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DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment
ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits
Section 27204.
Universal Citation: CA Veh Code § 27204 (2018)
27204.
For the purposes of Section 27200, the following noise limits shall apply to any motor vehicle within the specified manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating and date of manufacture:
GVWR—Pounds | Date of Manufacture | Noise Limit—dbA |
Over 6,000 | after 1967 and before 1973 | 88 |
Over 6,000 | after 1972 and before 1975 | 86 |
Over 6,000 | after 1974 and before 1978 | 83 |
Over 8,500 | after 1977 and before 1982 | 83 |
Over 6,000 but not over 8,500 | after 1977 | 80 |
Over 8,500 but not over 10,000 | after 1981 | 80 |
Over 10,000 | after 1981 and before 1988 | 83 |
Over 10,000 | after 1987 | 80 |
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 274, Sec. 1.)
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