[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 31]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1051.135]

[Page 625-626]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1051_CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM RECREATIONAL ENGINES
AND VEHICLES--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart B_Emission Standards and Related Requirements
 
Sec.  1051.135  How must I label and identify the vehicles I produce?

    Each of your vehicles must have three labels: a vehicle 
identification number as described in paragraph (a) of this section, an 
emission control information label as described in paragraphs (b) 
through (e) of this section, and a consumer information label as 
described in Sec.  1051.137.
    (a) Assign each vehicle a unique identification number and 
permanently affix, engrave, or stamp it on the vehicle in a legible way.
    (b) At the time of manufacture, affix a permanent and legible 
emission control information label identifying each vehicle. The label 
must be
    (1) Attached so it is not removable without being destroyed or 
defaced.
    (2) Secured to a part of the vehicle (or engine) needed for normal 
operation and not normally requiring replacement.
    (3) Durable and readable for the vehicle's entire life.
    (4) Written in English.
    (c) The label must--
    (1) Include the heading ``EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION''.
    (2) Include your full corporate name and trademark. You may identify 
another company and use its trademark instead of yours if you comply 
with the provisions of Sec.  1051.645.
    (3) Include EPA's standardized designation for engine families, as 
described in Sec.  1051.230.
    (4) State the engine's displacement (in liters). You may omit this 
from the emission control information label if the vehicle is 
permanently labeled with a unique model name that corresponds to a 
specific displacement. Also, you may omit displacement from the label if 
all the engines in the engine family have the same per-cylinder 
displacement and total displacement.
    (5) State: ``THIS VEHICLE IS CERTIFIED TO OPERATE ON [specify 
operating fuel or fuels].''.
    (6) State the date of manufacture [MONTH and YEAR]. You may omit 
this from the label if you keep a record of the engine-manufacture dates 
and provide it to us upon request, or if you stamp the date on the 
engine or vehicle.
    (7) State the exhaust emission standards or FELs to which the 
vehicles are certified.
    (8) Identify the emission-control system. Use terms and 
abbreviations consistent with SAE J1930 (incorporated by reference in 
Sec.  1051.810). You may omit this information from the label if there 
is not enough room for it and you put it in the owners manual instead.
    (9) List specifications and adjustments for engine tuneups; show the 
proper position for the transmission during tuneup and state which 
accessories should be operating.
    (10) Identify the fuel type and any requirements for fuel and 
lubricants. You may omit this information from the label if there is not 
enough room for it and you put it in the owners manual instead.
    (11) State the useful life for your engine family if it is different 
than the minimum value.
    (12) State: ``S VEHICLE MEETS U.S. EPA REGULATIONS FOR [MODEL YEAR] 
[SNOWMOBILES or OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES or ATVs or OFFROAD UTILITY 
VEHICLES].''.
    (d) You may add information to the emission control information 
label to identify other emission standards that the vehicle meets or 
does not meet (such as California standards). You may also add other 
information to ensure that the engine will be properly maintained and 
used.
    (e) You may ask us to approve modified labeling requirements in this 
part 1051 if you show that it is necessary or appropriate. We will 
approve your request if your alternate label is consistent with the 
requirements of this part.

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    (f) If you obscure the engine label while installing the engine in 
the equipment such that the label will be hard to read during normal 
maintenance, you must place a duplicate label on the equipment. If 
others install your engine in their equipment in a way that obscures the 
engine label, we require them to add a duplicate label on the equipment 
(see 40 CFR 1068.105); in that case, give them the number of duplicate 
labels they request and keep the following records for at least five 
years:
    (1) Written documentation of the request from the equipment 
manufacturer.
    (2) The number of duplicate labels you send and the date you sent 
them.
    (g) Label every vehicle certified under this part with a removable 
hang-tag showing its emission characteristics relative to other models, 
as described in Sec.  1051.137.

[70 FR 40490, July 13, 2005]