Clean Truck Check Fallbrook
Senate Bill 210 (Leyva; Chapter 298, Statutes of 2019) instructed CARB to develop and execute a comprehensive regulation for the inspection and maintenance of heavy-duty vehicles (HD I/M) to ensure that their emissions control systems are working properly while on California’s roads. The Board approved the regulation on December 9, 2021, and it will be gradually implemented starting in January 2023. The program, called Clean Truck Check, combines periodic vehicle testing requirements with other emissions monitoring techniques and expanded enforcement strategies to identify vehicles needing emissions-related repairs and ensure that necessary repairs are carried out. Once fully implemented, the program will significantly reduce smog-forming and carcinogenic toxic air pollution, essential for meeting federal air quality requirements and ensuring clean air in California’s
