Vehicle Emission Testing?

[lon]

Did all of Indiana have vehicle emission testing back in the 1970's?

I was telling a guy at work that we did, then got to thinking that maybe I was confusing Indiana with Colorado. It's hell getting old ...at least thats my best excuse.

TIA

 

[long coat]

Not sure about all in the 1970, but NE IN still does it today.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

I remember going with my mom for vehicle inspection every year, and the little sticker in the window. I was too young to know or care much about what all they were doing, but emission was probably a part of it.

 

[actaeon277]

I don't think it was the 70s. It was in the 80s or 90s.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

60s - early 70s; I remember when we stopped having to go. Not by year, but I remember wondering why we stopped renewing the stickers.

 

[lon]

60s - early 70s; I remember when we stopped having to go. Not by year, but I remember wondering why we stopped renewing the stickers.

Thats the way I remember it...the 70's. If we had inspections, it was defiantly before I left Indiana in 1980.

The sticker went on the drivers side windshield.

 

[The Keymaster]

There was a vehicle safety inspection required in Indiana for many years. There were specific "licensed" repair shops that performed the inspections. Most of the time they found something wrong, and a repair was necessary. I remember one year I needed tie rod ends. Funny thing, I had them "replaced" the previous year by the same shop. Suddenly they were covered under warranty, and replaced at no charge.

That law allowing citizens to be scammed every year eventually went away.

 

[steve666]

Emission testing was a part of the larger Annual Safety Inspection.

 

[Hogwylde]

Did all of Indiana have vehicle emission testing back in the 1970's?

NO! As a lifelong central Indiana resident, I've NEVER has an emission test or emissions inspection of any vehicle. Indiana used to do annual vehicle safety inspections. They checked things like ball joints, brakes, exhaust, tires, lights, horn, etc. But, they have NEVER has emissions inspections where they stuck something up your tailpipe and measured your exhaust gasses.

 

[karl77]

have the smog check here in the region. recall evansville area had them too.

pre 75, diesels, and trucks with over a 11k pound plate are exempt.

 

[CountryBoy19]

Not sure about all in the 1970, but NE IN still does it today.

I think you mean NW IN... I grew up in NE IN and never knew there was such a thing until I went to college and my room-mate was talking about the emissions testing... I looked at him like he was an alien or something...

 

[lon]

There was a vehicle safety inspection required in Indiana for many years. There were specific "licensed" repair shops that performed the inspections. Most of the time they found something wrong, and a repair was necessary. I remember one year I needed tie rod ends. Funny thing, I had them "replaced" the previous year by the same shop. Suddenly they were covered under warranty, and replaced at no charge.

That law allowing citizens to be scammed every year eventually went away.

NO! As a lifelong central Indiana resident, I've NEVER has an emission test or emissions inspection of any vehicle. Indiana used to do annual vehicle safety inspections. They checked things like ball joints, brakes, exhaust, tires, lights, horn, etc. But, they have NEVER has emissions inspections where they stuck something up your tailpipe and measured your exhaust gasses.

I think you guys are right...it was a safety check. Emissions was in Colorado.
Thanks for straightening me out on that.

I think you mean NW IN... I grew up in NE IN and never knew there was such a thing until I went to college and my room-mate was talking about the emissions testing... I looked at him like he was an alien or something...

I tried to google the answer before I asked here, and learned the emission checks are (were) for Lake and Porter counties only.

 

[giovani]

There was a vehicle safety inspection required in Indiana for many years. There were specific "licensed" repair shops that performed the inspections. Most of the time they found something wrong, and a repair was necessary. I remember one year I needed tie rod ends. Funny thing, I had them "replaced" the previous year by the same shop. Suddenly they were covered under warranty, and replaced at no charge.

That law allowing citizens to be scammed every year eventually went away.

They were a joke, the guy that did them in the town I grew up in would take your money and hand you a sticker and never look at your car.

 

[darkkevin]

Emissions are alive and well in da region (lake and porter county for the rest of you)
I wish there was safety inspections for the state but as previously stated, all that would do in most places is cause more corruption
But if you could see some of the cars running around out there next to you and your family...............

 

[public servant]

they stuck something up your tailpipe and measured your exhaust gasses.

 

[schafe]

In the early days of the "safety inspections" I pulled into one of the official stations in my Chevy Corvair, and they refused to do an inspection of it . They told me that they wouldn't inspect it because if there was anything wrong with it , they couldn't fix it because they "didn't have the metric tools to work on them foreign (pronounced "fern") jobs."
I decided I didn't want them even selling me gasoline, and left.

 

[possum_128]

Yep. Cost was $4.00 for the inspection. Wasn't for emissions, it was a safety inspection. No cracks in the windshield, horn had to work, good tires and exhaust system were needed as well as all lights had to work. After seeing some vehicles on the road today part of me wished thet would bring it back.