Wyoming: Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?
Wyoming does not require safety inspections of passenger cars; cars from other states get only a VIN check when titled.
When a vehicle's prior title is from another state, a law enforcement officer (an authorized out-of-state officer for a car not in Wyoming) or a licensed Wyoming dealer must inspect and certify its vehicle identification number (VIN) before a Wyoming title is issued. This is a VIN check, not a safety inspection of brakes, lights, or other equipment. The same check applies to homemade, rebuilt, reconstructed, and kit vehicles. No periodic inspection law for passenger cars was found, so this answer is an inference.
Conditions
- VIN inspection when the prior title is from another state
What the law says
In the case of a vehicle registered or titled in a state other than Wyoming, or any homemade vehicle, rebuilt vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, any vehicle assembled from a kit or any vehicle for which a bond is required, a current statement made by a Wyoming law enforcement officer, or licensed Wyoming dealer only for vehicles in his inventory or possession, that the vehicle identification number on the vehicle has been inspected and that the inspection occurred in Wyoming and certifying the correct vehicle identification number displayed on the vehicle.
Sources
- WYDOT Form MV-300A, Application for Certificate of Title and VIN/HIN Inspection (reprints W.S. 31-2-103(a)(vi)) Official · dot.state.wy.us
- WYDOT, Titles, Plates and Registration Official · dot.state.wy.us
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services
- Phone
- 307-777-4709
- Website
- dot.state.wy.us
How bordering states compare
- Colorado No safety inspectionColorado has no safety inspection for private cars; emissions tests apply in the Denver metro and North Front Range areas.
- Idaho No safety inspectionNo. Idaho does not require safety inspections of private passenger cars, but cars titled in another state need a VIN inspection.
- Montana No safety inspectionMontana does not require regular or at-sale safety inspections of private cars; officers may inspect a car they suspect is unsafe.
- Nebraska No safety inspectionNebraska has no safety inspection; cars titled from another state get only an identification inspection of the VIN and odometer.
- South Dakota No safety inspectionSouth Dakota does not require safety inspections of private passenger cars; its general inspection law was repealed in 1979.
- Utah No safety inspectionUtah stopped requiring safety inspections for most passenger vehicles on January 1, 2018.