Your car is one of the biggest investments of your life... and its safe and reliable operation is unparrelled.

Our vehicle safety inspection program helps make sure a vehicle meets the minimum standards for safe operation on public streets and highways.

A properly maintained vehicle is safer, performs better, uses fuel more efficiently and saves you, the potential owner or current owner money.

Brakes

• Brake pedal reserve - brake pedal must have 1/3 reserve.
• Brake pedal fade - brake must hold for one minute without fading.
• Power brake unit - check for damage.
• Brake master cylinder - check for leakage and proper fluid level.
• Disc brake pads - check condition.
• Drum brake linings - thickness of linings must be at least 1/16 inch on bonded linings or at least 1/32 inch over rivet head on riveted linings, with no loose or missing rivets or lining.
• Brake drums and/or rotors - check condition.
• Wheel cylinders and/or calipers - check for leakage.
• All brake lines and hoses - check for leaks, cracks, improper support, flattened, etc.
• Parking brake - check for components and function.
• Brake equalization - test vehicle for a straight stop without significant wheel pull.

STEERING, FRONT END, SUSPENSION, CHASSIS, FRAME, WHEEL FASTENERS

• Front end assembly - check condition.
• Steering wheel play - check for excessive freeplay.
• All steering linkage - check for tightness or binding, excessive wear and/or looseness in parts, including idler arm, center control arm, tie-rod ends, drag link ends, steering and pitman arms gear box, cross shafts, bushings, wheel bearings, steering column or steering wheel shaft mounting.
• Power steering - check operation, condition of belt, and for leakage.
• Shock absorbers - check shock mountings and for broken or missing shock absorbers.
• Springs and torsion bars - check for sagging or broken springs, or a broken, disconnected, missing or bent torsion or stabilizer bar.
• Chassis/frame - check for breaks, cracks, or severe rust at the suspension attachment points.
• Wheel fasteners - check for missing or broken parts.

Each Tire

• Tread depth - must be at least 2/32 inch when measured in two adjacent major tread grooves showing the most wear.
• Tire condition - check for any fabric break or cut over 1 inch, visible bumps, bulges or knots, and any restricted use designation on the tire.

Lights

• Headlights (low and high beam).
• Tail lamps.
• Stop lamps.
• Directional signals.
• Backup lights (1969 and newer).
• License plate lights.
• Hazard warning/four-way flasher (1966 and newer).
• Directional signal indicator.

Windshield And Other Glass

• Windshield - check for presence and condition.
• All windows - approved safety glass or rigid plastic and condition.

Windshield Wipers And Blades

• Wipers - check for presence and operation.
• Blades - check condition.

Horn

• Check mounting and operation.