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GENERAL INFORMATION
SERVICING THE HONDA
U.S.A.
Only
Maintenance,
replacem ent
or
repair
of
the
emission
control
devices
and systems
may be
performed
by
any
ATV
repair
establishment or
individual using
parts
that are "certified
"
to EPA
standards.
PROHIBITED ACTIONS
The
following
prohibitions apply
to
everyone with
respect to the
engine's
emission control
system.
You may not
remove
or
disable
any device or
element of design that may
affect
an
engine's emission
levels.
This
restric-
tion
applies before and after
the
engine
in
placed
in
service.
NOISE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (Except U type)
TAMPERING WITH
THE NOISE
CONTROL SYSTEM
IS
PROHIBITED:
State laws
prohibit,
or Canadian provincial laws
may
prohibit the following acts or the causing
thereof:
(1
)
The removal
or
rendering
inoperative 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 purpose 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 aher such device or
element
of
design has been removed
or rendered inoperative
by
any
person.
AMONG THOSE ACTS PRESUMED TO
CONSTITUTE
TAMPERING ARE
TH
E FOLLOWING ACTS:
1.
Removal
of,
or
puncturing the muffler,
baffles,
header pipes
or
any other
component
which
conducts
exhaust
gases.
2.
Removal
of,
or
puncturing
of any part of
the intake system.
3.
Lack
of proper
maintenance.
4.
Replacing any moving parts of the
vehicle,
or
parts
of the exhaust or intake
system,
with parts other
then
those
speci-
fied by
the
manufacturer.
NOISE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (U type only)
TAMPERING WITH
THE NOISE
CONTROL
SYSTEM
IS
PROHIBITED:
law
may
prohibit:
(1)
The removal
or
rendering
inoper-
ative 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 purpose 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
aher such
device or element of design
has
been
removed
or rendered
inoper-
ative by any
person.
FUEL PERMEATION EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (After '07)
This
AlV complies with
the
Fuel Permeation
Emission Control regulations
of
the
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA),
the California Air
Resources Board
(CAR
B),
and
Environment
Canada.
The
fuel tank,
fuel hoses, and
fuel
vapor
charge hoses used on
this
AlV incorporate
fuel
permeation control
technologies.
Tampering with the
fuel tank, fuel
hoses,
or fuel vapor charge
hoses to reduce
or defeat
the
effectiveness of
the fuel
permeation
technologies is
prohibited
by
fed
-
eral
regulations.
REBUILT ENGINE
When you rebuild
the
engine including
a major
overhaul
in
which
you replace the engine's pistons
or
power
assemblies or
make other changes
that
significantly increase
the service life
of
the
engine,
the
vehicle will continue
to comply with
all
emissions
regulations
if
you:
-
Make
su re you are
technically qualified to
rebuild
the
engine and have the
proper tools
-
Use only Genuine
Honda parts
or equivalents
-
Make
sure to maintain all specifications as described in this Service
Manual
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