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§ 2196.4. Vehicle Compliance Test Method for Non-OBD-Equipped Vehicles.

13 CA ADC § 2196.4Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: January 1, 2023

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 13. Motor Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Division 3. Air Resources Board
Chapter 3.7. Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program
Effective: January 1, 2023
13 CCR § 2196.4
§ 2196.4. Vehicle Compliance Test Method for Non-OBD-Equipped Vehicles.
Currentness
(a) An owner of a non-OBD-equipped vehicle or a person under the direction of the vehicle owner shall ensure that a HD I/M tester performs and submits a smoke opacity test performed in accordance with the SAE J1667 test procedure, and a vehicle emissions control equipment inspection as specified in section 2198.
(1) Non-OBD-equipped alternative fuel vehicles shall be exempt from the requirement of a submission of a SAE J1667 opacity test as part of the vehicle compliance test.
(b) Criteria for passing a compliance test. The Executive Officer shall determine that a non-OBD-equipped vehicle has passed the vehicle compliance test if none of the following conditions occur:
(1) The vehicle fails to meet one or more of the requirements of the vehicle emissions control equipment inspection specified in section 2198.
(2) The vehicle exceeds the smoke opacity standards as specified in section 2196.6.
(3) The test submission does not meet the requirements of section 2196.4(a) or the reporting requirements specified in section 2197.2(d) and (e), respectively, for the smoke opacity test and vehicle emissions control inspection.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39002, 39003, 39600, 39601, 43000, 43013, 43018, 43701, 44011.6 and 44152, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 44152, Health and Safety Code; and Section 27153, Vehicle Code.
History
1. New section filed 10-5-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 40).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 13, § 2196.4, 13 CA ADC § 2196.4
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