California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 3 - Air Resources › Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board › Subchapter 10 - Climate Change › Article 4 - Regulations to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions › Subarticle 12 - Greenhouse Gas Emission Requirements for New 2014 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Vehicles › Section 95662 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The definitions
						in Section
						1900(b), chapter
						1, title 13 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) apply to these
						procedures with the following additions:
(1)
						"Diesel" means a type of engine with operating characteristics significantly
						similar to the theoretical Diesel combustion cycle. The non-use of a throttle
						during normal operation is indicative of a diesel engine.
(2) "Day cab" means a type of tractor cab
						that is not a sleeper cab or a heavy-haul tractor cab.
(3) "Deteriorated emission level" means the
						emission level that results from applying the appropriate deterioration factor
						to the official emission result of the emission-data vehicle. Note that where
						no deterioration factor applies, references in this part to the deteriorated
						emission level mean the official emission result.
(4) "Gross combination weight rating" (GCWR)
						means the value specified by the vehicle manufacturer as the maximum weight of
						a loaded vehicle and trailer, consistent with good engineering judgment. For
						example, compliance with SAE J2807 is generally considered to be consistent
						with good engineering judgment, especially for Class 3 and smaller
						vehicles.
(5) "Gross vehicle weight
						rating" (GVWR) means the value specified by the vehicle manufacturer as the
						maximum design loaded weight of a single vehicle, consistent with good
						engineering judgment.
(6) "Heavy
						heavy-duty engine" means an engine that is designed for multiple rebuilds and
						has cylinder liners. Vehicles equipped with these engines are normally
						tractors, trucks, straight trucks with dual rear axles, and buses used in
						inter-city, long-haul applications. These vehicles normally exceed 33,000
						pounds GVWR.
(7) "Heavy-duty
						engine" means any engine used for (or for which the engine manufacturer could
						reasonably expect to be used for) motive power in a heavy-duty
						vehicle.
(8) "Heavy-duty vehicle"
						means any trailer and any motor vehicle above 8,500 pounds GVWR, a curb weight
						above 6,000 pounds, or a basic vehicle frontal area greater than 45 square
						feet, for the purposes of this subarticle only.
(A) "Light heavy-duty vehicle" means a
						heavy-duty vehicle at or below 19,500 pounds GVWR.
(B) For the purposes of this subarticle only,
						Phase 1 Otto-cycle and diesel vehicles are classified as follows:
1. "Medium heavy-duty vehicle" (medium HDV)
						means a heavy-duty vehicle above 19,500 pounds GVWR but at or below 33,000
						pounds GVWR.
2. "Heavy heavy-duty
						vehicle" (heavy HDV) means a heavy-duty vehicle above 33,000 pounds
						GVWR.
(C) For the
						purposes of this subarticle only, Phase 2 vehicles are classified as follows:
1. For Otto-cycle vocational vehicles,
						"medium HDV" means a heavy-duty vehicle above 19,500 pounds GVWR.
2. For diesel vocational vehicles, "medium
						HDV" means a heavy-duty vehicle above 19,500 pounds GVWR with an installed
						light or medium heavy-duty engine.
3. For diesel vocational vehicles, "heavy
						HDV" means a heavy-duty vehicle above 19,500 pounds GVWR with an installed
						heavy heavy-duty engine.
(9) "Heavy-haul tractor" means a tractor with
						GCWR greater than or equal to 120,000 pounds. A heavy-haul tractor is not a
						vocational tractor in Phase 2.
(10)
						"Light heavy-duty engine" means an engine that is usually not designed for
						rebuild and does not have cylinder liners. Vehicle body types equipped with
						these engines might include any heavy-duty vehicle built from a light-duty
						truck chassis, van trucks, multi-stop vans, and some straight trucks with a
						single rear axle. Typical applications would include personal transportation,
						light-load commercial delivery, passenger service, agriculture, and
						construction. The GVWR of these vehicles is normally at or below 19,500
						pounds.
(11) "Manufacturer" means
						any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new motor vehicles or
						new motor vehicle engines, or importing such vehicles or engines for resale, or
						who acts for and is under the control of any such person in connection with the
						distribution of new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines, but shall not
						include any dealer with respect to new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle
						engines received by him in commerce. In general, this term includes any person
						who manufactures or assembles a vehicle (including a trailer or another
						incomplete vehicle) for sale in California or otherwise introduces a new motor
						vehicle into commerce in California. This includes importers who import
						vehicles for resale, entities that manufacture glider kits, and entities that
						assemble glider vehicles.
(12)
						"Medium heavy-duty engine" means an engine that may be designed for rebuild and
						may have cylinder liners. Vehicle body types equipped with these engines would
						typically include school buses, straight trucks with single rear axles, city
						tractors, and a variety of special purpose vehicles such as small dump trucks,
						and refuse trucks. Typical applications would include commercial short haul and
						intra-city delivery and pickup. Engines in this group are normally used in
						vehicles whose GVWR ranges from 19,501 to 33,000 pounds.
(13) "Medium-duty engine" means any
						heavy-duty engine that is used to propel a medium-duty vehicle.
(14) "Medium-duty passenger vehicle" (MDPV)
						has the meaning given in title 13, CCR §
													1900.
(15) "Medium-duty vehicle" means any
						heavy-duty low-emission, ultra-low-emission, super-ultra-low-emission or
						zero-emission vehicle certified to the standards in title 13, CCR §§
													1961(a)(1),
						1961.2,
						1962,
						1962.1, and
						1962.2, except medium-duty
						passenger vehicles, having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating between
						8,501 and 14,000 pounds.
(16)
						"Model year" means one of the following for compliance with this subarticle.
						Note that manufacturers may have other model year designations for the same
						vehicle for compliance with other requirements or for other purposes:
(A) For tractors and vocational vehicles with
						a date of manufacture on or after January 1, 2021, the vehicle's model year is
						the calendar year corresponding to the date of manufacture; however, the
						vehicle's model year may be designated to be the year before the calendar year
						corresponding to the date of manufacture if the engine's model year is also
						from an earlier year. Note that 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §
														1037.601(a)(2),
						as amended October 25, 2016, limits the extent to which vehicle manufacturers
						may install engines built in earlier calendar years.
(B) For trailers and for Phase 1 tractors and
						vocational vehicles with a date of manufacture before January 1, 2021, "model
						year" means the manufacturer's annual new model production period, except as
						restricted under this definition and 40 CFR part 85 , subpart X, as amended
						January 24, 1995. It must include January 1 of the calendar year for which the
						model year is named, may not begin before January 2 of the previous calendar
						year, and it must end by December 31 of the named calendar year. The model year
						may be set to match the calendar year corresponding to the date of manufacture.
1. The manufacturer who holds the Executive
						Order for the vehicle must assign the model year based on the date when its
						manufacturing operations are completed relative to its annual model year
						period. In unusual circumstances where completion of your assembly is delayed,
						we may allow you to assign a model year one year earlier, provided it does not
						affect which regulatory requirements will apply.
2. Unless a vehicle is being shipped to a
						secondary manufacturer that will hold the Executive Order, the model year must
						be assigned prior to introduction of the vehicle into California commerce. The
						certifying manufacturer must redesignate the model year if it does not complete
						its manufacturing operations within the originally identified model year. A
						vehicle introduced into California commerce without a model year is deemed to
						have a model year equal to the calendar year of its introduction into
						California commerce unless the certifying manufacturer assigns a later
						date.
(17)
						"Motor vehicle" has the meaning given in Health and Safety Code section
						39039.
(18) "Otto-cycle" means relating to a
						gasoline-fueled engine or any other type of engine with a spark plug (or other
						sparking device) and with operating characteristics significantly similar to
						the theoretical Otto combustion cycle. Otto-cycle engines usually use a
						throttle to regulate intake air flow to control power during normal
						operation.
(19) "Phase 1" means
						relating to the Phase 1 standards specified in title 17, CCR, §
													95663. For example, a vehicle
						subject to the Phase 1 standards is a Phase 1 vehicle. Note that there are no
						Phase 1 standards for trailers.
(20) "Phase 2" means relating to the Phase 2
						standards specified in title 17, CCR, §
													95663.
(21) "Sleeper cab" means a type of tractor
						cab that has a compartment behind the driver's seat intended to be used by the
						driver for sleeping, and is not a heavy-haul tractor cab. This includes cabs
						accessible from the driver's compartment and those accessible from outside the
						vehicle.
(22) "Tire rolling
						resistance level" means a value with units of kg/tonne that represents the
						rolling resistance of a tire configuration. Tire rolling resistance levels are
						used as modeling inputs under
						40 CFR §§
														1037.515 and
						1037.520, as amended October 25,
						2016. Note that a manufacturer may use the measured value for a tire
						configuration's coefficient of rolling resistance, or assign some higher
						value.
(23) "Tractor" means a truck
						designed primarily for drawing other motor vehicles and not so constructed as
						to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and the load so
						drawn. This includes most heavy-duty vehicles specifically designed for the
						primary purpose of pulling trailers but does not include vehicles designed to
						carry other loads. For purposes of this definition "other loads" would not
						include loads carried in the cab, sleeper compartment, or toolboxes. Examples
						of vehicles that are similar to tractors but that are not tractors under this
						part include dromedary tractors, automobile haulers, straight trucks with
						trailers hitches, and tow trucks. Note that the provisions of this part that
						apply for tractors do not apply for tractors that are classified as vocational
						tractors under 40 CFR §
														1037.630, as amended October 25,
						2016.
(24) "Trailer" means a piece
						of equipment designed for carrying cargo and for being drawn by a tractor when
						coupled to the tractor's fifth wheel. These trailers may be known commercially
						as semi-trailers or truck trailers. This definition excludes equipment that
						serve similar purposes but are not intended to be pulled by a tractor, whether
						or not they are known commercially as trailers. Trailers may be divided into
						different types and categories as described in paragraphs (A) through (D) of
						this definition. The types of equipment identified in paragraph (E) of this
						definition are not trailers for purposes of this part.
(A) Box vans are trailers with enclosed cargo
						space that is permanently attached to the chassis, with fixed sides, nose, and
						roof. Tank trailers are not box vans.
(B) Box vans with self-contained heating,
						ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are refrigerated vans. Note
						that this includes systems that provide cooling, heating, or both. All other
						box vans are dry vans.
(C) Trailers
						that are not box vans are non-box trailers. Note that the standards for non-box
						trailers in this part 1037 apply only to flatbed trailers, tank trailers, and
						container chassis.
(D) Box vans
						with length at or below 50.0 feet are short box vans. Other box vans are long
						box vans.
(E) The following types
						of equipment are not trailers for purposes of this part 1037:
1. Containers that are not permanently
						mounted on chassis.
2. Dollies used
						to connect tandem trailers.
(25) "Useful life" means the period during
						which a vehicle is required to comply with all applicable emission
						standards.
(26) "Vehicle" means,
						for the purposes of this subarticle only, equipment intended for use on
						highways that meets the criteria of paragraph (A) of this definition, as
						follows:
(A) The following equipment are
						vehicles:
1. A piece of equipment that is
						intended for self-propelled use on highways becomes a vehicle when it includes
						at least an engine, a transmission, and a frame. (Note: For purposes of this
						definition, any electrical, mechanical, and/or hydraulic devices attached to
						engines for the purpose of powering wheels are considered to be
						transmissions.)
2. A piece of
						equipment that is intended for self-propelled use on highways becomes a vehicle
						when it includes a passenger compartment attached to a frame with
						axles.
3. Trailers. A trailer
						becomes a vehicle when it has a frame with one or more axles
						attached.
(B) Vehicles
						other than trailers may be complete or incomplete vehicles as follows:
1. A complete vehicle is a functioning
						vehicle that has the primary load carrying device or container (or equivalent
						equipment) attached. Examples of equivalent equipment would include fifth wheel
						trailer hitches, firefighting equipment, and utility booms.
2. An incomplete vehicle is a vehicle that is
						not a complete vehicle. Incomplete vehicles may also be cab-complete vehicles.
						This may include vehicles sold to secondary vehicle manufacturers.
3. The primary use of the terms "complete
						vehicle" and "incomplete vehicle" are to distinguish whether a vehicle is
						complete when it is first sold as a vehicle.
4. You may ask us to allow you to certify a
						vehicle as incomplete if you manufacture the engines and sell the unassembled
						chassis components, as long as you do not produce and sell the body components
						necessary to complete the vehicle.
(27) "Vocational tractor" means a vehicle
						classified as a vocational tractor under
						40 CFR §
														1037.630, as amended October 25,
						2016.
(28) "Vocational vehicle"
						means relating to a vehicle subject to the standards of
						40 CFR §
														1037.105 (including vocational tractors), as
						amended October 25, 2016.