New Ram California DMV issues

Orcadrvr wrote:
I appreciate all the info. I am going to try and get in contact with a supervisor at DMV and see exactly what they need.
It takes forever to get an "appointment" at DMV; without it, you will stand in line for hours.
I only have 20 days to get it registered, so I need it to go right the first time.
I was born in California, but this place is basically nuts. If I can get the daughter and son in law to move with us (and grandkids!), we are gone!

You don't have to call anyone at DMV since odds are all they will tell you is to call the dealer and ask for the OBD drive setup cycle. You're making way too much out of absolutely nothing. Your on-board computer that holds the emission system information was wiped clean due to a dealer reset or the removal of the battery for too long. As a result there is no complete emission report in the chip at this time. Isn't that what they told you initially? All you have to do is do a basic, easy, simple as pie, less time than reading this thread drive cycle to set the chip and you would have been good to go in under an an hour after you wrote the initial post.

My neighbor has a similar (slightly older) truck like yours. I asked if he knew the drive cycle and this is what he does after a reset or he has the battery disconnected.
Start engine and idle with no load for about 3 minutes. Drive about 5 miles or 10 minutes between 35 - 45 mph. Stop and idle for another 3 minutes or so. Drive about 5 miles or 5 minutes at 50 -65 mph. Stop and idle for about another 3 minutes. Shut off engine for about 1/2 hour. Restart and the chip will now show ready with no emission faults. That is all he said it would have taken. Not hard is it?

As an FYI, in any jurisdiction in any state where emission are read through the OBD, you would have failed those as well since your chip was not ready for testing.