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EFFECTIVENorth CarolinaDec 1, 2025High priority✓ Human reviewed

North Carolina removed window-tint checks from safety inspections

CheckSafety inspection stations should not add the former tint check or $10 tint fee to the state inspection, while continuing to distinguish that change from the separate legal limits on vehicle tint.
Applies toGeneral mechanical, Mixed services, Dealership fixed ops
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As of December 1, 2025, North Carolina no longer requires window-tint checks as part of the state safety inspection and eliminated the additional $10 window-tint inspection fee. Vehicle tint limits themselves still remain in law.

Official evidenceNorth Carolina DMV — Vehicle Emissions & Safety Inspections ↗ · verified Sep 20, 2026
EFFECTIVENorth CarolinaJul 1, 2025High priority✓ Human reviewed

North Carolina clarified dealer warranty, recall and loaner reimbursement rules

CheckFranchised service departments should review warranty/recall rate submissions, claim documentation, audit and chargeback procedures, and loaner/rental reimbursement workflows against the current G.S. 20-305.1 requirements.
Applies toDealership fixed ops
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Session Law 2025-41 rewrote portions of North Carolina's dealer warranty and recall statute, clarifying reimbursement, audit and claim-documentation rules and expanding loaner-vehicle reimbursement protections. The act became effective July 1, 2025.

Official evidenceNorth Carolina Session Law 2025-41 (SB 295) ↗ · verified Sep 21, 2026
EFFECTIVENorth CarolinaNov 1, 2022High priority✓ Human reviewed

North Carolina removed Lee, Onslow and Rockingham counties from emissions inspections

CheckFor historical work in these counties, treat November 1, 2022 as the end of the state emissions-inspection requirement; current stations should follow NCDMV's present county and vehicle coverage.
Applies toGeneral mechanical, Mixed services, Dealership fixed ops
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North Carolina removed Lee, Onslow and Rockingham counties from the vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program effective November 1, 2022, after the required EPA approval and state certification process.

Official evidenceNorth Carolina DEQ — I&M program noninterference demonstration ↗ · verified Sep 20, 2026
PROPOSEDNorth CarolinaJul 7, 2026High priority✓ Human reviewed

North Carolina moved toward ending vehicle emissions inspections statewide

CheckNorth Carolina inspection stations should continue current emissions requirements until DMV announces an effective date, while preparing for the program phaseout if EPA approval becomes final.
Applies toInspection / emissions, General mechanical, Mixed services, Dealership fixed ops
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North Carolina law now provides for removing all 19 remaining counties from the vehicle emissions Inspection/Maintenance program, but the change is not yet effective. NC DEQ says implementation still depends on EPA approval and final action by DEQ and DMV; annual safety inspections remain in place.

Official evidenceNorth Carolina DEQ — Inspection/Maintenance Program ↗ · verified Sep 21, 2026
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