New Ram California DMV issues
Just took delivery of a brand new 2018 Ram 3500 Laramie Diesel, which I really like. I bought it from Dave Smith in Idaho, and could not have had a better buying experience! However, California DMV ...
Forum Discussion
ktmrfs wrote:
virtually all vehicles sold in the U.S. today are certified to california emissions standards regardless of which state they are shipped to. Not sure why it would require any additional testing as a new vehicle if it was CA emissions certified.
If the emissions sticker shows CA certified, all they are doing is making sure the computer shows ready. (a plug in wait a few seconds, unplug and bye bye). A dealer could have done this also and provided the paperwork, but it appears this vehicle was sold with considering that. It could have been because the computer was reset or the battery was disconnected causing the computer to wipe out a clean emissions report, or it could have been ready but the battery was disconnected during shipment to the buyer wiping out the emissions settings.
Too much is being made of the "test" when often these test are nothing but checking for emission fault codes. I know many who failed AZ emissions testing because their RV was in storage with the chassis battery disconnected and they didn't drive it long enough to set the computer before they wizzed over to emissions for testing just to fail.
