Vehicles Subject to Inspection

Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (​CVSE) inspections and standards apply to both commercial and private vehicles in B.C.

The following vehicles require inspection:

• Any vehicle issued a Notice and Order for Inspection due to non-compliance box 1 or 2 by a peace officer
• Vehicles operating under the authority of the Passenger Transportation Act
  • Taxis and limousines
• Buses, including a school bus, issued a permit under Division 11
• Commercial vehicles with a licensed gross vehicle weight greater than 8,200 kg
• Trucks and truck tractors having a licenced GVW greater than 8,200 kg
• Commercial trailers or semi-trailers as defined under the Commercial Transport Act
• Any vehicle, other than a motorcycle, owned or leased by a driver training school
• Private vehicles with a net weight less than 3,500 kg and registering in BC from another jurisdiction
• Emergency vehicles with a licensed gross vehicle weight greater than 8,200 kg
• Industrial machines (X-plated) with a licensed gross vehicle weight greater than 17,300 kg
• Farm logging vehicles with a licensed gross vehicle weight over 8,200 kg
• Farm vehicles with a licensed gross vehicle weight greater than 17,300 kg

Vehicles Excluded from the Vehicle Inspection Program

• Vehicles exempt by the Director of CVSE conditionally or unconditionally
• Farm vehicles, other than buses, with a licensed gross vehicle weight of 17,300 kg or less
• Vehicles licensed under Motor Vehicle Act
  • Section 8 – Licences for farm tractors
  • Section 9 – Special licence for motor vehicles used in industry
  • Section 10 – Special licence for tractors, etc.
    (proceeding to or returning from the work without load) that has a licensed gross vehicle weight of greater than 17,300 that are not included in Motor Vehicle Act Regulation – Division 25 – Schedule 1
  • Section 21 – Registration of foreign motor vehicles and (registered and plated outside of the province and in B.C. for touring for a period greater than 30 days)  
  • Section 38 – Demonstration licence
  • Section 41 – Transporters’ licence 
  • Section 42 – Manufacturer’s licence
  • Section 44 – Repairer’s licence
• Vehicles operating under Motor Vehicle Act Regulations
  • Division 14 – Temporary Operation Permits
  • Division 25 – Schedule 2

A peace officer has the authority to direct any vehicle to a designated inspection facility for inspection on grounds that the vehicle is mechanically unsafe or non-compliant.

Find an Inspection Facility

• Vehicle Inspection Facilities Map