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Daihatsu engine

The AB

547 cc, inline two, SOHC, four stroke, carburetor. Built from April 1977 to April 1986.

AB, 20.6 to 21.3 kW

The models that carry it

Every truck and van with the AB.

Rebadges included. The lane is the one each chassis is in today, and each truck's own build date decides.

BuiltApril 1977 to March 1981
Bodytruck
In the 25 year road lane today
BuiltJune 1977 to March 1981
Bodyvan
In the 25 year road lane today
BuiltApril 1981 to April 1986
Bodytruckvan
In the 25 year road lane today

The newer lane

The AB and EPA.

No EPA nonroad certificate found

No mini truck family of this engine or its size appears in EPA certificate data in any model year.

No certificate names the AB or a family of its size, so a truck with it comes in only at 25.

A truck under 25 can come in only as governed off road equipment, and only if its engine family held an EPA nonroad certificate for that model year. No kei engine family was certified for mini trucks before model year 2010, so a truck built after 30 October 2001 and before model year 2010 has no federal door until its 25th birthday.

Small nonroad spark ignition engine certificatesEPA, read 28 October 2026

The door

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