Operator`s manual

Maintenance 73
Exhaust and Noise Emissions
General
USA
The Federal Clean Air Act, Section 203
(a) (3), states the following concerning the
removal of air pollution control devices
or modification of a certified engine to a
non-certified configuration:
“The following acts and the causing thereof
are prohibited:
(3) For any person to remove or render
inoperative any device or element of
design installed on or in a motor vehicle or
motor vehicle engine in compliance with
regulations under this part prior to its sale
and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, or
for any manufacturer or dealer knowingly
to remove or render inoperative any such
design after sale and delivery to the ultimate
purchaser.”
Specifically, please note that no person
may make such changes prior to the sale
and delivery of the vehicle to the ultimate
purchaser, and, in addition, no manufacturer
or dealer may take such action after sale
and delivery of the vehicle to the ultimate
purchaser. The law provides a penalty of up
to $10,000 for each violation.
Canada
The same conditions that apply in the USA
apply to Canada, with one exception. After
the vehicle is sold to a retail customer, that
is, the end user, the jurisdiction controlling
the emission control devices becomes the
province in which the vehicle is licensed. No
changes should be made that render any or
all of the devices inoperative.
Should the owner/operator wish to make
any changes to the emission control devices,
check with the provincial authority before
making any such changes.
Mexico
The same conditions that apply in the USA
apply to Mexico. Refer to the Mexican
Federal Law for Emission Control which
adheres to EPA regulations. No changes
should be made that render any or all of the
emissions control devices inoperative.
Should the owner/operator wish to make
any changes to the emission control devices,
check with the state authority before making
any such changes.