california smog requirements?

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I Am looking at buying a class A diesel from Texas, can anyone tell me if I need to worry about california smog requirements?

executive45 · Answer

Any vehicle, diesel or gasoline, brought into California and registered for the first time are required to pass the California smog requirements. Every two years thereafter. So, yes, a valid smog certificate will be required. Of course that's making some assumptions as there are exemptions. Is the RV 1997 or newer? If yes, it's required. Is the GVWR 14,500 or less? If so, it's required.....Dennis

bob213 · Answer

Don't know about MH's but on my 2500 HD diesel it's a visual inspection only.  All parts must be there without modification.  They check for error codes and do a rap test for excessive smoke but really it's just a money mill.

rk911 · Answer

mjphelan wrote:I Am looking at buying a class A diesel from Texas, can anyone tell me if I need to worry about california smog requirements?a google search turned up this:Clicky

kayteg1 · Answer

Any diesel 1998 or newer require smog certificate. Coming out of state, or local doesn't matter. BUT ,, there are lot of exemptions. Vehicles with more than 14K gross are consider commercial and they don't require smog, while they fall under 20 years engine replacement rule. Than RV seems to be exempt to almost everything. I would call CA DMV and they have convenient call back feature, so you don't need to hold for 1 hr. Worse come to worse, you will have to get smog certificate, what is strictly formal in CA. No probe, no rolling, no engine reving. They plug OBD (if equipped) to check for codes and make sure the EGR and CATs are still there.Actually dealing with rare vehicle, they will open the engine compartment, try to make smart face and close it, letting you go in 2 minutes. They did that on my Mercedes diesel sedan.

cmeade · Answer

Previous posters are correct. May 2010 we bought new Ram 3500 megacab from Dave Smith Motors in Idaho and drove it home. Had to take it to smog station for visual and 3 full throttle accels while another tech watched for smoke. It had about 1100 mi on it. Test cost $85 and entered into DMV database. Unladen weight certificate, smog test, and tax and license later and got our license plates. We live in an exempt county so no 2 year tests required. We smog em when we sell em!!!!

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