Ashok Leyland is the first company in India to receive the On Board Diagnostic II certification for BS IV-compliant commercial vehicle engines for selective catalytic reduction (SCR), exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and CNG technologies. The entire certification process from start to finish was completed in a record time.
OBD II certification will be a legislative mandate from April 1 next as part of the BS IV regulations on all commercial vehicles that have come into force.
“This is one more triumph of innovative Indian engineering”, is how Mr. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, described the achievement. “With the introduction of stricter emission norms, there is a greater need for more sophisticated emission control technologies. While passenger car companies had a learning curve by graduating from OBD I to OBD II levels, we had the tougher task of going directly for OBD II certification, and for having achieved it across all three technologies is why this is such a significant achievement for us.”
OBD is a system which detects failures that adversely affect emissions and illuminates a dashboard light known as the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) to warn the driver of the fault. OBD that aids diagnosis and repair of complex electronic engine controls and helps keep emissions low by early identification of controls that need repair is a life-long solution for the vehicle, while from an industry perspective it encourages the design of durable emission control systems.
Mr. Dasari added: “This is one more important step in our endeavor to offer value-added services to our customers to help enhance their business and profitability.”