19A N.C. Admin. Code 3D.0541

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 03D .0541 - EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROLS

(a) An exhaust emission shall not be approved if the vehicle is a 1968-year model or newer and any of the visible emission control devices placed thereon by the manufacturer are missing, disconnected, made inoperative, or as set forth in G.S. 20-128(d) have been altered without approval of the Department of Environmental Quality.

(b) If the unleaded gas restrictor on a vehicle manufactured after model year 1967 has been altered or removed a new or reconditioned catalytic converter and unleaded gas restrictor must be replaced before the vehicle shall pass inspection.

(c) An exhaust system shall not be approved if:

(1) the vehicle has no muffler or other exhaust system of the type installed at the time of manufacture or does not operate as designed by the vehicle manufacturer;

(2) the muffler, exhaust, or tail pipes have leaking joints;

(3) the exhaust or tail pipes have holes, leaking seams, or leaking patches on muffler;

(4) the tail pipe end is pinched;

(5) the exhaust system is equipped with muffler cut-out or muffler by-pass; or

(6) any part of the system passes through the passenger compartment.

19A N.C. Admin. Code 03D .0541

Authority G.S. 20-2; 20-39; 20-128; 20-183.3(a)(9);
Eff. October 1, 1994;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2021.

Authority G.S. 20-2; 20-39; 20-183.3(9);
Eff. October 1, 1994.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 36, Issue 09, November 1, 2021 effective 10/1/2021.