40 CFR § 205.157-3 - Configuration identification.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s205.157-3"
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title: "40 CFR § 205.157-3 - Configuration identification."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "205.157-3"
section_name: "Configuration identification."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "205"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT NOISE EMISSION CONTROLS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 6, 10, 11, 13, Pub. L. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234 (42 U.S.C. 4905, 4909, 4910, 4912)."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 15544, Apr. 13, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "205"
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# 205.157-3 Configuration identification.

(a) A separate vehicle configuration shall be determined by each combination of the following parameters:

(1) Exhaust system (engine): (i) Mufflers; (ii) expansion chambers; (iii) spark arrestors; and (iv) other exhaust system components.

(2) Air induction system (engine): (i) Intake muffler; (ii) intake ducting; and (iii) air cleaner element.

(3) Vehicle drive train: (i) Chain; and (ii) shaft.

(4) Transmission gear ratio: (i) Standard transmission; and (ii) automatic transmission.

(5) Cooling system configuration: (i) Natural air cooled; (ii) liquid cooled; and (iii) forced air cooled.

(6) Category parameters listed in § 205.157-2.

(b) [Reserved]