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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 28, 2015

NEWS RELEASE 15-05

CONTACT:

John Swanton
(916) 322-2990
john.swanton@arb.ca.gov

Yoshimura fined $90,000 for offering illegal “Cherry Bomb”
off-road aftermarket parts for sale in California

SACRAMENTO- The California Air Resources Board today announced
that Yoshimura Research & Development of America Inc. has agreed
to a mutual settlement totaling $90,000 to resolve violations of
the California Health and Safety Code related to the sales of
illegal off-road aftermarket performance parts in California.

Air Resources Board investigators discovered that Yoshimura sold
performance programmers for pollution controlled ATVs without
receiving an Executive Order exemption from California’s
anti-tampering laws. The device, known as the “Cherry Bomb,” was
sold for a number of years without any formal evaluation of its
impact on the emissions control capabilities of the vehicle on
which it was installed on.  

“Maintaining the integrity of the emissions control systems is an
important part of California’s clean air efforts, even for
systems installed on recreation and performance products,” said
ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. “We take seriously the failure
by any manufacturer to demonstrate that its product does not
reduce the effectiveness of the emissions controls installed by
the vehicle’s original manufacturer.” 
 
California law prohibits the sales, delivery or installation of
aftermarket parts that modify the original emissions control
systems of vehicles unless they are proven to not reduce their
effectiveness. Manufacturers of both on- and off-road aftermarket
and performance parts must follow a comprehensive evaluation
process to receive an Executive Order exemption from
anti-tampering laws prior to the sale or marketing of
modifications.

Yoshimura fully cooperated with ARB during its investigation and
resolution of this issue and production of the Cherry Bomb ended
in July 2012. The $90,000 penalty collected under the settlement
will be paid to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which
supports efforts to decrease air pollution through education and
the adoption of cleaner technologies. 

Modified off-road recreational vehicles that no longer meet
California's emission control requirements pose a significant
health threat to California residents. They create higher amounts
of smog-forming pollutants, which can then exacerbate respiratory
ailments and negatively affect other health conditions such as
shortness of breath, headaches, birth defects, cancer or damage
to internal organs. 




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