California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 3 - Air Resources Board › Chapter 1 - Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices › Article 6 - Emission Control System Warranty › Section 2036 - Defects Warranty Requirements for 1979 Through 1989 Model Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles; 1979 and Subsequent Model Motorcycles and Heavy-Duty Vehicles; and Motor Vehicle Engines Used in Such Vehicles; and 2020 and Subsequent Model Year Trailers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
This section shall apply to 1979 through 1989 model
					 passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles; 1979 and
					 subsequent model motorcycles and heavy-duty vehicles; motor vehicle engines
					 used in such vehicles; 2020 and subsequent model year trailers certified to the
					 GHG emission standards of section
					 95663(c), title
					 17, CCR; and 2022 and subsequent model year heavy-duty hybrid vehicles, or 2022
					 and subsequent model year incomplete hybrid vehicles from 10,001 to 14,000
					 pounds GVWRs, equipped with 2022 and subsequent model year hybrid powertrains
					 optionally certified pursuant to
					 13 CCR
					 §
												1956.8, and hybrid powertrains used in
					 such vehicles. The warranty period shall begin on the date the vehicle or
					 trailer is delivered to an ultimate purchaser, or if the vehicle or trailer is
					 first placed in service as a "demonstrator" or "company" car prior to delivery,
					 on the date it is first placed in service.
(b) General Emissions Warranty Coverage.
The manufacturer of each motor vehicle, motor vehicle
					 engine, or trailer shall warrant to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent
					 purchaser that the vehicle, engine, or trailer is:
(1) Designed, built, and equipped so as to
				  conform, at the time of sale, with all applicable regulations adopted by the
				  Air Resources Board pursuant to its authority in chapters 1 and 2, part 5,
				  division 26 of the Health and Safety Code and part 1, division 25.5 of the
				  Health and Safety Code; and
(2)
				  Free from defects in materials and workmanship which cause the failure of a
				  warranted part to be identical in all material respects to that part as
				  described in the vehicle, engine, or trailer manufacturer's application for
				  certification. In addition, for the vehicles specified below in subparagraphs
				  (A) through (C), the manufacturer shall warrant such vehicles are free from
				  defects in materials and workmanship which cause the vehicle's on-board
				  diagnostic malfunction indicator light to illuminate.
(A) for 2022 through 2027 model year
				  diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles greater than 14,000 pounds GVWR which are
				  equipped with 2022 through 2026 model year heavy-duty diesel engines certified
				  on only diesel fuel, and 2022 through 2026 model year heavy-duty diesel engines
				  certified on only diesel fuel used in such vehicles.
(B) for 2027 and subsequent model year
				  heavy-duty vehicles greater than 14,000 pounds GVWR which are equipped with
				  2027 and subsequent model year heavy-duty engines, and 2027 and subsequent
				  model year heavy-duty engines used in such vehicles; and
(C) for 2022 and subsequent model year
				  heavy-duty hybrid vehicles greater than 14,000 pounds GVWR, or 2022 and
				  subsequent model year incomplete hybrid vehicles from 10,001 to 14,000 pounds
				  GVWR, which are equipped with 2022 and subsequent model year hybrid powertrains
				  optionally certified pursuant to
				  13 CCR
				  §
													1956.8, any defects in materials or
				  workmanship which cause the vehicle's on-board diagnostic malfunction indicator
				  light to illuminate.