Regulation
40 CFR 1036.111 — Diagnostic and inducement requirements
Code of Federal Regulations
Overview
40 CFR 1036.111 specifies diagnostic and inducement requirements for heavy-duty engines, including reduced-power (derate) responses to certain aftertreatment or DEF-related fault conditions.
Connected evidence
Cases
Proposes to amend · CaseVerified primary
EPA heavy-duty inducement proposed rule (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-0728)EPA proposed amendments to heavy-duty diesel inducement provisions. Public hearing July 29–30, 2026. Written comments acProposed heavy-duty derate/inducement amendments.
Articles
Discussed in · ArticleVerified reporting
EPA's war on diesel is a national security issueFreightWaves · 2026-07-10Article analyzes the DEF-sensor derate under 40 CFR 1036.111.
Policy actions
Would repeal · Policy actionAnalysis
Eliminate unsafe on-road deratesAmend inducement provisions so that a sensor or aftertreatment fault cannot force reduced-power or shutdown conditions tWould repeal or narrow the specific derate provisions.
Operative language
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40 CFR 1036.111(b)-(c) · Open source
Heavy-duty engines must be equipped with diagnostic systems that detect malfunctions affecting the emission control system, and must implement operator-inducement responses (including reduced-power / derate strategies) when specified fault conditions persist.
Establishes: The on-road derate obligation for heavy-duty engines. Fault conditions the engine must respond to include DEF quality/quantity, NOx sensor malfunctions, and other aftertreatment faults.
Plain English: This is the specific regulation that causes trucks to lose power on-highway after certain faults. It is the direct target of EPA's 2026 inducement rulemaking (EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-0728).