California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.42.2 - Test Methods and Standards for the on-Board Diagnostic Inspection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Effective until
				  the implementation of subsection (c), Smog Check stations and Smog Check
				  technicians shall conduct tests and inspections in accordance with the Bureau's
				  BAR-97 Emissions Inspection System Specifications referenced in subsections (a)
				  and (b) of Section
				  3340.17. All applicable 1996 and
				  newer model-year spark ignition passenger vehicles and trucks under 14,001
				  Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) shall be given a test of the On-Board
				  Diagnostic (OBDII) systems. The OBDII test consists of a visual check of the
				  Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) and a functional test of the readiness
				  indicators and fault code retrieval system.
(b) Effective until the implementation of
				  subsection (c), model-year 1996 through 2000 vehicles having more than two (2)
				  incomplete emissions related readiness monitors, and vehicle model-years 2001
				  and newer having more than one (1) incomplete emissions related readiness
				  monitor shall fail the OBDII portion of the inspection. All vehicle model-years
				  1996 and newer having more than two (2) incomplete emissions related readiness
				  monitors shall fail the OBDII portion of the inspection.
(c) Starting on or after January 1, 2013, OBD
				  equipped vehicles shall fail the OBD inspection if any one of the following
				  conditions occurs as applicable to the vehicle:
(1) The vehicle's MIL does not illuminate
				  when the ignition is on and the engine is off;
(2) The vehicle's MIL illuminates
				  continuously or flashes with the engine running;
(3) The vehicle's OBD system reports the MIL
				  as commanded on;
(4) The vehicle's
				  OBD system reports a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC);
(5) The vehicle's OBD system data indicates
				  the system has not yet been sufficiently operated to determine the presence or
				  absence of a DTC;
(6) The vehicle's
				  OBD system does not communicate with the EIS or OIS;
(7) The vehicle's OBD system data is
				  inappropriate for the vehicle being tested;
(8) The vehicle's OBD system data does not
				  match the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or an Air Resources Board (ARB)
				  exempted OBD software configuration;
(9) The vehicle's OBD system reports
				  incomplete readiness monitor(s) as specified below:
(A) Gasoline-powered vehicles model-years
				  1996 through 1999 with more than one (1) incomplete monitor,
(B) Gasoline-powered vehicles model-years
				  2000 and newer with any incomplete monitors, excluding the evaporative system
				  monitor;
(C) Diesel-powered
				  vehicles model-years 1998 through 2006 with any incomplete monitors;
(D) Diesel-powered vehicles model-years 2007
				  and newer with any incomplete monitors, excluding the particulate filter system
				  monitor.