Section 24011.3 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Vehicle Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 1.
24011.3
. (a) Every manufacturer or importer of new passenger
vehicles for sale or lease in this state, shall affix to a window or
the windshield of the vehicle a notice with either of the following
statements, whichever is appropriate:
(1) "This vehicle is equipped with bumpers that can withstand an
impact of 2.5 miles per hour with no damage to the vehicle's body and
safety systems, although the bumper and related components may
sustain damage. The bumper system on this vehicle conforms to the
current federal bumper standard of 2.5 miles per hour. "
(2) "This vehicle is equipped with a front bumper of a type that
has been tested at an impact speed of (here specify the appropriate
number) miles per hour, and a rear bumper of a type that has been
tested at an impact speed of (here specify the appropriate number)
miles per hour, resulting in no damage to the vehicle's body and
safety systems and minimal damage to the bumper and attachment
hardware. "Minimal damage to the bumper' means minor cosmetic damage
that can be repaired with the use of common repair materials and
without replacing any parts. The stronger the bumper, the less likely
the vehicle will require repair after a low-speed collision. This
vehicle exceeds the current federal bumper standard of 2.5 miles per
hour."
(b) The impact speed required to be specified in the notice
pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) is the maximum speed of
impact upon the bumper of the vehicle at which the vehicle sustains
no damage to the body and safety systems and only minimal damage to
the bumper when subjected to the fixed barrier and pendulum impact
tests, and when subjected to the corner impact test at not less than
60 percent of that maximum speed, conducted pursuant to Part 581 of
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) (1) A manufacturer who willfully fails to affix the notice
required by subdivision (a), or willfully misstates any information
in the notice, is guilty of a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each failure
or misstatement is a separate offense.
(2) A person who willfully defaces, alters, or removes the notice
required by subdivision (a) prior to the delivery of the vehicle, to
which the notice is required to be affixed, to the registered owner
or lessee is guilty of a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each willful
defacement, alteration, or removal is a separate offense.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Manufacturer" is any person engaged in the manufacture or
assembly of new passenger vehicles for distribution or sale, and
includes an importer of new passenger vehicles for distribution or
sale and any person who acts for, or is under the control of, a
manufacturer in connection with the distribution or sale of new
passenger vehicles.
(2) "Passenger vehicle" means, notwithstanding Section 465, a
motor vehicle subject to impact testing conducted pursuant to Part
581 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) "No damage" means that, when a passenger vehicle is subjected
to impact testing, conducted pursuant to the conditions and test
procedures of Sections 581.6 and 581.7 of Part 581 of Title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, the vehicle sustains no damage to the
body and safety systems.
(4) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) and
subdivision (b), "minimal damage to the bumper and attachment
hardware" means damage that can be repaired with the use of common
repair materials and without replacing any parts. In addition, not
later than 30 minutes after completion of each pendulum or barrier
impact test, the bumper face bar shall have no permanent deviation
greater than three-quarters of one inch from its original contour and
position relative to the vehicle frame and no permanent deviation
greater than three-eighths of one inch from its original contour on
areas of contact with the barrier face or impact ridge of the
pendulum test device, measured from a straight line connecting the
bumper contours adjoining the contact area.
(e) The notice required by this section may be included in any
notice or label required by federal law to be affixed to a window or
windshield of the vehicle.