INTRODUCTION 19
FEDERAL EMISSION REQUIREMENTS
This section covers the requirement of the United States Clean Air Act which states:
“The manufacturer shall furnish with each new motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine such
written instructions for the maintenance and use of the vehicle or engine by the ultimate
purchaser as may be reasonable and necessary to assure the proper functioning of emission
control devices and systems.”
This section also covers the requirements of the emissions regulations promulgated under
the Motor Vehicle Safety Act in Canada.
TAMPERING WITH GASEOUS EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
PROHIBITED
The Federal Clean Air Act prohibits the removal or rendering inoperative of any device or
element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance
with Federal Emission Regulations by:
1 Any person prior to its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, or
2 Any manufacturer or distributor after its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, or
3 Any person engaged in the business of repairing, servicing, selling, leasing, or trading
motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines following its sale and delivery to the ultimate
purchaser, or
4 Any person who operates a fleet of motor vehicles following its sale and delivery to
the ultimate purchaser.
DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER PRECAUTIONS
Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) and related components cannot be moved or altered from the
OEM installation in any fashion,
1 Moving or altering the DPF or related components will result in emission system
malfunction or failure.
2 Altering the emissions system is prohibited by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).
3 Dealers and/or upfitters (body builders/installers) are not authorized to alter or modify
the emissions system or any of the emissions-related components.
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