Just an update -  If you have not heard NJ no longer does emissions testing for pre 1996 vehicles! 
The following vehicles are exempt from inspection requirements (N.J.A.C. 13:20
-7.2): 
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Gasoline powered vehicles registered passenger, model year 1995 & older with a 
GVWR 8,500 pounds or less. 
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Gasoline powered vehicles registered passenger, model year 2007
 & older with a 
GVWR 8,501 to 14,000 pounds. 
•
Gasoline powered vehicles registered passenger, model year 2013 & older with a 
GVWR 14,001 pounds or more. 
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Historic
 motor
 vehicles 
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Approved Collector Vehicles which are less than 25 years old 
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100% Electric vehicles  
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Motorcycles 
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Motorized bicycles 
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Farm tractors and traction equipment 
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Farm machinery and implements 
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Fire trucks having a GVWR of more than 8,500 pounds  
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In-transit construction equipment 
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All 
diesel
-fueled motor vehicles
 with 
a gross vehicle weight rating (
GVWR
) 8,501 pounds to 
17,999 
that are plated commercial  or Passenger Vehicle Transportation (PVT) are 
required to 
be inspected by the owner or lessee
•
All 
diesel powered vehicles
 with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) 8,501 to 17,999 that 
are plated passenger, not for profit, governmental, 
commuter van, farmer or farm truck 
except buses 
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All diesel powered vehicles model year 1996 and older that are plated passenger, not for 
profit, governmental, commuter van, farmer or farm truck except buses 
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Omnibuses which are subject to inspection by th
e Commission‘s Commercial Bus Inspection 
and Investigation Unit 
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School buses which are subject to inspection by the Commission‘s School Bus Inspection Unit 
•
Tactical military vehicles operated on Federal installations within this State Contractor 
equipmen
t in transit  
http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Inspectio...clesExempt.htm