Massachusetts Vehicle Check

Vehicle Maintenance Tip

Use your snowbrush and/or ice scraper to clear your car of snow and ice, especially the entire windshield, side and rear windows, your side mirrors, front and back lights, air intake grill and don’t forget the roof.

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Inspection & Repair Industry: Inspection Update Newsletter

Current Issue
Past Issues (Archive)

The Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) and their contractor, Parsons recognize the need to keep vehicle inspection and repair professionals up-to-date with changes to the Massachusetts Vehicle Check program, technical lessons learned and other related information. A quarterly newsletter, Inspection Update, is published and distributed to licensed inspectors and registered emissions repair technicians and shops.

MassDEP, RMV and Parsons are committed to conserving natural resources as much as possible. If you would like to help save paper, please ask us to send your quarterly copy of Inspection Update by email or send you an email reminder when the latest issue is available for download from this website.

Current Issue
Fall 2011

FALL 2011 Newsletter (.pdf, 1.7 MB)
FALL 2011 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 111 KB)

Past program newsletter archives

An archive of the program's inspection station and repair shop industry newsletter, Inspection Update, is posted below. Some information appearing in the publications may be dated and no longer in effect as a result of program updates and enhancements.

All past program newsletters are presented in PDF format. Acrobat Reader is required for viewing. If you need these documents in an alternate format, call the toll-free Motorist Hotline at 1-877-387-8234.

Summer 2011 Newsletter (.pdf, 2.4 MB)
Summer 2011 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 96 KB)
Spring 2011 Newsletter (.pdf, 2.7 MB)
Spring 2011 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 70 KB)
Winter 2010 Newsletter (.pdf, 2.2 MB)
Winter 2010 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 70 KB)
Fall 2010 Newsletter (.pdf, 2 MB)
Fall 2010 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 64 KB)
Summer 2010 Newsletter (.pdf, 1.8 MB)
Summer 2010 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 64 KB)
Spring 2010 Newsletter (.pdf, 1.8 MB)
Spring 2010 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 66 KB)
Fall 2009 Newsletter (.pdf, 13.9 MB)
Fall 2009 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 84 KB)
June 2009 Newsletter (.pdf, 4.5 MB)
June 2009 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 64 KB)
March 2009 Newsletter (.pdf, 2.4 MB)
March 2009 Newsletter, no graphics (.doc, 64 KB)
December 2008 (3.5 MB)
Special Edition (1.4 MB)
May 2008 (1.1 MB)
February 2008 (1.2 MB)
November 2007 (1.2 MB)
August 2007 (1.1 MB)
May 2007 (901k)
February 2007 (1.1 MB)
November 2006 (1.5 MB)
August 2006 (1 MB)
June 2006 (514k)
March 2006 (3.1MB)
December 2005 (481k)
July 2005 (740k)
April 2005 (455k)
December 2004 (1.6MB)
September 2004 (418k)
March 2004 (574k)
November 2003 (460k)
September 2003 (780k)
June 2003 (600k)
March 2003 (464k)
December 2002 (4.4MB)
October 2002 (4.1MB)
October 2002 Special Insert (40k)
July 2002 (5.7MB)
April 2002 (7.2MB)
December 2001 (6.1MB)
August 2001 (4.99MB)
May 2001 (6.9MB)
February 2001 (681k)
October 2000 (1.24MB)
July 2000 (463k)
May 2000 (828k)