They have the emissions tested.
In the US, car owners are forced to have vehicles tested and repaired if needed to meet and maintain low emissions. Cars 25 years old or older are not required to be tested.
It will fail most tests if the light is on.
emission tests are when a car needs to be tested for how much toxic air the car is putting out.
Any Midas of Pep boys location you can get your car tested for free.
green and white for non-emissions sticker. and red and white for the emissions tested vehicle. source- own vehicles. 1993 chevy silverado and 2011 corvette.
U.S. state laws control automobile emissions testing, so the rules are quite varied. The states also change their laws frequently and there may be different rules for cars of different ages. The best resource for this information would be the official Web site of the state of interest. The requirement could be every year or every two or three. In some states older cars are required to be tested more frequently. Much of the time a test is required with any ownership change. Usually, any more, modern cars are exempt from emissions testing on the grounds that their design and onboard emissions control systems prevents them from producing excessive emissions.
As long as you keep the catalytic converters and other factory emissions controls, there should not be a problem. If your vehicle is older than what Virgina requires to be emissions tested, you may be able to remove the Catalytic Converter and other factory control equipment.
yes. all vehicles in the state of Pennsylvania have to be emission tested. unless the vehicle is driven under 5000 miles in a full year.
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Obviously they didn't "forget" to do the emissions test. They tested it and found out how much it would cost to repair the vehicle, so they sold it to you, claiming that they forgot. Talk to someone at the state regulating agency that oversees used care sales. If necessary, take them to small claims court.
You legally you need the entire exhaust system including a Catalytic converter that complies with Emissions laws of the state that you live in unless your car is 25 years or older. After 25 years you no longer need to have your emissions tested. So at that point you could basically drive around with no exhaust unless your causing noise complaints.