I was just out in Northern California purchasing an old Silver Streak camper and the guy tells me his 2001 F450 has to be sold out of state or scrapped in the next few months. It's hard to believe the government can force an older vehicle to meet newer emission standards than the model year it was certified for.
Are our 617's next?

Vwnate,
The details are the truck is above 14000 GVW and has a utility flatbed. He said he got a letter from DMV that it can no longer be registered unless it meets newer emission standards, the details of the standards I do not know. Lesser GVW is exempt.
Truck is stock and does not roll coal, he lives way in the woods in Trinity County. Shasta-Trinity national forest.
Sorry to be off post.

Back on it...

I thought my pump was bad and contacted Bosch North America for their recommended builders. They recommended D&W diesel in New York state. It was a horrible experience dealing with them and I recommend D&W to no one. I had not discovered this forum yet so I learned the hard and expensive ($1200) way.

Wasn't the state trying to restrict out of state truckers from coming into California who aren't compliant with that rule?

I could have sworn there was some sort of federal injunction against it because the law clearly hits up against the commerce clause of the constitution.

I just don't see how the state can legally remove vehicles, commercial or otherwise, from the road because they decide to retroactively remove them.

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Thanx Alex ;

Unless it's a non California certified vehicle I can't see this .

Ask to see the letter ~ as a shop owner I've heard it all and when it gets to brass tacks there's always something they 'forgot' to tell you .

If this is legit, SHAME on the DMV ! .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Here is a detailed document from the california air resource board.

https://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/ab-617-ab-134/steering-committees/wilmington/handouts-may9-2019.pdf

Thank you VicS,

Wow! That's quite a document. It's unbelievable HD older diesel trucks in Calif must now meet 2010 and above emission standards, not the standard of year of manufacture. Yes... Here they come, and we are next.