PA safety inspection UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
TS-460 - CORRECT ANSWER The inspection sticker used on motor vehicles
TS-463 - CORRECT ANSWER the inspection sticker used on trailers, motorcycles, and
motor-driven cycles
when filling out the rear of an inspection sticker, are you able to use a pencil? - CORRECT
ANSWER No, you must use a pen with permanent ink
Where are you able to affix a sticker? - CORRECT ANSWER on the premises of an
official inspection station within 100 feet and on the same side of the road
When do you affix a sticker? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately upon successful
completion of the inspection (this includes the road test)
Can you replace a safety sticker even if your shop did not perform the original inspection? -
CORRECT ANSWER No
On a motor vehicle, where do you affix the safety sticker? - CORRECT ANSWER On the
lower left hand inside corner of the windshield on the drivers side, in an upright position
If possible, where should you put a sticker on a trailer? - CORRECT ANSWER 6 foot high
on the left front side of the trailer
On a motor vehicle, how long is the safety sticker valid? - CORRECT ANSWER 15
months from the month of the inspection. This gives a 3 month window in which you may get a
new sticker
, If you are in an emissions required county and the vehicle does not have a valid emissions
sticker, are you able to perform a safety inspection and affix a safety sticker? - CORRECT
ANSWER No, the vehicle must have a valid emissions sticker before the safety sticker
may be affixed, however you may affix a temporary inspection approval indicator in place of the
safety sticker
MV-431 - CORRECT ANSWER The paper inspection report sheet for passenger cars,
trucks, and buses
MV-480 - CORRECT ANSWER The paper inspection report sheet for motorcycles and
trailers
What is the amount you are allowed to charge for a safety inspection sticker? - CORRECT
ANSWER $2.00 and the price of the sticker
Critical area of the windshield - CORRECT ANSWER The area of the windshield that the
wiper blades clean
Acute area of the windshield - CORRECT ANSWER An 8.5 inch wide and 5.5 inch tall
box in the drivers line of vision
Heavy truck - CORRECT ANSWER A truck having a registered gross weight in excess of
17,000 pounds or a truck tractor
Light truck - CORRECT ANSWER A truck having a registered gross weight of 11,000
pounds or less
Medium truck - CORRECT ANSWER A truck having a registered gross weight of 11,001
pounds to 17,000 pounds
Motor carrier vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER A truck , truck-tractor or combination
having a gross weight or registered gross weight in excess of 17,000 pounds
Questions and CORRECT Answers
TS-460 - CORRECT ANSWER The inspection sticker used on motor vehicles
TS-463 - CORRECT ANSWER the inspection sticker used on trailers, motorcycles, and
motor-driven cycles
when filling out the rear of an inspection sticker, are you able to use a pencil? - CORRECT
ANSWER No, you must use a pen with permanent ink
Where are you able to affix a sticker? - CORRECT ANSWER on the premises of an
official inspection station within 100 feet and on the same side of the road
When do you affix a sticker? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately upon successful
completion of the inspection (this includes the road test)
Can you replace a safety sticker even if your shop did not perform the original inspection? -
CORRECT ANSWER No
On a motor vehicle, where do you affix the safety sticker? - CORRECT ANSWER On the
lower left hand inside corner of the windshield on the drivers side, in an upright position
If possible, where should you put a sticker on a trailer? - CORRECT ANSWER 6 foot high
on the left front side of the trailer
On a motor vehicle, how long is the safety sticker valid? - CORRECT ANSWER 15
months from the month of the inspection. This gives a 3 month window in which you may get a
new sticker
, If you are in an emissions required county and the vehicle does not have a valid emissions
sticker, are you able to perform a safety inspection and affix a safety sticker? - CORRECT
ANSWER No, the vehicle must have a valid emissions sticker before the safety sticker
may be affixed, however you may affix a temporary inspection approval indicator in place of the
safety sticker
MV-431 - CORRECT ANSWER The paper inspection report sheet for passenger cars,
trucks, and buses
MV-480 - CORRECT ANSWER The paper inspection report sheet for motorcycles and
trailers
What is the amount you are allowed to charge for a safety inspection sticker? - CORRECT
ANSWER $2.00 and the price of the sticker
Critical area of the windshield - CORRECT ANSWER The area of the windshield that the
wiper blades clean
Acute area of the windshield - CORRECT ANSWER An 8.5 inch wide and 5.5 inch tall
box in the drivers line of vision
Heavy truck - CORRECT ANSWER A truck having a registered gross weight in excess of
17,000 pounds or a truck tractor
Light truck - CORRECT ANSWER A truck having a registered gross weight of 11,000
pounds or less
Medium truck - CORRECT ANSWER A truck having a registered gross weight of 11,001
pounds to 17,000 pounds
Motor carrier vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER A truck , truck-tractor or combination
having a gross weight or registered gross weight in excess of 17,000 pounds
