--- title: New Jersey State Inspection Is Changing Starting This Summer 2016 description: Are you due for a New Jersey state inspection this summer? Requirements are changing so be prepared. image: https://www.deboersauto.com/hubfs/No%20inspection%20sticker.png --- [![KO_DeBoers_Insignia_LOGO_Final_01](https://www.deboersauto.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KO_DeBoers_Insignia_LOGO_Final_01.png?width=282&height=200&name=KO_DeBoers_Insignia_LOGO_Final_01.png) ![Copy of Deboers_LOGO_Final_01-01](https://www.deboersauto.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DeBoers%20Auto%20Logo%202018/Copy%20of%20Deboers_LOGO_Final_01-01.png?width=250&height=144&name=Copy%20of%20Deboers_LOGO_Final_01-01.png) ](https://www.deboersauto.com/) [![(973)529-836083 State Route 23 NorthHamburg, NJ 07419](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/354552/9a49b6ea-d33c-4ef3-b93b-8d71b1708c47.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/354552/9a49b6ea-d33c-4ef3-b93b-8d71b1708c47) [**](https://www.deboersauto.com/blog/new-jersey-state-inspection-is-changing-starting-this-summer-2016#tmpmodule_1568761248550301) ** ###### 2 min read # [New Jersey State Inspection Is Changing Starting This Summer 2016](https://www.deboersauto.com/blog/new-jersey-state-inspection-is-changing-starting-this-summer-2016) By [Bill DeBoer](https://www.deboersauto.com/blog/author/bill-deboer) on Jun 10, 2016 4:00:00 PM ###### Topics: [Expert Car Repair](https://www.deboersauto.com/blog/topic/expert-car-repair) [NJ State Inspection](https://www.deboersauto.com/blog/topic/nj-state-inspection) ![no inspection sticker sample](https://www.deboersauto.com/hubfs/No%20inspection%20sticker.png) If you own a car, you’re probably used to making biannual trips to a certified vehicle inspection center for emissions testing. Thanks to changes in [NJ state inspection](https://www.deboersauto.com/nj-state-inspection-facility) requirements, you may not need to do that** **this year. If the sticker on your car’s windshield indicates your vehicle is due for an inspection this summer, you need to be aware of some important changes to [New Jersey’s inspection](https://www.deboersauto.com/nj-state-inspection-facility-lp) policy before you head to your local service center. You may be one of many vehicle owners who discovers your car-related to-do list just became one item shorter. ### **What You Should Know about Changing New Jersey State Inspection Requirements** In the coming weeks, check your mailbox for a card from the DMV. The state recently decided to exempt a handful of vehicle classes from all future **New Jersey state inspections. **If you do receive a card confirming your car is exempt from inspections, keep the card in your glove box or wherever you store your proof of insurance. If you are stopped by a law-enforcement officer, simply show him the exemption card. Once your car is exempt, you’re free to scrape your current inspection sticker off of your windshield and discard it. ### **Vehicles That Will Be Exempt from New Jersey Inspection Requirements** Who can expect to receive an exemption card? Owners of vehicles that meet any of the following criteria are no longer subject to *New Jersey state inspection*requirements. - Vehicles with model years of 1995 or older that weigh less than 8,500 pounds (this weight limit covers most of the passenger cars and SUVs on the roads today) - Gasoline-powered passenger vehicles that are model year 2007 or older with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWRs) between 8,501 and 14,000 pounds (this includes three-quarter and one-ton trucks) - Gasoline-powered passenger vehicles that are model year 2013 or older with GVWRs exceeding 14,001 pounds. - Diesel-powered passenger vehicles that are model year 1996 or older with GVWRs of 8,500 or less. ### **![New Jersey state inspections may not be required for you.](https://www.deboersauto.com/hs-fs/hubfs/new-jersey-state-inspection-deboers-auto..jpg?width=500&name=new-jersey-state-inspection-deboers-auto..jpg)** ### **Other Changes to New Jersey’s Vehicle Inspection Program** New Jersey will continue to allow vehicle inspections at central inspection facilities and private  inspection facilities licensed to perform inspections, but there will be a few changes. The central inspection facilities will initially inspect only passenger-plated cars. However, passenger-plated cars can still receive their initial inspections at private facilities. If a passenger car fails its initial inspection, it will have to go to a private facility for re-inspection. Commercial vehicles not exempt from inspection will be required to be inspected, and re-inspected if required, at private facilities. ### ![New Jersey state inspection requirements are changing.](https://www.deboersauto.com/hs-fs/hubfs/new-jersey-state-inspection-deboers-auto.jpg?width=500&name=new-jersey-state-inspection-deboers-auto.jpg) If your vehicle still must be inspected biannually, DeBoer’s Auto Sales & Service can take care of that quickly and professionally. Our shop is licensed to perform New Jersey emissions inspections. [Contact us](https://www.deboersauto.com/contact-deboers-auto) to make an appointment or just stop by at your convenience. 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