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One year after statewide launch, BAR reports 195,000 VSSI certificates issued; 16% failure rate highlights recalls, lighting and brake issues
Summary
BAR reported that since consolidating Brake and Lamp into the Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection program, 517 VSSI stations have issued almost 195,000 certificates with a roughly 16% failure rate; the most common failures were open safety recalls, lighting problems and brake system defects.
The Bureau of Automotive Repair’s Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection (VSSI) program, which consolidated the prior Brake and Lamp programs, issued almost 195,000 certificates statewide in the year after full implementation, BAR officials told the Advisory Group on Oct. 29.
"We took a three‑phase approach," Clay Leake, deputy chief (Smoke Check Engineering and Information Services division), said, outlining licensing of stations and technicians beginning March 27, vehicle inspections beginning July 8, and the formal sunset of legacy programs on Sept. 27. "As of 09/28/2025, 517 VSSI stations … just over 23,000 inspections initiated,…
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