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Clean Truck Check - What You Need To Know

2024 Clean Truck Check Requirements to Avoid DMV Registration Holds:

  1. Register in the Clean Truck Check Database: https://cleantruckcheck.arb.ca.gov/
    • Ensure that you use an email address when creating your account username
  2. Add all owned vehicles to the database and identify if they were owned in 2023
  3. Pay the $30/Vehicle Compliance Fee on the Clean Truck Check Website
    • Subject to a $0.90 Transaction Fee Per Vehicle
  4. Download, print and present your Clean Truck Check Compliance Certificate to your local DMV to retain your vehicle registration

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

  1. Is the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program in Effect this year?
    • Per CARB there is no PSIP requirement in 2024 as this program sunsets with the new CTC program
  2. Do I have to perform an OBD or OVI test on my vehicle this year?
    • No, Per CARB testing does not start until January 2025
    • You can submit a test as early as 90 days prior to the due date. For Example, if your vehicle Compliance Expiration is 1/1/2025, you can submit a test as early as 10/1/2024
  3. What Vehicles does this Program apply to?
    • This program applies to Diesel and Alternative Fuel vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 14,000 lbs. or greater, including Motorhomes and Agricultural Vehicles
  4. Are Any Vehicles Exempt?
    • Yes, Zero-tailpipe-emission trucks, Military tactical vehicles, Authorized emergency vehicles, Motorhomes registered outside of California, Vehicles operating under an experimental permit, Historical vehicles, Gasoline vehicles
  5. Is there any reason my vehicle would need to submit a test in 2024?
    • Yes, if you received a Notice to Submit to Testing (NST) from CARB
    • This means they identified your vehicle as a high emitter not following current emission regulations in the state of California

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Find out More on the CARB FAQ Website: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/clean-truck-check-faq-0

2025 Clean Truck Check Requirements and Beyond:

Testing Frequency Starting in January 2025

    • OBD-equipped vehicles: 2 times per year, increasing to
      4 times per year after 3 years.
    • Non-OBD equipped vehicles: 2 times per year.
    • Agricultural vehicles and California registered
      motorhomes: Once per year.

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Find out More on the CARB Clean Truck Check Website: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/CTC

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