Register Your Salvaged Vehicle With Brake And Lamp Certification

Posted by Smog-Latino on October 19th, 2019

The California State Brake and Lamp inspection may be needed for several reasons. The most common among all is the registration of a salvaged vehicle, clearance of an enforcement document, or inspections required by the state for certain or all vehicles such as ambulance and taxis.

A brake and lamp certification is necessary to make sure that a vehicle is in a safe driving position and operates properly on the road. Brake and light inspections are required anytime an automobile is being issued a retitled, which includes after a car accident or vehicle theft.

The inspection usually takes about two hours to perform and after the inspection is successfully completed you will be issued with a brake and lamp certification Register Your Salvaged Vehicle With Brake And Lamp Certification which you can present to the Department of Motor Vehicle(DVM).

All braking hardware components must be present, installed correctly, and in working order. There shouldn't be any signs of leakage in the hydraulic system, this includes a master cylinder, wheel cylinders, calipers, valves, lines & connections. Warning lamps. They must glow when they are supposed to glow and be off when they are supposed to be off.

During the lighting system portion of the inspection, the vehicle’s lighting system is inspected for the correct equipment as well as its functionality. All the original lighting equipment that was installed at the factory must be functioning properly and have no cracked or missing lenses or fixtures.

Any aftermarket light equipment installed or fixtures on the vehicle must be DOT approved. Not only must all of the originally installed exterior lights function properly but the interior lights must work well such as the high beam indicator, turn signal indicator, and the dash illumination lights.

The brake system portion of the test involves removing all of the vehicle’s wheels for a thorough brake inspection. Once the wheels of the vehicles are removed the brake shoes and brake pads are inspected for thickness.

The linings of the wheel need to be above 1/32” for bonded linings and 1/64” or more for riveted linings to pass. All the drums and rotors are measured for thickness and need to meet or exceed the manufacturer’s minimum thickness specifications. The hydraulic system of the vehicle is also inspected for any fluid leaks or abraded or cracked hoses. Any major safety concerns will also cause a failure to the test such as worn ball joints, tires showing cords and other suspension components.