DMV DMV - Representative Vehicle Inspections and Safety Standards 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under California law, a dealer must provide a used vehicle buyer with a copy of the smog inspection certificate if the vehicle is how many model years old or newer?
- 2 years
- 4 years (Correct answer)
- 6 years
- 8 years
Correct answer: 4 years
California requires dealers to provide a smog certificate for used vehicles that are 4 model years old or newer at the time of sale.
Question 2: A federal odometer disclosure statement is required for all motor vehicle transfers EXCEPT vehicles that are:
- More than 10 years old
- Sold at auction
- Transferred between family members
- Both more than 10 years old and over 16,000 lbs GVWR (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Both more than 10 years old and over 16,000 lbs GVWR
Federal odometer disclosure is not required for vehicles more than 10 model years old OR vehicles with a GVWR over 16,000 lbs.
Question 3: Which form must a California dealer use when disclosing the actual mileage of a used vehicle to the buyer?
- REG 101
- REG 262 (Correct answer)
- REG 256
- REG 195
Correct answer: REG 262
REG 262 (Vehicle/Vessel Transfer and Reassignment Form) includes the odometer disclosure section required by federal and state law.
Question 4: If a vehicle's odometer has been replaced with a lower-reading unit, the dealer must affix a label near the odometer stating:
- The date of repair only
- The mileage at replacement and that the true mileage is unknown (Correct answer)
- The name of the repair shop
- That the odometer has been repaired
Correct answer: The mileage at replacement and that the true mileage is unknown
When an odometer is replaced with a non-matching unit, a label must state the mileage at time of replacement and that the true total mileage is unknown.
Question 5: California's Lemon Law (Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act) presumes a vehicle is a lemon if the manufacturer cannot repair the same defect after how many attempts?
- 2
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
Correct answer: 4
The Song-Beverly Act creates a presumption of a lemon after 4 unsuccessful repair attempts for the same substantial defect.
Question 6: Under federal law, which vehicles are required to display a Buyers Guide (Monroney sticker equivalent for used cars) before being offered for sale?
- All vehicles regardless of age
- Used vehicles with fewer than 125,000 miles
- Used vehicles sold by dealers (Correct answer)
- All new and used vehicles sold by dealers
Correct answer: Used vehicles sold by dealers
The FTC Used Car Rule requires dealers to display a Buyers Guide on all used vehicles offered for sale.
DMV DMV - Representative Vehicle Inspections and Safety Standards 1
Under California law, a dealer must provide a used vehicle buyer with a copy of the smog inspection certificate if the vehicle is how many model years old or newer?