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huh_phd t1_j9ghmp6 wrote

No.

Source: my nephew does inspections

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buddhamanjpb t1_j9gik0g wrote

"The dash board lights are most problematic.
A tire pressure light won't prevent the vehicle from failing inspection, but an ABS light or Airbag MIL would.
"It's just making it tougher for these people to get inspection stickers because of certain lights that are on in the car that aren't necessarily affecting anything in the car or emissions-related items," said Fine."
https://turnto10.com/news/local/rhode-island-cracks-down-on-vehicle-inspection-requirements#:~:text=A%20tire%20pressure%20light%20won,light%20or%20Airbag%20MIL%20would.

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techsavior OP t1_j9giwlo wrote

Replying to buddhamanjpb (#1,905,350)

I was hoping on some first- or second-hand experience in the matter.

I saw that article, and the editing is atrocious at WJAR - it makes the article unreadable at times. I wouldn’t trust anything they write.

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arrow_of_apollo t1_j9hfctl wrote

Went through inspection this last month with a dead TPMS sensor, passed no issue at a dealership. It's not a requirement and you can google and find the handbook for techs.

Depending where you go, someone may play fast and loose with it and try to get you to pay them to replace them saying you'll fail otherwise.

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noungning t1_j9i6mek wrote

I went to Carmax one year and they wouldn't even start because the TPMS light was on. They said they fail automatically when any dash light warning is on. So YMMV.

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dinofishz t1_j9i97zo wrote

My car with a faulty TPMS and a tire pressure light that’s perpetually on passed the state inspection on Monday.

When I called ahead of time to ask exactly your question, they told me a faulty TPMS won’t cause a fail at the moment, but there are efforts to add it to state inspection criteria in the future. (They also sent me an inspection report that highlighted the tire pressure dashboard light as being on, and I was spooked for a minute there, but when I went to pick up my car they laughed and said 90% of the cars they see would fail if dashboard lights were disqualifying)

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