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Front and Rear The proper term for the back portion of any vehicle is rear ex: left rear tire... Figure 16–1 Typical vehicle identification number VIN as viewed through the windshield..

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and placard information.

control information.

After studying Chapter 16, the reader should

be able to:

OBJECTIVES:

bin number • calendar year (CY) • calibration codes •

California Air Resources Board (CARB) • casting

numbers • country of origin

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • gross axle

weight rating (GAWR) • gross vehicle weight rating

(GVWR)

model year (MY) • tier 1 • tier 2

vehicle emissions control information (VECI) • vehicle

identification number (VIN)

KEY TERMS:

is the driver’s side

Front and Rear The proper term for the back portion of any 

vehicle is rear (ex: left rear tire)

Figure 16–1 Typical vehicle identification

number (VIN) as viewed through the

windshield.

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A vehicle safety certification label is attached to the left side pillar post of the left front door. It indicates month and year of 

manufacture as well as:

VIN Year Chart (pattern repeats every 30 years.)

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NOTE: A battery­powered electric vehicle charged from the power grid

will still be up to 10 times cleaner than even the cleanest gasoline vehicles over their respective lifetimes.

NOTE: Numbers in parentheses are 100,000-mile standards for LEV I, and 120,000-mile

standards for LEV II NMOG means non-methane organic gases, which includes alcohol

CO means carbon monoxide NOX means oxides of nitrogen Data compiled from

California Environmental Protection Agency—Air Resource Board (CARB) documents.

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Table 16–1 LEV standard Categories

Table 16–2 California LEV II 120,000-Mile Tailpipe Emissions Limits

NOTE: The bin number is determined by the type

and weight of the vehicle The highest bin allowed

for vehicles built after January 1, 2007, is Bin 8.

Data compiled from the EPA.

Table 16–4 Air Pollution Score Table 16–3

EPA Tier 2—120,000-Mile Tailpipe Emission Limits

See these tables onPage 118 of your textbook

Figure 16–4 A typical computer calibration

sticker on the case of the controller The

information on the sticker is often needed

when ordering parts or a replacement

controller.

Figure 16–5 Engine block

identification number cast

into the block is used for

identification.

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