N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-7.6 - Immediate repairs

(a) When the nature of the defect(s) found at a motor vehicle inspection is such as to constitute a hazard to the public safety, so as to require immediate repairs to such motor vehicle, such repairs shall be made and the motor vehicle shall be presented for reinspection at an official inspection facility or a licensed private inspection facility within 48 hours.

(b) A defect which constitutes a hazard to the public safety so as to require immediate repairs to a motor vehicle shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. A motor vehicle with a rupture in the brake system;

2. A motor vehicle with a service brake pedal that does not stop the motor vehicle when fully depressed;

3. A motor vehicle on which all headlights are inoperative;

4. A motor vehicle on which all taillights are inoperative;

5. A motor vehicle on which all stoplights are inoperative;

6. A motor vehicle which has excessive looseness in its steering linkage wherein the steering wheel must make a complete revolution before there is a perceptible movement of the wheels;

7. A motor vehicle with a broken ball joint(s), tie rod(s), or pitman arm;

8. A motor vehicle with a broken suspension component wherein such condition interferes with the operation of the motor vehicle;

9. A motor vehicle with an exhaust leak and holes in the passenger compartment which permit exhaust gases to enter the passenger compartment;

10. A motor vehicle with any part of the exhaust system passing through the passenger compartment;

11. A motor vehicle with a fuel leak in any part of the fuel system;

12. A motor vehicle with a component of the fuel system which is in contact with a moving part of the motor vehicle;

13. A motor vehicle with a tire(s) wherein the ply or cord is exposed and delaminating;

14. A motor vehicle with a windshield which is so severely broken or shattered as to substantially impair the driver's vision; or

15. A motor vehicle with window glazing which is damaged so that sharp edges of glass are exposed.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-7.6

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 810(a), effective 5/16/2016 Amended by 53 N.J.R. 2056(a), effective 12/6/2021