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klutchdust
May 22, 2016Explorer II
Purchased mine in Minnesota and YES it was required to have a smog certificate before being registered in California. The chassis is an 08 Ford, the coach is an 09. California decided to change the year of my coach to an 08. Federal law states that "the finisher of a partial build determines the year of the vehicle" wasn't a big problem just more paperwork. When I transferred vehicles from NY to Ca. registration, the smog devices on my vehicles had to be accepted as is even though they were not as strict as Ca. standards. I think now all vehicles are the same but not back then.
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