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Law in California to Expand Inspection of Vehicle Safety Components Takes Effect on Rebuilt Salvage Vehicles

July 31, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

New law also allows BAR to collect additional information from repair facilities on training and certifications.

California motorists are now further protected from unsafe vehicles with the implementation of AB 471 (Low, Chapter 372, Statutes of 2021), a measure that expands the inspection of vehicle safety components and systems. The new law took effect July 8, 2024.

In 2021, the California Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA) that represents aftermarket parts manufacturers, jobbers, warehouse distributors & retailers in California CAWA and the Automotive Service Councils of California (ASCCA) sponsored legislation which combines the state’s current brake and lamp inspection program required for

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