Amendments to the California Motor Vehicle Service Information Regulation June 22, 2006

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Amendments to the California Motor Amendments to the California Motor Vehicle Service Information Vehicle Service Information

RegulationRegulation

June 22, 2006June 22, 2006

California Environmental Protection AgencyCalifornia Environmental Protection Agency

Air Resources BoardAir Resources Board

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Outline

• Regulatory OverviewRegulatory Overview

• Proposed AmendmentsProposed Amendments

• Summary/ConclusionsSummary/Conclusions



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Regulatory Overview

• Regulation adopted in 2001Regulation adopted in 2001

• Required by Health and Safety Code Required by Health and Safety Code 43105.543105.5

• Provides access to dealership-quality Provides access to dealership-quality service information and tools over service information and tools over InternetInternet

• Implementation began March 2003Implementation began March 2003



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Requirements for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

• Regulation expanded in 2004 to Regulation expanded in 2004 to include 2007+ “EMD” equipped HD include 2007+ “EMD” equipped HD VehiclesVehicles

• Tools availability requirements Tools availability requirements deferred until more advanced OBD deferred until more advanced OBD requirements adopted (July 2005)requirements adopted (July 2005)



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Proposed HD Tools Requirements

• Tools and information availabilityTools and information availability– Emission-related diagnostic tools and Emission-related diagnostic tools and

recalibration/reconfiguration equipmentrecalibration/reconfiguration equipment– Training may be required as condition Training may be required as condition

for salefor sale– Data stream and bi-directional Data stream and bi-directional

information available to independent information available to independent diagnostic tool manufacturersdiagnostic tool manufacturers

• Similar to light-duty requirements Similar to light-duty requirements

• 2013 Implementation2013 ImplementationCalifornia Environmental Protection AgencyCalifornia Environmental Protection Agency


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Deletion of HD Transmission Requirements

• HD transmission manufacturers are HD transmission manufacturers are not covered by other ARB not covered by other ARB regulationsregulations

• OBD requirements do not currently OBD requirements do not currently apply to HD transmission apply to HD transmission manufacturersmanufacturers

• Staff will monitor role of HD Staff will monitor role of HD transmission manufacturers in transmission manufacturers in emissions compliance, and return emissions compliance, and return with amendments if necessarywith amendments if necessary



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Optional Compliance for MDE and HDE Manufacturers

• Engines that cross over between medium- Engines that cross over between medium- and heavy-duty categories currently and heavy-duty categories currently require dual compliance for service require dual compliance for service informationinformation

• Flexibility proposed to reduce burden:Flexibility proposed to reduce burden:– HDEs may comply based on MDE provisionsHDEs may comply based on MDE provisions– Diesel-derived MDEs may comply based on Diesel-derived MDEs may comply based on

HDE provisionsHDE provisions

• Flexibility consistent with OBD regulation Flexibility consistent with OBD regulation



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Other Modifications

• HD Recommended PracticesHD Recommended Practices– RP1210aRP1210a– SAE J2403SAE J2403– SAE J1939SAE J1939– SAE J2534 UpdateSAE J2534 Update

• DefinitionsDefinitions



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Summary/Conclusions

• Availability of tools for HD vehicles Availability of tools for HD vehicles will help independent technicians will help independent technicians better service emission-related better service emission-related problemsproblems

• Improves competition and consumer Improves competition and consumer choiceschoices

• Approval of amendments and Approval of amendments and proposed 15-day changes proposed 15-day changes recommendedrecommended



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Amendments to the California Motor Vehicle Service Information Regulation June 22, 2006