Deck 16: Vehicle Identification and Emission Ratings

Question 1

The passenger side is called the ________.

A)Left side
B)Right side
C)Either right or left side, depending on how the vehicle is viewed
D)Both A and B

Answer 1

Right side

Question 2

A vehicle with the engine in the front can be ________.

A)Rear wheel drive
B)Four wheel drive
C)Front wheel drive
D)Any of these

Answer 2

Any of these

Question 3

The vehicle identification number is how many characters long?

A)10
B)12
C)21
D)17

Answer 3

17

Question 4

The tenth character represents the year of the vehicle. If the tenth character is a "Y" what year is the vehicle?

A)2000
B)1998
C)2004
D)2002

Question 5

The first character of the vehicle identification number is the country of origin. Where was the vehicle built that has a "5" as the first character?

A)United States
B)Japan
C)Mexico
D)Canada

Question 6

The VECI label includes all of these EXCEPT ________.

A)Horsepower and torque rating of the engine
B)Spark plug tip and gap
C)Valve lash
D)Engine identification

Question 7

The vehicle safety certification label includes all of these EXCEPT ________.

A)VIN
B)GVWR
C)GAWR
D)Tire pressure recommendation

Question 8

What are the characters that are embedded in most engine blocks and are used for identification?

A)VIN
B)Julian date
C)Calibration codes
D)Casting number

Question 9

If the first character of the VIN is an "S," where was the vehicle made?

A)Mexico
B)England
C)Canada
D)United States

Question 10

Technician A says that the lower the Bin number is, the cleaner. Technician B says that SULEV has cleaner standards than ULEV. Which technician is correct?

A)Technician A only
B)Technician B only
C)Both technicians A and B
D)Neither technician A nor B

Question 11

Which character of the VIN indicates the engine code?

A)First
B)Eighth
C)Tenth
D)None of these

Question 12

Which character of the VIN indicates the year of the vehicle?

A)Eighth
B)First
C)Tenth
D)None of these

Question 13

The vehicle safety certification label includes ________.

A)Gross vehicle weight rating
B)VIN
C)Month and year of manufacture
D)All of these

Question 14

Where can emission hose routing information be found?

A)Vehicle safety certification label
B)VIN
C)VECI
D)None of these

Question 15

Where can the VECI label be found?

A)Under the hood near the fan shroud
B)Lower left corner of the windshield
C)Drivers door jam
D)None of these

Question 16

Which tier of emission standards is the least stringent?

A)Tier 1
B)Tier 2
C)Tier 3
D)None of these

Question 17

Which tier of emission standards became effective in 2009?

A)Tier 2
B)Tier 1
C)Tier 3
D)None of these

Question 18

Tier 1 standards ________.

A)Went into effect in 1994
B)May be different for cars and light trucks
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 19

Zero emission vehicles (ZEV) ________.

A)Produce zero tailpipe emissions
B)Are either electric or fuel cell powered
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 20

Vehicles with a bin number of 3 have ________ than vehicles with a bin number of 1.

A)The same emissions
B)More emissions
C)Less emissions
D)None of these

Question 21

Technician A says that calibration codes may be located on the PCM housing. Technician B says that some calibration codes must be accessed by a scan tool. Which technician is correct?

A)Technician A only
B)Technician B only
C)Both technicians A and B
D)Neither technician A nor B

Question 22

The best piece of information available to the technician for identifying an engine is the ________.

A)VECI label
B)VIN
C)Casting number
D)None of these

Question 23

The highest bin for vehicles built after January 1, 2007 is ________.

A)Bin 1
B)Bin 4
C)Bin 8
D)None of these

Question 24

The ________ the bin number, the cleaner the vehicle.

A)Lower
B)Higher

Question 25

What is TRUE of ULEV vehicles?

A)ULEV is a California standard emphasizing low HC emissions
B)They meet a higher standard than LEV vehicles
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 26

What is TRUE of ULEV II vehicles?

A)It has been certified under phase II standards
B)HC and CO levels are nearly 50% lower than LEV II vehicles
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 27

Which agency has the strictest emission standards?

A)SAE
B)CARB
C)EPA
D)None of these

Question 28

The VIN identification for model year follows a pattern that repeats every ________ years

A)12
B)30
C)24
D)None of these