New Ram California DMV issues

Orcadrvr wrote:
I bought it from Dave Smith in Idaho, and could not have had a better buying experience!

Except for the fact that he did not register it in CA.

Too bad this question was not asked in advance. Yes the CA-DMV is very attuned to people trying to avoid sales tax, smog, registration fees and all the rest with people buying out of state and immediately bringing it in. Not saying you are trying to circumvent anything but many are and so it becomes a big PITN at the DMV.

I would contact the DMV and ask for a special inspection center that can handle this properly. You should not be leaving the inspection center with questions.

I had my CA smog license about 30 years ago and it has only gotten more complex.

Generally new vehicles do not require a smog check so the error could be that the standard machine is just saying the vehicle is too new. May need to wait four years... Or possibly you need a minimum number of miles for the computer to fully adjust to your driving. This can happen when the computer has required a reset from repairs and possibly from just being new. If you had driven it in from ID it would have plenty of starts and miles to be ready. Drive it two weeks and try again but you may still come up empty with a standard inspection station.