Safety Inspection Bulletins

2021

• Chart 1: Annually Inspected Vehicles
• Chart 2: Annually Inspected Vehicles with Temporary Registration
• Chart 3: Semi-annual Inspected Vehicles
• Chart 4: Motorcycle Inspections
  

• Fog Lamp and High Beam Use
• Headlight Aiming
• New Inspector ID Numbers

2020

Product Expiration Dates Update, May 2020

Product Expiration Dates Update, March 2020

New Campaign Inspection Stickers
Online Inspection Sticker Orders
Ordering Inspection Stickers by Mail
Emissions Inspection Sticker Serial Numbers

2019 

• Rust within the Regulations
• Beneath the Vehicle Inspection
• Station Online Access
  

• Policy Statement on LED Lighting
• Sticker Security
• Pulsating Stop Lamps
  

2017

• Ordering Inspection Stickers
• Tracking Inspection Sticker Orders
• Inspection Sticker Fees
• Headlight Aiming
  

• Fee Adjustment for Certificates of Inspection
  

• Elimination of Semiannual Inspections of Heavy Trucks

2016

• Elimination of Registration Stickers
• Online Registration Renewal Process
  

• Removal of Safety Inspector Recertification Exemption
• Inspector Appeals in Court of Common Pleas
• Inclusion of Monetary Penalties
• Removal of Semiannual Inspections of Heavy Trucks
  

• Issuance of “Bi” Annual Inside Inspection Stickers
• Ordering Inspection Stickers
• Tracking Inspection Sticker Orders
• Inspection Sticker Fees
  

• Inspections for Autocycles
  

• Process to Secure New Safety Inspector Credentials
• Enhanced Vehicle Safety Inspections
• Tire Stretching

• Safety Inspection Recertification Deployment

• Elimination of Registration Stickers
  

• Announcement: Safety Inspector Recertification

2015

• Ordering Inspection Stickers/Fees
  

• Announcement: Fee Adjustment for Certificates of Inspection
  

• Announcement: Inspector Credentials
• Clarification: Modified Vehicle Titling Procedure

2014

• Inspection Sticker pick-up (delivery) at the Riverfront Office Center dealer counter
  

• Update: Discontinuance of Dealer Counter Service for Processing Certificates of Inspection Orders 
  

• Update: Ordering Inspection Stickers
• Update: Vehicle Equipment and Safety Regulations
  

• Update: Price Adjustment for Certificates of Inspection
  

• Update: Vehicle Equipment and Inspection Regulations Manual
• Update: Vehicle Emissions Regulations Manual
• Update: Proof of Insurance
  

• Update: Fuel Types
• Update: Vehicle Equipment and Safety Regulations
• Update: New Appointment Process
• Update: Enhanced Inspection Process
• Update: Emission Testing for Vehicles with a GVWR Over 8500 Pounds
• Update: Salvage Certificates on Theft Vehicles

2013

1. General Provisions
2. Official Inspection Station Requirements
3. Certificate of Inspection
4. Schedule of Penalties and Suspensions
5. Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
6. Medium and Heavy Trucks, Buses and School Buses
7. Recreational, Semi and Utility Trailers
8. Motorcycles
9. Motor-Driven Cycles and Motorized Pedacycles
10. Street Rods, Specially Constructed and Reconstructed

• Headlight Aiming
• Record Keeping
• Odometer Repair and Replacement 
  

• Update: Ordering Inspection Stickers
• Update: Illegible License Plates
• Update: Use And Display Of Illuminated Signs
• Update: County Of Residence For Emissions Testing
• Update: Blue Dot Illumination
• Update: Vehicle Inspection Personnel Changes

2012

• Enrollment Required for Emissions and/or E-Safety Stations
• Ordering Inspection Stickers
• Emissions Message on Vehicle Registration Credentials
  

• New Program Manager For Emissions Inspection and e-Safety Programs 
  

• Change to Definition of Motorcycle ACT 129 of 2011

2011

• Low Speed Vehicles
• License Plate Reissuance
  

• PennDOT offers free replacement Driver License and Motor Vehicle products and extensions to flood victims
  

• Fog Lights And Auxiliary Driving Lights
• Rust
• Rusted/Pitted Brake Rotors
• Coordination of Registration and Inspection
• Reporting Station Changes
• License Plate Reissuance 

2010

• Partially peeling inspection stickers
• Motorcycle handlebars
• Motorcycle inspection periods
• Penalties for bad checks
• Signing inspection sticker requisitions
• Reporting station changes
• Inspection regulations available online

2009

• Delivery of Inspection Stickers
  

• Illegible License Plate Reissuance Program Q&As
• Inspection/Registration Coordination Reminder
• Headlight Aiming
• Affixing Safety Inspection Stickers on Vehicles Requiring Emissions Inspection
  

• Registration Plate Re-Issuance
• Registration Plate Re-Issuance Fact Sheet (Illegible Registration Plate Replacement)

2008

• Issuance of "bi" annual inside inspection stickers
• Ordering Inspection Stickers
• PennDOT’s e-SAFETY Program
  

• Changes in inspection sticker ordering procedures
  

• Changes Affecting Stations
• Semi-Annual Inspection for Vehicles with Combination Weights
• Safety Inspection Record Keeping
• Inspection Mechanic Renewal Applications
• PennDOT’s e-SAFETY Program

2007

• School Bus Exhaust Systems
• Automatic Brake Adjuster Advisory

2006

• Update regarding the establishment of enhanced inspection
• Stations to conduct inspection of reconstructed vehicles

2005

• Issuance of "bi" annual inside stickers
• Ordering inspection certificates (stickers)
• Inspection requirements for certain trailers
  

• Inspection sticker orders through the mail
• Authorized agents for receiving inspection stickers
• Changes affecting an inspection station
• MV-426 Applications 
  

• Shipping and handling charges for inspection sticker orders
  

• Coordination of registration and inspection no longer required
• Changes in Street Rod inspection criteria

2004

• Change in inspection sticker delivery service
• What to do if you do not receive your sticker order
• Emissions inspection reminder
  

• Revised Table of Contents
• Revised Subchapter C
• Revised Subchapter F
  

• Insurance Law Fact Sheet
• MV-431, MV-431S and MV-480 Inspection Record Sheets
• Visual Anti-Tampering Inspection During Safety Inspection
• Verification of Inspection Mechanic Licenses
  

• Motorcycle Handle Bars
• Inspection Expiration Charts
• Expirations on the Back of Inspection Stickers

2003

• Planned changes in the emissions and safety inspection programs

2002

• New certified mechanic cards, MV-439 (11/01)
• Telephone listings
• New MV-426B (application for reconstructed or specially constructed vehicle)

2001

• Ignition interlock devices 

• Reconstructed and specially constructed vehicles