326 IAC 13-2.1-4 - Accepted aftermarket catalytic converters
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3; IC 13-17-5
Affected: IC 13-17
Sec. 4.
(a) A person
shall install an accepted aftermarket catalytic converter on a vehicle under
five (5) years and/or fifty thousand (50,000) miles if the converter is missing
or the commissioner has determined that the currently installed converter has
been damaged or is on a vehicle which has been subject to fuel switching, or on
a vehicle over five (5) years and/or fifty thousand (50,000) miles if such
replacement has been established and documented to the satisfaction of the
commissioner.
(b) A person shall
not install any aftermarket catalytic converter if a currently installed
original or equivalent converter is functioning properly. Only an original or
equivalent converter and not an aftermarket catalytic converter shall be
installed where the replacement is under recall or warranty or the vehicle is
returning from overseas use.
(c) A
person involved in the installation of an accepted aftermarket catalytic
converter shall retain copies of the following invoices and statements for two
(2) years:
(1) Invoice, including the
following:
(A) Customer's name and complete
address.
(B) Vehicle model, year,
make, and mileage.
(C) The reason
for replacement.
(2) Any
statements from the commissioner requiring replacement.
(d) A person involved in the installation of
an accepted aftermarket catalytic converter shall:
(1) retain the replaced converter for fifteen
(15) days after removal;
(2) mark
the replaced converter so it can be matched to the corresponding replacement
invoice and statement; and
(3)
maintain availability of the replaced converter for inspection during the
fifteen (15) day period.
(e) An accepted aftermarket catalytic
converter shall be installed in the same location as the original and with
other required converters, shall be the same type as the original converter
(oxidation, three (3) way, or three (3) way oxidation (dual-bed)), installed
only on vehicles as specified by the converter manufacturer, properly connected
to existing air injection components, and accompanied by a warranty card filled
in by the installer (if a new converter).
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