California CARB smog check software

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by montrose818, Dec 3, 2024.

  1. montrose818

    montrose818 Light Load Member

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    Just passed the test for the CARB heavy duty inspection and maintenance tester, looking for the best software to use, options are

    Silver Snap-Tool
    DAWN OBD Inspector
    Truck Check Up
    DPA Inspect

    Not sure if anyone has any experience with this, but since its now required in CA, no real way to avoid it.

    p.s. I dont own an iphone or ipad, which one of the softwares needs.

    Thanks

    anyone use any of these?
     
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  3. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    Long as you don’t have a check engine light on, what will those tools/software benefit?

    If your registration expired 12/31/24, and you enrolled in the clean truck check site, you have until 06/30/25 to do the first test. And the second one by 12/31/25.
     
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    Gridaxe5588 Light Load Member

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    This has changed I just unregistered my truck since my wife and I no longer team. They now have a schedule that goes off the last number of your vin, mine is a 9 and the testing for mine was due by 1/31/25.
     
  5. TheLoadOut

    TheLoadOut Road Train Member

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    Seems to me the trucking industry is much larger than CARB, how did it just bend over for them? The argument goes well California is too big a market not to service, should have let them starve, as we have seen for years now, they don't even care about their own residents.
     
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  6. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    I know a real simple way to avoid it and it’s even free!
     
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  7. biofumes

    biofumes Light Load Member

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    Sounds to easy, especially free?
     
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