California Air Resources Board

Hotbodies Racing, Inc. Case Settles for $3,750

In January 2015 Hotbodies Racing Inc. (Hotbodies) of Poway, California agreed to pay $3,750.00 in penalties for violating the California Vehicle Code. Investigation by Enforcement Division staff discovered that Hotbodies was marketing and selling non-ARB exempted aftermarket parts in California. California Vehicle Code section 27156(c) provides that “No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise any device intended for use with, or as a part of, any required motor vehicle pollution control system which alters or modifies the original design or performance of any such motor vehicle pollution control device or system.” Devices or systems described in this section of the Vehicle Code must be exempted by ARB to be marketed in California. Hotbodies agreed to settle this case for the sale and offering for sale of non-ARB exempted aftermarket parts in California for $3,750.00

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