Title 40

SECTION 80.59

80.59 General test fleet requirements for vehicle testing.

§ 80.59 General test fleet requirements for vehicle testing.

(a) The test fleet must consist of only 1989-91 MY vehicles which are technologically equivalent to 1990 MY vehicles, or of 1986-88 MY vehicles for which no changes to the engine or exhaust system that would significantly affect emissions have been made through the 1990 model year. To be technologically equivalent vehicles at minimum must have closed-loop systems and possess adaptive learning.

(b) No maintenance or replacement of any vehicle component is permitted except when necessary to ensure operator safety or as specifically permitted in § 80.60 and § 80.61. All vehicle maintenance procedures must be reported to the Administrator.

(c) Each vehicle in the test fleet shall have no fewer than 4,000 miles of accumulated mileage prior to being included in the test program.

[59 FR 7813, Feb. 16, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 36962, July 20, 1994]

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