About The NYVIP
New York State Inspection

Here are some common questions:

When and Where?
NYVIP are mandatory on December 1st, 2004 in all 53 counties of Upstate New York, and will serve 10 million vehicles per year Statewide, being inspected by 59,000 technicians in 11,500 inspection stations.

Why the change?
Federal Law, the Clean Air Act of 1990, requires a complete check of the Onboard Diagnostic (OBD) system that drives the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL). Repairing vehicles identified by the new OBD test will help reduce air pollution in our state.

New Inspection Procedures
NYVIP will retain the State’s safety inspection and the emissions control device tampering check, and will add an (onboard diagnostic) OBDII scan for all 1996 and newer model year light duty vehicles (8,500 lbs. GVW and under). Vehicles that are up to two model years old will continue to receive the Safety only inspection. Inspection stations will purchase NYVIP Units, enroll as a NYVIP station, be connected to the NYVIP network and receive maintenance services. NYVIP will offer training and re-certification for inspectors wishing to perform the mandatory emissions inspections.

For inspection stations, the automated PC-based NYVIP Unit will control the entire inspection process, from verifying inspector and station identity and license validity, to prompting inspectors through inspections and printing results, to managing the inventory and issuance of stickers (through a barcode identifier). During each inspection, the station PC will communicate real-time with SGS Testcom’s information management system, which is connected to the DMV mainframe registration database.