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Notice to customers purchasing and installing aftermarket catalytic converters on vehicles licensed in the State of California:

CALIFORNIA EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR NEW AFTERMARKET CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (effective January 1st, 2009) state the following requirements must be met before installing aftermarket catalytic converters on vehicles licensed in the State of California:

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

Installers of CARB exempted new aftermarket catalytic converters shall adhere to the following requirements for proper installation. Installers MAY NOT install a new aftermarket catalytic converter in a vehicle unless ALL of the following conditions are met:

(A) The vehicle is specifically included in the vehicle application list for which the new aftermarket catalytic converter has been exempted;

(B) The vehicle is more than 7 years old or has more than 70,000 miles on its odometer;

(C) The vehicle is beyond the coverage of the OEM catalyst warranty period (which can vary from 7 years or 70,000 miles to as high as 15 years or 150,000 miles).* Installers may reference the vehicle owner’s manual/warranty booklet or contact the vehicle manufacturer or its representative to verify the applicable OEM catalyst warranty;

(D) The vehicle has a legitimate need for replacement of the existing converter that has been established and documented by the installer on the repair invoice. If the OEM converter is present, the installer must make a determination that it is not functioning properly before acting to replace it;

(E) The exempted new aftermarket catalytic converter is installed in the same location as the OEM catalytic converter it is designed to replace. The front face of the installed catalytic converter shall be no more than three inches further upstream or downstream in the exhaust from where the front face of the OEM catalytic converter was located. The installation may not alter the location, position, or orientation of oxygen sensors upstream and downstream of the catalytic converter(s);

(F) The exempted new aftermarket catalytic converter is installed on a one-for-one
catalytic converter (not substrate) basis;

(G) The exempted new aftermarket catalytic converter is installed with all other required catalytic converters (no consolidation of catalytic converters, nor addition of extra catalytic converters is allowed); and

(H) A warranty card has been filled out by the installer, signed by the customer, attached to the repair invoice, and a copy returned to the manufacturer.

Installers shall keep documentation regarding the installation of the new aftermarket catalytic converters including all of the above information. This documentation shall be made available to ARB or its representative as provided for in title 13, section 2222(b)(8). All such records shall be maintained for four years from the date of sale or installation of the catalytic converter.

IMCO California Catalytic Converter Warranty Information:

International Muffler Company (IMCO) warrants that its CARB exempted catalytic converters are free from defects in materials or workmanship and have been designed and manufactured to meet CARB emission reduction requirements for 5 years or 50,000 miles, including MIL light illumination due to catalyst fault code, when the vehicle is properly maintained. The external converter bodies, including end tubes, are warranted separately against corrosion and defective welding for a period of 5 years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first. This warranty is extended only to retail customers who properly install, or have installed, the converter on a vehicle for which it is catalogued and have maintained said vehicle in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s specifications. For full details of our limited warranty, please see the warranty registration form included with every CARB exempt aftermarket catalytic converter.

* The actual manufacturer’s catalyst warranty period for an individual vehicle is listed in the vehicle’s owner’s manual and/or warranty booklet. Examples of current warranty periods include seven years and 70,000 miles, eight years and 80,000 miles, and 15 years and 150,000 miles, depending on the vehicle.

IMCO Warranty Registration Form

This form should be filled out completely at the time of installation and signed by the installer and the vehicle owner. The owner shall keep the original copy. A second copy is provided for the installer to keep for his records. The third copy should be mailed to the manufacturer (postage paid via business reply mail).

IMCO will honor a converter warranty claim for full replacement value, including parts and labor, provided such claim is made at an authorized dealer and is accompanied by the vehicle owner’s copy of the complete warranty registration and original proof of purchase. If a warranty claim is related to emission performance, proof of failure of an emission test (test results) on a properly maintained vehicle should be provided.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER SAFETY STATEMENT

The catalytic converter manufactured by IMCO will not, in their operation function, or malfunction result in any unsafe condition endangering the motor vehicle, its occupants or persons or property in close proximity to the vehicle.

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