New Ram California DMV issues

dodge guy wrote:
I would make another call and ask some more questions. I can’t see why a brand new truck that meets California emissions need to be smog checked? That doesn’t even make sense!

I think it's because it wasn't sold by a CA dealer who certifies the CA emissions standards internally on their filings. Had the vehicle been bought out of state and delivered to a CA dealer for pickup, they could have had that dealer do the smog thing before pickup or if the dealer also held a CA license, they could still have done the filing.

This is not about the emissions as much as it's about a vehicle whose computer has not yet been fully cycled through the emissions sequence. Although what vehicle sold in the US hasn't had the cycle performed before shipment? Probably had the battery removed or the computer reset. Had they drove the vehicle back, it would had more than gone through all the stages. But being shipped meant it didn't have enough mileage to cycle through a computer that was cleared out.