[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR1051.135]



[Page 624-625]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 1051_CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM RECREATIONAL ENGINES AND VEHICLES

--Table of Contents

 

          Subpart B_Emission Standards and Related Requirements

 

Sec.  1051.135  How must I label and identify the vehicles I produce?



    Each of your vehicles must have three labels: a vehicle 

identification number as described in paragraph (a) of this section, an 

emission control information label as described in paragraphs (b) 

through (e) of this section, and a consumer information label as 

described in Sec.  1051.137.

    (a) Assign each vehicle a unique identification number and 

permanently affix, engrave, or stamp it on the vehicle in a legible way.

    (b) At the time of manufacture, affix a permanent and legible 

emission control information label identifying each vehicle. The label 

must be

    (1) Attached so it is not removable without being destroyed or 

defaced.

    (2) Secured to a part of the vehicle (or engine) needed for normal 

operation and not normally requiring replacement.

    (3) Durable and readable for the vehicle's entire life.

    (4) Written in English.

    (c) The label must--

    (1) Include the heading ``EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION''.

    (2) Include your full corporate name and trademark. You may identify 

another company and use its trademark instead of yours if you comply 

with the provisions of Sec.  1051.645.

    (3) Include EPA's standardized designation for engine families, as 

described in Sec.  1051.230.

    (4) State the engine's displacement (in liters). You may omit this 

from the emission control information label if the vehicle is 

permanently labeled with a unique model name that corresponds to a 

specific displacement. Also, you may omit displacement from the label if 

all the engines in the engine family have the same per-cylinder 

displacement and total displacement.

    (5) State: ``THIS VEHICLE IS CERTIFIED TO OPERATE ON [specify 

operating fuel or fuels].''.

    (6) State the date of manufacture [MONTH and YEAR]. You may omit 

this from the label if you keep a record of the engine-manufacture dates 

and provide it to us upon request, or if you stamp the date on the 

engine or vehicle.

    (7) State the exhaust emission standards or FELs to which the 

vehicles are certified.

    (8) Identify the emission-control system. Use terms and 

abbreviations consistent with SAE J1930 (incorporated by reference in 

Sec.  1051.810). You may omit this information from the label if there 

is not enough room for it and you put it in the owners manual instead.

    (9) List specifications and adjustments for engine tuneups; show the 

proper position for the transmission during tuneup and state which 

accessories should be operating.

    (10) Identify the fuel type and any requirements for fuel and 

lubricants. You may omit this information from the label if there is not 

enough room for it and you put it in the owners manual instead.

    (11) State the useful life for your engine family if it is different 

than the minimum value.

    (12) State: ``S VEHICLE MEETS U.S. EPA REGULATIONS FOR [MODEL YEAR] 

[SNOWMOBILES or OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES or ATVs or OFFROAD UTILITY 

VEHICLES].''.

    (d) You may add information to the emission control information 

label to identify other emission standards that the vehicle meets or 

does not meet (such as California standards). You may also add other 

information to ensure that the engine will be properly maintained and 

used.

    (e) You may ask us to approve modified labeling requirements in this 

part 1051 if you show that it is necessary or appropriate. We will 

approve your request if your alternate label is consistent with the 

requirements of this part.



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    (f) If you obscure the engine label while installing the engine in 

the equipment such that the label will be hard to read during normal 

maintenance, you must place a duplicate label on the equipment. If 

others install your engine in their equipment in a way that obscures the 

engine label, we require them to add a duplicate label on the equipment 

(see 40 CFR 1068.105); in that case, give them the number of duplicate 

labels they request and keep the following records for at least five 

years:

    (1) Written documentation of the request from the equipment 

manufacturer.

    (2) The number of duplicate labels you send and the date you sent 

them.

    (g) Label every vehicle certified under this part with a removable 

hang-tag showing its emission characteristics relative to other models, 

as described in Sec.  1051.137.



[70 FR 40490, July 13, 2005]