Higher Safety Through Clearer Consumer Information
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Proposed Road Worthy Safety Inspection System

By David DeVeau

National Road Safety Vehicle Inspection System:

Sticker Intent: Use Of State Proven Safety Inspection Systems
Visual Inspections: Vehicle Meets All Minimum Safety Requirements
VIN Based Log-In: Vehicle Identification Number Listed Recall Connection


Definitions:

A Highest Priority FAIL is defined as a life threatening safety feature design failure and repair or part replacement must be performed for vehicle to remain in service.

A High Priority FAIL is defined as a life threatening safety feature design failure and parts and/or repair procedures are available.

A Low Priority FAIL is defined as a potential life threatening safety feature design failure and parts and/or repair procedures are not available.

A PASS Sticker indicates that there is no known potentially life threatening safety feature design failures.

National Road Safety Sticker Premise:

PASS:
Private Service: Once Per Year
New Safety Sticker after a year and no more than 15 months
Public Service: Twice Per Year
New Safety Sticker after 6 months and less than 9 months

FAIL:
Highest Priority:
Immediate or up to 30 days; Same Month Sticker Is Used
High Priority:
Within 30 days or up to 60 days; Next Quarter Sticker Is Used
Low Priority:
Within a year and no more than 15 months; Same Quarter Next Year Sticker


This Road Worthy Safety Inspection will make sure our vehicles are safe and the others on the road with us are also road worthy. This is the least you will ever spend to have a professional automotive technician check your vehicle's safety features that help keep us alive and is a direct way to notify the public of every vehicle's present safety status.


Road Worthy Rating System & Sticker Details


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