Aftermarket Catalytic Converters
This page last reviewed on February 8, 2010
| List of aftermarket catalytic converters in compliance with new regulations, effective January 1, 2009. (PDF - 251K) (Last updated February 8, 2010) The Air Resources Board's (ARB) California Evaluation Procedures for
New Aftermarket Non-Original Equipment Catalytic Converters (California Procedures) were adopted by the Board on
August 19, 1988. An interim procedure, Optional Evaluation Procedures for New Aftermarket Non-Original Equipment
Catalytic Converters, was set up to address requirements specific to catalytic converters for vehicles equipped
with on-board diagnostics II (OBD II) systems and went into effect on December 2001. These regulations require
new aftermarket catalytic converters to comply with requirements of Title 13, California Code of Regulations (CCR)
section 2222(h) in order to be exempted from California's anti-tampering law (Vehicle Code section 27156), thereby
allowing them to be offered for sale, sold, installed or used in California. To be updated on any future notices, mail-outs, and/or other documents drafted by ARB on this matter, please join the "aftermktcat" email list located here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php(Select "All Lists" in the first pull-down menu, followed by entering your email address. Click on the button "Display Email Lists & Archives." On the subsequent webpage, check the box for "aftermktcat," and click the send subscribe request button.) The links below provide additional information for aftermarket catalytic converter retailers, installers, and consumers:
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March-April 2009 Aftermarket Catalytic Converter Public Meetings.
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009 Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm (1st session) 5:00pm-7:00pm (2nd session) Location: South Coast Air Quality Management District 21865 E. Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009 Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm Location: California Environmental Protection Agency Coastal Hearing Room 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 ARB strongly encourages interested parties to submit comments regarding the installation requirements in advance of the meetings. To do so, please click HERE. Below are documents/handouts relevant to the public meetings:
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| Formal Regulatory Documents for October 25, 2007, Hearing. The documents pertaining to the Board's adoption of new requirements for replacement catalytic converters are available from the following link. These documents include, but are not limited to, the public hearing notice, staff report, and regulations. http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2007/amcat07/amcat07.htm |
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| Who can I contact for more information? |
| For more information about this regulation, please contact Mr. Mike McCarthy
at (626) 575-6615, or via e-mail at mmccarth@arb.ca.gov. For information about which aftermarket catalytic converters have received an exemption, please contact Ms. Rose Castro at (626) 575-6848, or via e-mail at rcastro@arb.ca.gov. |
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