{"id":257324,"date":"2024-10-24T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T22:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?post_type=dmv_handbook&#038;p=257324"},"modified":"2025-02-27T16:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:04:38","slug":"19-090-vehicle-safety-system-inspection-program","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/salvage-nonrepairable-junk-vehicles\/19-090-vehicle-safety-system-inspection-program\/","title":{"rendered":"19.090 Vehicle Safety System Inspection Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(<em>Business and Professions Code<\/em>, Sec. 9, Article 6.5 Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection, 9888.6, <em>Vehicle Code<\/em> \u00a711519)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Changes to DMV Virtual Clerk System (utilized by Business Partner Automation [BPA] Program participants) were implemented to allow an inquiry to the Department of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) Vehicle Safety System Inspection (VSSI) database. A link between Virtual Clerk System and BAR was established to verify VSSI certificate status when processing specified transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue to follow existing procedures in this chapter when reregistering vehicles that have been declared junk, salvage, or transactions requiring a VSSI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the below error messages are displayed in Virtual Clerk, BPA program participants should contact their First Line Service Provider (FLSP) for guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D447 BAR SAFETY SYSTEMS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE REQUIRED<br><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> Transactions may proceed if the D447 error message displays and RDF is selected.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Q023 CNA &#8211; SHORT TERM (BAR SAFETY SYSTEMS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Transactions impacted by the changes are limited to the following<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C10\/C11 \u2013 Revived Junk\/Revived Salvage (Original\/Clearing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F00\/F01 \u2013 Transfer of Registered Owner\/Revived Salvage with CA Title\/Clearing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Transactions completed with a valid VSSI will need to include a \u201c<em>BAR Inspection History<\/em>\u201d screen print in the clearing transaction (see Figure 1 below).\u00a0 One \u201cPASS\u201d VSSI <strong>must<\/strong> display a \u201cCertificate number\u201d on the BAR Inspection History screen print and replaces both the brake\/light certificates. VSSI test results can be found on the BAR website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bar.ca.gov\/inspection\"><strong>bar.ca.gov\/inspection<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Figure 1 \u2013 BAR Inspection History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BAR_Inspection_History-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BAR_Inspection_History-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BAR_Inspection_History-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BAR_Inspection_History-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BAR_Inspection_History-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BAR_Inspection_History-450x191.png 450w, https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BAR_Inspection_History.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paper certificates issued on and after September 28, 2024, will <strong>not<\/strong> be accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the originating transaction is dated on or before December 26, 2024, and a paper brake\/light certificate is presented, BPA participants must contact their FLSP for guidance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The VSSI Certificate exemption, due to distance from an inspection facility, is being discontinued. A Statement of Facts (REG 256) from an automotive repair shop attesting to the vehicle safety systems requirements, are <strong>no<\/strong> longer accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trailers with a manufacturer&#8217;s GVWR under 3,000 lbs. are exempt from VSSI requirements. BPA participants must contact their FLSP for guidance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VSSI history can be found on the BAR website: <strong>www.bar.ca.gov\/inspection<\/strong>. Key in the vehicle identification number (VIN) for the most accurate results; query using the vehicle license plate number is discouraged given that it can change. A &#8220;PASS&#8221; VSSI result must display a &#8220;Certificate number&#8221; on the BAR Inspection History screen print.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VSSI and Smog Inspection history can be found on the same weibste, however, each program and registration clearing requirements will vary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VSSI test results are <strong>not<\/strong> available (on the BAR website) for inspections completed the same day. However, VSSI inspection results can be verified electronically with the BAR query and are available immediately (upon inspection completion). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One &#8220;Pass&#8221; electronic VSSI certificate, issued by BAR, replaces both the brake and light certificates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":14524,"menu_order":19,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[595],"class_list":["post-257324","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-vehicle-industry-reg-procedures-manual"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>19.090 Vehicle Safety System Inspection Program - California DMV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/salvage-nonrepairable-junk-vehicles\/19-090-vehicle-safety-system-inspection-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"19.090 Vehicle Safety System Inspection Program - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Business and Professions Code, Sec. 9, Article 6.5 Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection, 9888.6, Vehicle Code \u00a711519) Changes to DMV Virtual Clerk System (utilized by Business Partner Automation [BPA] Program participants) were implemented to allow an inquiry to the Department of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) Vehicle Safety System Inspection (VSSI) database. 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