Honda TRX420TE Owner's Manual page 228

Emission Control Systems
Noise Emission Control System
TAMPERING WITH THE NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS
PROHIBITED:
State laws prohibit, the following acts or the causing thereof: ( ) 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 ( ) the use of the vehicle after such device or element of 2
design has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.
AMONG THOSE ACTS PRESUMED TO CONSTITUTE
TAMPERING ARE THE 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 than those specified by the
manufacturer.
Fuel Permeation Emission Control System
This vehicle complies with the Fuel Permeation Emission Control
regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the
California Air Resources Board (CARB).
The fuel tank, fuel hoses, and fuel vapor charge hoses used on this
vehicle 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 federal regulations.
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