Inspection Station Licensing
Inspection Procedures
Inspection Station Equipment
Inspection Stickers and Reports
Compliance and Enforcement
100

This document outlines the procedures and standards for vehicle inspections in New Brunswick.

What is the Official Vehicle Inspection Station Manual?

100

This component must be inspected to ensure it is free from cracks and provides a clear view.

What is the windshield?

100

This tool is essential for lifting vehicles during inspection.

What is a hoist or pit?

100

This sticker is affixed to a vehicle that passes inspection.

What is an approval sticker?

100

The consequence for an inspection station failing to maintain the standards outlined in the manual.

What is the loss of the privilege of conducting official motor vehicle inspections?

200

The department responsible for issuing licenses to Official Vehicle Inspection Stations in New Brunswick.

What is the Department of Justice and Public Safety?

200

The system responsible for slowing and stopping the vehicle, which must be thoroughly inspected.

What is the braking system?

200

A device used to measure tire pressure during vehicle inspections.

What is a tire pressure gauge?

200

The location where the approval sticker should be placed on a vehicle.

What is the inside lower left corner of the windshield?

200

The action required if an inspection station ceases operations permanently.


What is returning all inspection supplies, including stickers and report books, to the Motor Vehicle Branch?

300

The minimum number of certified mechanics required on staff at an Official Vehicle Inspection Station.

What is one?

300

The minimum tread depth required for tires to pass inspection.

What is 1.6 millimeters (2/32 inches)?

300

This tool measures the thickness of brake drums and rotors.

What is a brake drum and brake rotor gauge (Vernier caliper)?

300

The document completed by the mechanic detailing the inspection results.

What is the Vehicle Inspection Report?

300

The responsibility of ensuring inspection supplies are not lent or borrowed between stations.

What is the duty of the Inspection Station Licensee?

400

The specific trade certification required for a mechanic to perform vehicle inspections.

What is a Certificate of Qualification in Motor Vehicle Mechanic (Automobile), Motor Vehicle Mechanic (Steering, Suspension and Brakes), or Motor Vehicle Mechanic (Truck and Transport)?

400

The device used to ensure headlights are properly aligned during inspection.

What is a headlamp aiming device?

400

The equipment required to test the alignment of headlights.

What is a headlamp aiming device?

400

The duration a rejection sticker extends the inspection compliance date.

What is fourteen days?

400

The penalty for making a false statement on a Vehicle Inspection Report.

What is being found guilty of an offence and subject to penalties prescribed by the Motor Vehicle Act?

500

The annual fee for renewing an Official Vehicle Inspection Station license.

What is thirty-eight dollars?

500

The maximum allowable play in wheel bearings before a vehicle is rejected.

What is 3 millimeters (1/8 inch)?

500

The minimum length of enclosed space required if a headlamp testing machine is used.

What is 7.5 meters (25 feet)?

500

The entity to be notified immediately in case of loss or theft of inspection stickers.

What is the Motor Vehicle Branch?

500

The act governing vehicle inspections in New Brunswick.

What is the Motor Vehicle Act?