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Texas State Inspector Safety Certification Exam: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers, Exams of Motor Vehicle Design

A series of multiple-choice questions and answers related to the texas state inspector safety certification exam. It covers various aspects of vehicle inspection, including brake systems, exhaust systems, lighting, and safety features. A valuable resource for individuals preparing for the certification exam, offering insights into the types of questions and the correct answers.

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Texas State Inspector Safety
Certification Exam.
1. Proof of financial responsibility is not required on motor
vehicles prior to the model year 1988. - Correct Ans: ✔✔False
2. When is a vehicle required to be inspected for seat belts? -
Correct Ans: ✔✔Anchorages were part of the manufactures
original equipment
3. The turn signal selector switch must lock in the proper position
when applied on: - Correct Ans: ✔✔All vehicles
4. A truck or trailer is required to have clearance lamps and side
marker lamps if the total width of the vehicle is: - Correct Ans:
✔✔80 inches or more
5. In order to pass inspection, tires must have a tread depth of at
least ___ in the two center adjacent major grooves. - Correct
Ans: ✔✔2/32 inch
6. A parking brake is required to be inspected on all cars and
trucks beginning with the model year: - Correct Ans: ✔✔1960
7. The exhaust system includes the following: - Correct Ans:
✔✔Manifold, Exhaust Pipe, Muffler(All of the above)
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Texas State Inspector Safety

Certification Exam.

  1. Proof of financial responsibility is not required on motor vehicles prior to the model year 1988. - Correct Ans: ✔✔False
  2. When is a vehicle required to be inspected for seat belts? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Anchorages were part of the manufactures original equipment
  3. The turn signal selector switch must lock in the proper position when applied on: - Correct Ans: ✔✔All vehicles
  4. A truck or trailer is required to have clearance lamps and side marker lamps if the total width of the vehicle is: - Correct Ans: ✔✔80 inches or more
  5. In order to pass inspection, tires must have a tread depth of at least ___ in the two center adjacent major grooves. - Correct Ans: ✔✔2/32 inch
  6. A parking brake is required to be inspected on all cars and trucks beginning with the model year: - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1960
  7. The exhaust system includes the following: - Correct Ans: ✔✔Manifold, Exhaust Pipe, Muffler(All of the above)
  1. A muffler with a hole which has been patched: - Correct Ans: ✔✔Will be rejected
  2. Fluid level in the brake master cylinder must not be more than how many inches below the top of the reservoir? - Correct Ans: ✔✔1 inch
  3. When using a window tint meter, the amount of light transmission cannot be less than? - Correct Ans: ✔✔25%
  4. When required, safety guards or flaps must be what width? - Correct Ans: ✔✔At least as wide as the tires they are protecting.
  5. Sun screening or glass coating material will be an item of inspection on the following vehicles: - Correct Ans: ✔✔All vehicles regardless of year
  6. A motor vehicle originally equipped with a catalytic converter will be rejected if the catalytic converter has been removed or disconnected beginning with year model - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1984
  7. When checking operation of the headlamps, a vehicle will be rejected if: - Correct Ans: ✔✔Physical damage would
  1. When visually inspecting a CNG system, a letter of documentation is not acceptable if the label cannot be found(T/F) - Correct Ans: ✔✔False
  2. A center mount stop lamp(CHMSL) is required on a 1986 and newer model passenger car. (T/F) - Correct Ans: ✔✔True
  3. The parking brake is inspected and rejected if: - Correct Ans: ✔✔Operating mechanism, when fully applied, does not hold vehicle, any mechanical parts are missing, broken, badly worn or not operating properly, pull cables are badly stretched, frayed or not operating properly(All of the above)
  4. A halogen headlight with a glass or composite lens (not a sealed beam) with condensation inside the lens will be rejected(T/F) - Correct Ans: ✔✔False
  5. Brakes on passenger cars must stop within: - Correct Ans: ✔✔25 feet at 20 mph
  6. The exhaust emission system is inspected visually on motor vehicles equipped with exhaust emissions beginning with the model year: - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1968
  7. Which of the following types of vehicles are required to be equipped with safety guards or flaps to pass inspection? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Dual wheel pickups
  1. A travel trailer is required to be inspected when the gross weight exceeds: - Correct Ans: ✔✔7500 lbs
  2. Passenger car tires would be rejected for: - Correct Ans: ✔✔Cord exposed, visible fabric breaks more than 1 inch, sidewall separation(any of the above)
  3. Electric turn signal lamps are required on all passenger cars beginning with the model year: - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1960
  4. Which of the following vehicles are required to be equipped with a fire extinguisher to pass inspection? - Correct Ans: ✔✔School busses
  5. Power brakes must have a minimum pedal reserve of: - Correct Ans: ✔✔1 inch
  6. A vehicle originally equipped with two front windshield wipers is required to have only one wiper when presented for inspection?(T/F) - Correct Ans: ✔✔False
  7. A truck or SUV under 80" wide is required to have a center high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) beginning with the _____ model year. - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1994
  1. One of the required procedures in the inspection of the steering is: - Correct Ans: ✔✔Turning the steering wheel from full left to full right
  2. Conventional brakes or non-power brakes must have a minimum pedal reserve of: - Correct Ans: ✔✔2 inch
  3. Any tire with wear bar indicators would be rejected for the following reason: - Correct Ans: ✔✔Tread wear indicators contact the road on any two adjacent major grooves in the center of the middle of the tire
  4. LED tail lamps may have no more than ______ of diodes malfunctioning to pass inspection. - Correct Ans: ✔✔50%
  5. When performing a road test on the service brakes, a truck weighing over 10,000 lbs GVW (this would include larger trucks but not truck-trailer combinations) should be driven at a speed of 20 mph and should stop within: - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 40 feet
  6. The vehicle owner/operator should be present when the inspector is checking CNG tank located in the trunk of the car. - Correct Ans: ✔✔True
  7. Glass coating or sun screening materials on windshield may not extend down past the AS-1 line or more than ____

inches, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield: - Correct Ans: ✔✔5 inches

  1. Brakes would be rejected if: - Correct Ans: ✔✔There is obvious metal to metal contact when brakes are applied.
  2. When issuing a Vehicle Inspection Report to a vehicle, the VIN will be taken from the: - Correct Ans: ✔✔Vehicle