Tampering With Noise Control System Prohibited - Suzuki VL800 Manual

TAMPERING WITH NOISE
CONTROL SYSTEM
PROHIBITED
Federal law prohibits the following
acts or the causing thereof; (1)
the removal or rendering inopera-
tive by any person other than for
purposes of maintenance, repair,
or replacement, of any device or
element of design incorporated
into any new vehicle for the pur-
pose of noise control prior to its
sale or delivery to the ultimate
purchaser or while it is in use, or
(2) the use of the vehicle after
such device or element of design
has been removed or rendered
inoperative by any person.
Among those acts presumed to
constitute tampering are the acts
listed below:
• removing or puncturing the
muffler, baffles, header pipes,
screen type spark arrester (if
equipped) or any other compo-
nent which conducts exhaust
gases
• replacing the exhaust system
or muffler with a system or
muffler not marked with the
same model specific code as
the code listed on the Motorcy-
cle Noise Emission Control
Information label, and certified
to appropriate EPA noise stan-
dards
• removing or puncturing the air
cleaner
cover, baffles, or any other
component
intake air.
Whenever replacing parts on your
motorcycle, Suzuki recommends
that you use genuine Suzuki
replacement parts or their equiva-
lent.
10-4
case, air cleaner
which conducts