Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00356:reg:32:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00356
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 32 (pt 3/8)
Character Range: 151043–154014

4a to this Regulation will only be allowed if they are representative of normal driving.
              4.2. Vehicles equipped with an OBD system may be checked for proper in-service functionality of the malfunction indication, etc., in relation to levels of emissions (e.g. the malfunction indication limits defined in Annex 11 to this Regulation) for the type approved specifications.
              4.3. The OBD system may be checked, for example, for levels of emissions above the applicable limit values with no malfunction indication, systematic erroneous activation of the malfunction indication and identified faulty or deteriorated components in the OBD system.
              4.4. If a component or system operates in a manner not covered by the particulars in the type approval certificate and/or information package for such vehicle types and such deviation has not been authorised under the 1958 Agreement, with no malfunction indication by the OBD, the component or system shall not be replaced prior to emission testing, unless it is determined that the component or system has been tampered with or abused in such a manner that the OBD does not detect the resulting malfunction.
5.  Evaluation of results
              5.1. The test results are submitted to the evaluation procedure in accordance with Appendix 4.
              5.2. Test results shall not be multiplied by deterioration factors.
              5.3. In the case of periodically regenerating systems as defined in paragraph 2.20., the results shall be multiplied by the factors Ki obtained at the time when type approval was granted.
6.  Plan of remedial measures
              6.1.  When more than one vehicle is found to be an outlying emitter  that either,
                  (a) Meets the conditions of paragraph 3.2.3. of Appendix 4 and where both the Approval Authority and the manufacturer agree that the excess emission is due to the same cause; or
                  (b) Meets the conditions of paragraph 3.2.4. of Appendix 4 where the Approval Authority has determined that the excess emission is due to the same cause.
               The Approval Authority must request the manufacturer to submit a plan of remedial measures to remedy the non-compliance.
              6.2. The plan of remedial measures shall be filed with the type approval authority not later than 60 working days from the date of the notification referred to in paragraph 6.1. above. The type approval authority shall within 30 working days declare its approval or disapproval of the plan of remedial measures. However, where the manufacturer can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the competent type approval authority, that further time is required to investigate the non-compliance in order to submit a plan of remedial measures, an extension is granted.
              6.3. The remedial measures shall apply to all vehicles likely to be affected by the same defect. The need to amend the type approval documents