Ram Trucks 2011 3500 - Warranty Manual - Manual (Page 28)

C. Tampering with Noise Control System Prohibited
Federal law prohibits 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 design has been removed or rendered inoperative
by any person.
Among those acts presumed to constitute
tampering are the acts listed below:
AIR CLEANER
• removal of the air cleaner;
• removal of the air cleaner filter element from the
air cleaner housing; or
• removal of the air ducting.
EXHAUST SYSTEM
• removal or rendering inoperative exhaust system
components including the muffler or tailpipe.
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM
• removal or rendering inoperative the fan clutch; or
• removal of the fan shroud.
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