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902.101  Exhaust System
902.102  Tires
 

SUBPART B: OPERATIONAL STANDARDS
 

Section
902.120  Standards Applicable to all Passenger Cars and to Other Motor Vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 8,000 Pounds or Less
902.121  Standards Applicable to Motor Vehicles with GVW in Excess of 8,000 Pounds
902.122  Standards Applicable to Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles
902.123  Exception for Motor Carriers Engaged in Interstate Commerce with Respect to Operations Regulated Under the Federal Noise Control Act of 1972
902.124  Horns and Other Warning Devices
902.125  Tire Noise
 

SUBPART C: EXCEPTIONS AND COMPLIANCE DATES FOR PART 902
 

Section
902.140  Exceptions
902.141  Compliance Dates (Repealed)
 

     
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20474, effective November 1, 2018)

Section 902.120  Standards Applicable to all Passenger Cars and to Other Motor Vehicles with GVW of 8,000 Pounds or Less

a)  This Section applies to all passenger cars regardless of weight and to other motor vehicles with a GVW of 8,000 pounds or less, except motorcycles and motor driven cycles.
 
b)  Operation of a motor vehicle subject to this Section at any time under any conditions of highway grade, load, acceleration or deceleration must not exceed the following limits:
 
1)  On highways with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less, 74 dB(A), or 76 dB(A) when operating on a grade exceeding 3%, measured with fast meter response at 50 feet from the centerline of lane of travel;
 
2)  On highways with speed limits of more than 35 miles per hour, 82 dB(A), or 85 dB(A) if the vehicle is equipped with two or more snow or mud/snow tires, measured with fast meter response at 50 feet from the centerline of lane of travel.
 
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20474, effective November 1, 2018)

Section 902.121  Standards Applicable to Motor Vehicles with GVW in Excess of 8,000 Pounds

a a)  This Section applies to motor vehicles with a GVW in excess of 8,000 pounds.
 
b)  Operation of a motor vehicle subject to this Section at any time under any conditions of highway grade, load, acceleration or deceleration must not exceed the limits at 40 CFR 202.20(a), incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 900.106.
   
c)  Operation of a motor vehicle subject to this Section, powered by an engine with an engine speed governor, must not exceed the standard for operation under the stationary test at 40 CFR 202.21(a), incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 900.106.
 
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20474, effective November 1, 2018)

Section 902.122  Standards Applicable to Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles

        
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20474, effective November 1, 2018)

Section 902.123  Exception for and Standards Applicable to Motor Carriers Engaged in Interstate Commerce with Respect to Operations Regulated Pursuant to the Federal Noise Control Act of 1972

a)  This Part applies to motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce with respect to noise emissions regulated by federal standards. Motor carrier operations subject to this Part are excepted from Sections 902.101, 902.102 and 902.121.
 
b)  This Part applies to the operation of motor vehicles that have a GVWR or gross combination weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, and only when those motor vehicles are operated under the conditions specified in this Section.
 
c)  Except as provided in subsection (d), this Part applies to the total sound produced by motor vehicles when operating under the specified conditions, including the sound produced by auxiliary equipment mounted on the motor vehicles.
 
d)  This Part does not apply to auxiliary equipment that is normally operated only when the transporting vehicle is stationary or is moving at a speed of 5 miles per hour or less. Examples of this equipment include, but are not limited to, cranes, asphalt spreaders, ditch diggers, liquid or slurry pumps, air compressors, welders, and refuse compactors.
 
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20474, effective November 1, 2018)

   
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20474, effective November 1, 2018)

a)  The standards and limitations of this Part do not apply to:
 
1)  Any vehicle moved by human or animal powers;
 
2)  Any vehicle moved by electrical power;
 
3)  Any vehicle used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;
 
4)  Any farm tractor;
 
5)  Any antique vehicle, if licensed under Section 3-804 of the Illinois Vehicle Code [625 ILCS 5/3-804];
 
6)  Any snowmobile subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 905;
 
7)  Any special mobile equipment;
 
8)  Any vehicle while being used lawfully for racing competition or time racing events; and
 
9)  Any lawn care maintenance equipment.
 
b)  Section 902.102 does not apply to any person who can show that a tread pattern as described in that Section was the result of wear and that the tire was not originally manufactured or newly retreaded with such a tread pattern.
 
c)  The operational standards contained in this Part do not apply to warning devices or to emergency equipment and vehicles described in 40 CFR 202.12(e), incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 900.106; to snow plows when in operation; or to tactical military vehicles.
 
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20474, effective November 1, 2018)

(Source: Repealed at 42 Ill. Reg. 20474, effective November 1, 2018)

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