§ 95662. Definitions.
17 CA ADC § 95662Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
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17 CCR § 95662
§ 95662. Definitions.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
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.)
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 38501, 38505, 38510, 38560, 39010, 39600, 39601, 43013, 43018, 43101, 43104, and 43105, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38501, 38505, 38510, 38560, 38580, 39002, 39003, 39600, 39601, 43000, 43009.5, 43013, 43018, 43100, 43101, 43101.5, 43102, 43104, 43105, 43106, 43205, 43205.5, and 43211, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 12-5-2014; operative 12-5-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 49).
2. Editorial correction of History 1 (Register 2014, No. 50).
3. Repealer of subsections (a)(4)-(a)(4)(B) and subsection renumbering filed 7-25-2016; operative 7-25-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 31).
4. Amendment filed 2-7-2019; operative 4-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 6).
5. Amendment of subsection (a)(15) filed 12-22-2021; operative 12-22-2021 (Register 2021, No. 52). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section 11346.4(b) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20. Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.
This database is current through 5/3/24 Register 2024, No. 18.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 95662, 17 CA ADC § 95662
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