacturer and marketed in California by another 

manufacturer under the other manufacturer's nameplate shall be treated as California sales of the 

marketing manufacturer. For the 2009 through 2016 model years, the annual sales from different 

firms shall be aggregated in the following situations: (1) vehicles produced by two or more 

firms, one of which is 10% or greater part owned by another; or (2) vehicles produced by any 

two or more firms if a third party has equity ownership of 10% or more in each of the firms; or 

(3) vehicles produced by two or more firms having a common corporate officer(s) who is (are) 

responsible for the overall direction of the companies; or (4) vehicles imported or distributed by 

all firms where the vehicles are manufactured by the same entity and the importer or distributor 

is an authorized agent of the entity. 
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E. California Exhaust Emission Standards. 

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2. Emission Standards Phase-In Requirements for Manufacturers 

2.1 Fleet Average NMOG Requirements for Passenger Cars and Light-Duty 

Trucks. 

2.1.1 The fleet average non-methane organic gas exhaust mass emission values 

from the passenger cars and light-duty trucks produced and delivered for sale in 

California each model year by a manufacturer other than a small volume manufacturer or 

an independent low volume manufacturer shall not exceed: 

FLEET AVERAGE NON-METHANE ORGANIC GAS 

EXHAUST MASS EMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR 

LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE WEIGHT CLASSES

(50,000 mile Durability Vehicle Basis) 

Model Year Fleet Average NMOG (g/mi) 

 All PCs; 

LDTs 0-3750 lbs. 

LVW 

LDTs 

 3751 lbs. LVW - 

8500 lbs. GVW 

2001 0.070 0.098 

2002 0.068 0.095 

2003 0.062 0.093 

2004 0.053 0.085 

2005 0.049 0.076 

2006 0.046 0.062 

2007 0.043 0.055 

2008 0.040 0.050 

2009 0.038 0.047 

2010-20141 0.035 0.043 

1 For the 2014 model year only, a manufacturer may comply with the fleet average NMOG+NOx values 

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 Passenger 

Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles,” in lieu of complying with the NMOG fleet average values 

in this table. A manufacturer must either comply with the NMOG+NOx fleet average requirements for both its 

PC/LDT1 fleet and its LDT2/MDPV fleet or comply with the NMOG fleet average requirements for both its 
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PC/LDT1 fleet and its LDT2/MDPV fleet. A manufacturer must calculate its fleet average NMOG+NOx values 

using the applicable full useful life standards.

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F. Requirements and Procedures for Durability Demonstration 

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4. §86.1823 Durability demonstration procedures for exhaust emissions. 

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4.2 §86.1823-08. September 15, 2011October 15, 2012. [No change, except that 

subparagraph (m) applies only to vehicles certifying to the 2012 through 2016 MY National 

greenhouse gas program.] 

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G. Procedures for Demonstration of Compliance with Emission Standards 

 

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3. §86.1829 Durability data and emission data testing requirements; waivers. 

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3.1 §86.1829-01. May 7, 2010October 15, 2012. Amend as follows: 

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H. Certification, Information and Reporting Requirements. 

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3. §86.1843 General information requirements 

3.1 §86.1843-01 [No change.] 

3.2 Alternative Fuel Information. 

For passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles not certified 

exclusively on gasoline or diesel, except for vehicles that use hydrogen fuel, the manufacturer 

shall submit projected California sales and fuel economy data nineteen months prior to January 1 

of the model year for which the vehicles are certified. For vehicles that use hydrogen fuel, the 

manufacturer shall submit projected California sales and leases, fuel economy data, vehicle fuel 

pressure rating, name of air basin(s) where vehicles will be delivered for sale or lease, and 

number of vehicles projected to be delivered to each air basin, thirty-three months prior to 
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January 1 of the model year for which the vehicles are certified. For calendar year 2012 only, 

the manufacturer of vehicles that use hydrogen fuel shall submit projected California sales and 

leases, fuel economy data, vehicle fuel pressure rating, name of air basin(s) where vehicles will 

be delivered for sale or lease, and number of vehicles projected to be delivered to each air basin, 

twenty-nine months prior to January 1 of the model year for which the vehicles are certified. 

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I. In-Use Compliance Requirements and Procedures 

1. §86.1845 Manufacturer in-use verification testing requirements. 

1.1 §86.1845-01. December 8, 2005. Amend as follows: 

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1.1.3 High Mileage Testing. Amend subparagraph (c)(2) of 40 CFR §86.1845-

01 to read: All test vehicles must have a minimum odometer mileage of 50,000 miles. 

At least one vehicle of each test group certified to the emission standards in Section 

E.1.1.1 must have a minimum age and odometer mileage of 75,000 for light-duty 

vehicles and 90,000 miles for medium-duty vehicles. At least one vehicle of each test 

group certified to the 120,000-mile and 150,000-mile emission standards in Section 

E.1.1.2 must have a minimum age and odometer mileage of 90,000 miles and 112,500 

105,000 miles, respectively. See §86.1838-01(c)(2) for small volume manufacturer 

mileage requirements. 

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J. Procedural Requirements 

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3. §86.1848-10 Certification. July 6, 2011October 15, 2012. [No change, except that this 

version of §86.1848-10 shall only apply to vehicles certifying under the 2012 through 

2016 MY National greenhouse gas program.] 

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15. §86.1865-12 How to comply with the fleet average CO2 standards. September 15, 2011 

October 15, 2012. [No change, except that this section shall only apply to vehicles 

certifying under the 2012 through 2016 MY National greenhouse gas program.] 

16. §86.1866-12 CO2 fleet average credits for advanced technology vehicles programs. July 

6, 2011October 15, 2012. [No change, except that for the 2012 through 2016 model 

years this section shall only apply to vehicles certifying under the 2012 through 2016 MY 

National greenhouse gas program.] 

17. §86.1867-12 Optional early CO2 credit programs. July 6, 2011October 15, 2012. [No 

change, except that this section shall only apply to vehicles certifying under the 2012 

through 2016 MY National greenhouse gas program.] 

PART II: CALIFORNIA EXHAUST AND PARTICULATE EMISSION TEST 

PROCEDURES FOR PASSENGER CARS, LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS AND 

MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES 

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A. 40 CFR Part 86, Subpart B - Emission Regulations for 1977 and Later Model Year 

New Light-Duty Vehicles and New Light-Duty Trucks and New Otto-Cycle 

Complete Heavy-Duty Vehicles; Test Procedures. 

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100.2 Equipment and Facility Requirements. 

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86.111-94 Exhaust gas analytical-system. May 7, 2010 October 15, 2012. [No change.] 

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100.5 Test Procedures and Data Requirements. 

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86.135-12 Dynamometer procedure. May 7, 2010 October 15, 2012. [No change.] 

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 86.165-12 Air Conditioning idle test procedure. July 6, 2011 October 15, 2012. [No 

change, except that this section shall only apply to vehicles certifying under the 

2012 through 2016 MY National greenhouse gas program.] 

86.166-12 Method for calculating emissions due to air conditioning leakage. [Insert Federal 

Register for the 2017 and subsequent MY National Greenhouse Gas Final Rule as 
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proposed at 76 Fed. Reg. 74854, 75357 (December 1, 2011)]. [No change, except 

that this section shall only apply to vehicles certifying under the 2012 through 

2016 MY National greenhouse gas program.] 
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86.167-17 AC17 Air Conditioning Emissions Test Procedure. October 15, 2012. [No 

change, except that this section shall only apply to vehicles certifying under the 

2012 through 2016 MY National greenhouse gas program.] 

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