Final Regulation Order

Amend Title 13, California Code of Regulations, section 1900 to read:

'1900. Definitions.

[No changes to subsections (a) through (b)(10).]

(11) “Motorcycle Engine” means an engine which is used to propel a new, street-use

motorcycle.

(1112) “Passenger car” means any motor vehicle designed primarily for transportation of

persons and having a design capacity of twelve persons or less.

(1213) “Recall” means:

(A) The issuing of notices directly to consumers that vehicles in their possession or

control should be corrected, and/or 

(B) Efforts to actively locate and correct vehicles in the possession or control of

consumers.

(1314) “Replacement part” means any aftermarket part intended to replace an original emissionrelated part and which is functionally identical to the original equipment part in all

respects which in any way affect emissions (including durability), or a consolidated part.

(1415) “Subgroup” means a set of vehicles within an engine family distinguishable by

characteristics contained in the manufacturer’s application for certification.

(1516) [Reserved]

(1617) “Reactivity adjustment factor” means a fraction applies to the NMOG emissions from a

vehicle powered by a fuel other than conventional gasoline for the purpose of determining

a gasoline-equivalent NMOG level. The reactivity adjustment factor is defined as the

ozone-forming potential of clean fuel vehicle exhaust divided by the ozone-forming

potential of gasoline vehicle exhaust.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601,43013, 43018, 43101 and 43104, Health and

Safety Code. Reference: Sections 39002, 39003, 39010, 39500, 40000, 43000, 43013,

43101, 43101.5, 43102, 43103, 43104, 43106 and 43204, Health and Safety Code; and

Section 27156, Vehicle Code.
Amend Title 13, California Code of Regulations, section 1958 to read:

'1958. Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures C Motorcycles and Motorcycle

Engines Manufactured on or after January 1, 1978.

(a) This section shall be applicable to motorcycles, motorcycle engines, and the manufacturers

of either motorcycles or motorcycle engines produced on or after January 1, 1978. 

Motorcycles and motorcycle engines are excluded from the requirements of this section if:

(1) The engine displacement is less than 50 cubic centimeters, or

(2) An 80 kilogram (176 pound) driver cannot:

(A) start from a dead stop using only the engine, or

(B) exceed a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour (24.9 miles per hour)

on a level paved surface.
(b) Exhaust emissions from new street-use motorcycles and motorcycle engines, subject to

registration and sold and registered in this state, shall not exceed:

Exhaust Emission Table of Standards

(grams per kilometer)

Model-Year Engine Exhaust Emission Standards (grams per kilometer)

Displacement

(in cubic centimeters) Hydrocarbon (HC)

+ Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)

Carbon Monoxide

1978 to 1979 50 to less than 170 5.0 (HC only) 17

1978 to 1979 170 to less than 750 5.0 + 0.0155(D-170)* (HC only) 17

1978 to 1979 750 or greater 14 (HC only) 17

1980 to 1981 All (50 cc or larger) 5.0 (HC only) 17

1982 and subsequent 50 cc to 279 cc 1.0 (HC only) 12

1982 through 1985

(manufactured prior to March 1,

1985)

280 cc or greater 2.5 (HC only) 12

1985 (manufactured after

February 28, 1985) through 1987

280 cc or greater 1.4 (HC only), applied as a corporate

average, ** provided that each engine

family shall have only one applicable

standard

12

1988 and subsequent through 2003 280 cc to 699 cc 1.0 (HC only), applied as a corporate

average, ** provided that each engine

family shall have only one applicable

standard

12

1988 and subsequent through 2003 700 cc or greater 1.4 (HC only), applied as a corporate

average, ** provided that each engine

family shall have only one applicable

standard

12

2004 through 2007 280 cc or greater 1.4 (HC + NOx), applied as a corporate

average, ** provided that each engine

family shall have only one applicable

standard

12

2008 and subsequent 280 cc or greater 0.8 (HC + NOx), applied as a corporate

average, ** provided that each engine

family shall have only one applicable

standard

12

*D = engine displacement of motorcycles in cubic centimeters.

**Compliance with a standard to be applied as a Acorporate average@ shall be determined as follows:

Σ (PRODjx) (STDjx)

Σ (PRODjx)

n

J=1

n

J=1

= STDCa

where,

n = Class III motorcycle engine families (engines with displacement of 280 cc

or greater manufactured after February 28, 1985).

PRODjx = Number of units of Class III engine family j produced for sale in California

in model year x

STDjx = The manufacturer designated HC or HC + NOx emission standard,

whichever applies, for engine family j in model year x, which shall be

determined by the manufacturer subject to the following conditions:

(1) no individual engine family exhaust emission standard shall exceed 2.5

g/km, and

for Model Year 1988 through 2003 motorcycle engines and

motorcycles with engine displacement of 280 cc or greater, no

individual engine family exhaust emission standard shall exceed 2.5

g/km HC, and

(2) for Model Year 2004 and subsequent motorcycle engines and

motorcycles with engine displacement of 280 cc or greater, no

individual engine family exhaust emission standard shall exceed 2.5

g/km HC+NOx, and

(3) no engine family designation or engine family exhaust emission

standard shall be amended in a model year after the engine family is

certified for the model year, and

(4) prior to sale or offering for sale in California, each engine family shall

be certified in accordance with Section 1958(c) and shall be required to

meet the manufacturer=s designated HC or HC + NOx standard,

whichever applies, as a condition of the certification Executive Order. 

Prior to certification the manufacturer shall also submit estimated

production volumes for each engine family to be offered for sale in

California.

STDCa = A manufacturer=s corporate average HC or HC + NOx exhaust emissions,

whichever applies, from those California motorcycles or motorcycle

engines subject to the California corporate average HC or HC + NOx

exhaust emission standard, as established by an Executive Order certifying

the California production for the model year. This order must be obtained

prior to the issuance of certification Executive Orders for individual engine

families for the model year and shall include but not be limited to the

following requirements:

(1) During the manufacturer=s production year, for each engine family, the

manufacturer shall provide the following information to the Executive

Officer within 30 days after the last day in each calendar quarter:
(aA) vehicle identification numbers and an explanation of the

identification code;

(bB) the total number of vehicles or motorcycle engines

produced for sale in California and their applicable

designated emissions standards.

(2) The manufacturer=s average HC or HC + NOx exhaust emissions,

whichever applies, shall meet the applicable corporate average standard

at the end of the manufacturer=s production for the model year.

[No changes to subsections (b)(3) through (e)]

(f) (1) Small Volume Manufacturers: Exhaust emission standards for from Class III motorcycles

and motorcycle engines of produced by small volume manufacturers shall not be exceeded

2.5 grams per kilometer hydrocarbon for the 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987 model years. are

as follows:

(A) For Model Years through 2007, Class III motorcycles and motorcycle engines

shall meet the applicable HC-only and CO emission limits specified in the

Table of Standards in subsection 1958(b).

(B) For Model Year 2008 and subsequent, Class III motorcycles and motorcycle

engines shall emit no more than 12 grams of CO per kilometer and 1.4 grams per

kilometer HC+NOx, applied as a corporate average, provided that no engine

family shall emit greater than 2.5 grams per kilometer HC + NOx.

(2) To obtain certification as a small volume manufacturer pursuant to this subsection, the

manufacturer shall submit product information and estimated sales data with the

certification application for each engine family sold in California. As a condition of

obtaining certification as a small volume manufacturer, the manufacturer shall submit

annually to the state board Executive Officer a summary of its efforts and progress toward

meeting more stringent hydrocarbon HC + NOx exhaust emission standards. The

summary shall include a description of the manufacturer=s current hydrocarbon HC + NOx

emission control development status, along with supporting test data, and future planned

development work.

(23) For purposes of this subsection, a small volume manufacturer is one which sells less

than 5,000 new Class I, II, and III motorcycles per model year in California.

For purposes of subsection 1958(f)(1), the following provisions apply:
For Model

Years (MY)

Small Volume Manufacturer (SVM)

definition is

Applicable

Exhaust Emissions Requirements

prior to 1984 not applicable For all manufacturers,

Section 1958(f)(1)(A) and 1958(b) apply.

1984 through

1987

one which sells less than 5,000 new Class

I, II, and III motorcycles per model year

in California

For SVMs, 2.5 grams per kilometer HC-only and 12

grams per kilometer CO apply only to

Class III motorcycles.

For all other manufacturers and Class I and II

motorcycles, Section 1958(f)(1)(A) and 1958(b)

apply.

1988 through

2007

not applicable For all manufacturers,

Section 1958(f)(1)(A) and 1958(b) apply.

2008 and

subsequent

one which sells no more than 300

(combined) new Class I, II, and III

motorcycles per model year in California,

starting with the 2004 MY .

For SVMs, Section 1958(f)(1)(B) applies only to

Class III motorcycles.

For all other manufacturers and Class I and II

motorcycles, Section 1958(b) applies.

(g) Early-Compliance Credits

(1) Manufacturers which sell Class III motorcycles or motorcycle engines in California

certified as meeting either a 0.8 g/km or 0.4 g/km HC+NOx level prior to Model Year

2008 can receive credits for use in the Model Year 2008 corporate average upon written

approval by the Executive Officer. Each unit of Class III motorcycle or motorcycle engine

sold between Model Years 1999 and 2008 and which meets the requirements of this

subsection shall be multiplied by whichever X multiplier applies, as shown in the following

table:

Table of Multipliers to Encourage Early Compliance with

the 0.8 g/km HC + NOx Standard and Beyond

Multiplier (X) for Use in MY 2008 Corporate Averaging

Model Year

Sold

Certified at 0.8 g/km

HC + NOx or below

Certified at 0.4 g/km HC+NOx or

below

1999 through 2004 1.5 3.0

2005 1.375 2.5

2006 1.250 2.0

2007 1.125 1.5

2008 and subsequent 1.0 1.0

Note: Each unit of an early compliant certified motorcycle and motorcycle

engine is counted cumulatively toward the MY 2008 corporate average.
(2) Applications for early compliance credits pursuant to this subsection shall include in

writing all emissions data, test protocols, equipment specifications, operating conditions,

and any other technical information requested by the Executive Officer.

(3) The Executive Order approving early compliance credits under this subsection shall

specify the exact amount of credits granted, the date of expiration for the credits, and all

enforcement provisions applicable to the use of early compliance credits. Each motorcycle

and each motorcycle that incorporates an engine for which early compliance credits have

been granted pursuant to this subsection shall specify on its ACalifornia Motor Vehicle

Emission Control And Smog Index Label@ (Section 1965, Title 13, California Code of

Regulations), in addition to all other existing requirements, the actual HC + NOx engine

family exhaust emissions level for which the vehicle or engine has been granted early

compliance credit.

(h) Sunset Review

Within five years from the effective date of adoption or date of implementation, which

ever comes later, the Air Resources Board, in consultation with the Secretary for

Environmental Protection, shall review the provisions of this section to determine whether

it should be retained, revised, or repealed.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 43013, 43101, 43104, and 43107, Health and

Safety Code. Reference: Sections 39002, 39003, 43000, 43013, 43100, 43101, 43104,

and 43107, Health and Safety Code; and Cal. Stats. 83, Ch. 103.
Amend Title 13, California Code of Regulations, section 1965 to read:

§1965. Emission Control and Smog Index Labels — 1979 and Subsequent Model-Year Motor

Vehicles.

In addition to all other requirements, emission control labels required by California

certification procedures and smog index labels shall conform to the “California Motor

Vehicle Emission Control and Smog Index Label Specifications,” adopted March 1, 1978,

as last amended February 26, 1999 October 22, 1999, which is incorporated herein by

reference.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601 and 43200, Health and Safety Code. 

Reference: Section 39002, 29003, 43000, 43013, 43100, 43101, 43102, 43103, 43104,

43107 and 43200, Health and Safety Code.
State of California

AIR RESOURCES BOARD

CALIFORNIA MOTOR VEHICLE

EMISSION CONTROL AND SMOG INDEX LABEL SPECIFICATIONS

Adopted: March 1, 1978

Amended: June 16, 1982

Amended: April 26, 1984

Amended: April 8, 1965

Amended: April 25, l986

Amended: June 2, l988

Amended: July 21, l988

Amended: January 22, 1990

Amended: May 15, l990

Amended: July 12, 199l

Amended: March 24, l994

Amended: June 29, 1995

Amended: September 20, 1996

Amended: February 26, 1999

Amended: October 22, 1999
Amendments to AEmission Control and Smog Index Label Specifications,@

incorporated by reference in Section 1965, Title 13, California Code of Regulations

[No changes to Section 1. APurpose.@]

2. Applicability.

(a) The specifications for tune-up labels, vehicle emission configuration bar-code labels,

and vehicle identification number bar-code labels shall apply to all new 1979 and

subsequent model-year passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty vehicles, heavyduty engines, and to all new 1982 and subsequent model year motorcycles and motorcycle

engines certified to the applicable emission standards pursuant to California Health and

Safety Code Sections 43100 and 43107. The Aunleaded gasoline only@ labeling

requirements in section 3.(d) do not apply to 1997 and subsequent model year vehicles.

[No changes to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.]

(d) The responsibility for compliance with these specifications shall rest with the

motorcycle, motorcycle engine, light-duty vehicle, medium-duty vehicle, or heavy-duty

engine manufacturer who certified such vehicles or engines.

3. Emission Control Labels.

[No changes are proposed for paragraph 1 of this subsection.]

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)

and accessibility for a bar-code scanner, as applicable. Each label shall be affixed in such as

manner that it cannot be removed without destroying or defacing the label, and shall not be

affixed to any part which is likely to be replaced during the vehicle=s useful life. For motorcycles

and motorcycle engines, passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles, the label(s)

shall not be affixed to any equipment which is easily detached from the vehicle.

(a) The tune-up label shall contain the following information lettered in the English

language in block letters and numerals which shall be of a color that contrasts with

the background of the label:

i. The label heading shall read: AVehicle Emission Control Information@ for

passenger cars, and motorcycles and motorcycle engines; AImportant Vehicle

Information@ for light-duty and medium-duty trucks; and AImportant Engine

Information@ for heavy-duty engines.

[No changes to subsections ii and iii in this section.]
iv. Engine family identification, model designation, engine displacement (in cubic

centimeters or liters), and for all 1993 and subsequent model-year vehicles the

statement, A_______ (specify OBDI or OBDII, as applicable) certified@ or

AOBD Exempt@ for all 1990 and subsequent model-year vehicles which do not

have an Air Resources Board approved on-board diagnostic system. 

Motorcycles, motorcycle engines, and ZEVs are exempt from these

requirements.

[No changes to subsections v and vi in this section.]

vii. For motorcycles and motorcycle engines only, any specific fuel or engine

lubricant requirements (e.g., lead content, research octane

number, engine lubricant type).

[No change to subsection viii in this section.]

ix. An unconditional statement of compliance with the appropriate model-year

California regulations; for example, AThis vehicle (or engine, as applicable)

conforms to California regulations applicable to __ model-year new __ (for

1992 and subsequent model years, specify TLEV, LEV, ULEV, SULEV, or

ZEV, as applicable) (specify motorcycles, motorcycle engines, passenger cars,

light-duty trucks, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty Otto-cycle engines, or

heavy-duty diesel engines, as applicable).@ For federally certified vehicles

certified for sale in California the statement must include the phrase Aconforms

to U.S. EPA regulations and is certified for sale in California.@ For Class III

motorcycles and motorcycle engines for sale in California, the statement must

include the phrase Ais certified to __HC engine family exhaust emission

standard in California.@ In addition, for Class III motorcycles and motorcycle

engines for sale in California that meet the requirements of Section 1958(g)

AEarly Compliance Credits@ (Title 13, CCR), the statement must also include

the phrase Ais certified to __ (actual certified engine family exhaust emissions

level) gram per kilometer HC+NOx engine family exhaust emissions level.@

For incomplete light-duty truck and incomplete medium-duty vehicles the

label shall contain the following statement in lieu of the above:

[No other changes to the remainder of subsection ix in this section or the remaining

sections of the AEmission Control and Smog Index Label Specifications@ regulation.]