What motor vehicles are exempt from the OBDII and low-enhanced emissions inspection?
• Vehicles that are less than two model years old, or more than 25 model years old (for example, a 1986 model in 2011). • Electric-powered vehicles. • Motorcycles. • Vehicles that are registered as farm equipment or that have historical plates. Annual safety inspections are required for all vehicles that the law does not exempt. To learn more about safety inspections, read the DMV brochure, New York State Vehicle Inspection Program for Cars and Light Trucks. What emissions inspection is required if a gas-powered vehicle is not required to have the OBDII test and is not exempt from emissions inspection? A non-exempt vehicle that is not subject to the OBDII emissions inspection is subject to the low-enhanced emissions inspection. Can a station continue to conduct emissions inspections if the station does not participate in the NYVIP? No. To remain or become a NYSDMV-licensed public inspection station for light-duty vehicles (group 1A), a station must purchase the NYVIP equipment. An insp
