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Motorhomes registered in other states do not have to do any of this, but if they are licensed and registered commercial; as I read it they do have to be compliant.

Can you provide a link to this information? From what I've found in the link above, even outside motorhomes have to be compliant by some time next year.


Jack, that's a bummer about your nephew, but now we all know who to call for 60 series parts.

I’m going through this process right now and it looks like I didn’t have the most current information… Sorry to get anyone’s hopes up. Based on what the link above says, Motorhomes for private use that older than 2013 and don’t have OBD system do not have to be brought up to 2010 standards. That is only for commercial trucks and busses. Your motorhome will have to have an opacity (smoke) test and visual inspection to make sure you haven’t modified the original emissions equipment that was available for the year of your coach. The best I can tell is the test is pretty much the same as if it were a diesel pickup.

You have to register your motorhome here:
https://.cleantruckcheck.arb.ca.gov.

Then after you register and pay the fee. They will send you emails from time to time letting you know your status and when it’s time to have your vehicle inspected.

New issue for me… I just received an email from the CTS-VIS that says that the California DMV doesn’t show that my motorhome is a verified motorhome? So even though my title and registration says it’s a motorhome some how that’s not enough. What a bunch of BS! Once I find out what that’s about I’ll let you know.

Update: 10/9 I received a response email after I contested their claim that our Newell coach is not a "Bus" as they had listed it. I said DMV shows that it is a motorhome on both my title and registration and Newell builds motorhomes (coaches) not buses, and it even says so in the link you provided! They responded " Our apologies, DMV does confirm that it is a motorhome and Newell show's that it's a motorhome so disregard this email and we will resolve the issue internally with our technical group... Yeah, that's what I thought!

Now I have to have it emission tested once a year at an approved test facility.