[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 29] [Revised as of July 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR600.007-80] [Page 873-874] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 600_FUEL ECONOMY OF MOTOR VEHICLES--Table of Contents Subpart A_Fuel Economy Regulations for 1977 and Later Model Year Automobiles_General Provisions Sec. 600.007-80 Vehicle acceptability. (a) All certification vehicles and other vehicles tested to meet the requirements of 40 CFR part 86 (other than those chosen per 40 CFR 86.080-24(c) or 40 CFR 86.1829-01(a) as applicable, are considered to have met the requirements of this section. (b) Any vehicle not meeting the provisions of paragraph (a) must be judged acceptable by the Administrator under this section in order for the test results to be reviewed for use in subpart C or F of this part. The Administrator will judge the acceptability of a fuel economy data vehicle on the basis of the information supplied by the manufacturer under Sec. 600.006(b). The criteria to be met are: (1) A fuel economy data vehicle may have accumulated not more than 10,000 miles. A vehicle will be considered to have met this requirement if the engine and drivetrain have accumulated 10,000 or fewer miles. The components installed for a fuel economy test are not required to be the ones with which the mileage was accumulated, e.g., axles, transmission types, and tire sizes may be changed. The Administrator will determine if vehicle/engine component changes are acceptable. (2) A vehicle may be tested in different vehicle configurations by change of vehicle components, as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, or by testing in different inertia weight classes. Also, a single vehicle may be tested under different test conditions, i.e., test weight and/or road load horsepower, to generate fuel economy data representing various situations within a vehicle configuration. For purposes of this part, data generated by a single vehicle tested in various test conditions will be treated as if the data were generated by the testing of multiple vehicles. (3) The mileage on a fuel economy data vehicle must be, to the extent possible, accumulated according to 40 CFR 86.079-26(a)(2) or 40 CFR 86.1831-01 as applicable. (4) Each fuel economy data vehicle must meet the same exhaust emission standards as certification vehicles of the respective engine- system combination during the test in which the city fuel economy test results are generated. The deterioration factors established for the respective engine-system combination per Sec. 86.079-28 or Sec. 86.1841-01 as applicable will be used. (5) The calibration information submitted under Sec. 600.006(b) must be representative of the vehicle configuration for which the fuel economy data were submitted. (6) Any vehicle tested for fuel economy purposes must be representative of a vehicle which the manufacturer intends to produce under the provisions of a certificate of conformity. [[Page 874]] (7) For vehicles imported under Sec. 85.1509 or Sec. 85.1511 (b)(2), (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(4), or (e)(2) (when applicable) only the following requirements must be met: (i) For vehicles imported under Sec. 85.1509, a highway fuel economy value must be generated contemporaneously with the emission test used for purposes of demonstrating compliance with Sec. 85.1509. No modifications or adjustments should be made to the vehicles between the highway fuel economy and the FTP emissions test. (ii) For vehicles imported under Sec. 85.1509 or Sec. 85.1511 (b)(2), (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(4) or (e)(2) (when applicable) with over 10,000 miles, the equation in Sec. 600.006-86 (g)(1) shall be used as though only 10,000 miles had been accumulated. (iii) Any required fuel economy testing must take place after any safety modifications are completed for each vehicle as required by regulations of the Department of Transportation. (iv) Every vehicle imported under Sec. 85.1509 or Sec. 85.1511 (b)(2), (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(4) or (e)(2) (when applicable) shall be considered a separate type for the purposes of calculating a fuel economy label for a manufacturer's average fuel economy. (c) If, based on review of the information submitted under Sec. 600.006(b), the Administrator determines that a fuel economy data vehicle meets the requirements of this section, the fuel economy data vehicle will be judged to be acceptable and fuel economy data from that fuel economy data vehicle will be reviewed pursuant to Sec. 600.008. (d) If, based on the review of the information submitted under Sec. 600.006(b), the Administrator determines that a fuel economy data vehicle does not meet the requirements of this section, the Administrator will reject that fuel economy data vehicle and inform the manufacturer of the rejection in writing. (e) If, based on a review of the emission data for a fuel economy data vehicle, submitted under Sec. 600.006(b), or emission data generated by a vehicle tested under Sec. 600.008(e), the Administrator finds an indication of non-compliance with section 202 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq. of the regulation thereunder, he may take such investigative actions as are appropriate to determine to what extent emission non-compliance actually exists. (1) The Administrator may, under the provisions of 40 CFR 86.079- 37(a) or 40 CFR 86.1830-01 as applicable, request the manufacturer to submit production vehicles of the configuration(s) specified by the Administrator for testing to determine to what extent emission noncompliance of a production vehicle configuration or of a group of production vehicle configurations may actually exist. (2) If the Administrator determines, as a result of his investigation, that substantial emission non-compliance is exhibited by a production vehicle configuration or group of production vehicle configurations, he may proceed with respect to the vehicle configuration(s) as provided under section 206(b)(2) or section 207(c)(1), as applicable of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq. (f) All vehicles used to generate fuel economy data, and for which emission standards apply, must be covered by a certificate of conformity under part 86 of this chapter before: (1) The data may be used in the calculation of any approved general or specific label value, or (2) The data will be used in any calculations under subpart F, except that vehicles imported under Sec. Sec. 85.1509 and 85.1511 need not be covered by a certificate of conformity. [42 FR 45657, Sept. 12, 1977, as amended at 43 FR 52928, Nov. 14, 1978; 49 FR 48149, Dec. 10, 1984; 52 FR 36164, Sept. 25, 1987; 59 FR 39652, Aug. 3, 1994; 64 FR 23973, May 4, 1999]