PA State Inspection Mechanic Practice
Test
How is a heavy truck defined? - ✔️✔️17,001lbs and up registered vehicle weight.
What indicator lights must be operational? - ✔️✔️High-beam, Turn signals, and Hazard
lights.
How often are semi-annual inspections conducted? - ✔️✔️Every 6 months.
How is a light truck defined? - ✔️✔️11,000lbs or less registered vehicle weight.
How is a medium truck defined? - ✔️✔️11,001lbs up to 17,000lbs registered vehicle
weight.
When should auxiliary driving lights be lit? - ✔️✔️Only when high-beams are lit.
When should flood lights be lit? - ✔️✔️Only when low-beams are lit.
How is the critical area of the windshield defined? - ✔️✔️The area cleaned by the
windshield wipers.
How should inspection stickers be secured? - ✔️✔️Under lock and key in a safe place.
How is ownership verified? - ✔️✔️Registration and insurance VIN numbers should
match vehicle along with license plate.
How accurate must the VIN number match be? - ✔️✔️VIN number can have 1 digit
wrong or 2 digits transposed as long as teh customer has proof DOT form has been
submited.
How is the acute area of the windshield defined? - ✔️✔️The area in the driver's normal
line of vision—8 1/2 inches wide and 5 1/2 inches high.
What is a MV-431 used for? - ✔️✔️To record Car, Truck, and Bus inspections.
What is a MV-480 used for? - ✔️✔️To record Motorcycle and Trailer inspections.
Test
How is a heavy truck defined? - ✔️✔️17,001lbs and up registered vehicle weight.
What indicator lights must be operational? - ✔️✔️High-beam, Turn signals, and Hazard
lights.
How often are semi-annual inspections conducted? - ✔️✔️Every 6 months.
How is a light truck defined? - ✔️✔️11,000lbs or less registered vehicle weight.
How is a medium truck defined? - ✔️✔️11,001lbs up to 17,000lbs registered vehicle
weight.
When should auxiliary driving lights be lit? - ✔️✔️Only when high-beams are lit.
When should flood lights be lit? - ✔️✔️Only when low-beams are lit.
How is the critical area of the windshield defined? - ✔️✔️The area cleaned by the
windshield wipers.
How should inspection stickers be secured? - ✔️✔️Under lock and key in a safe place.
How is ownership verified? - ✔️✔️Registration and insurance VIN numbers should
match vehicle along with license plate.
How accurate must the VIN number match be? - ✔️✔️VIN number can have 1 digit
wrong or 2 digits transposed as long as teh customer has proof DOT form has been
submited.
How is the acute area of the windshield defined? - ✔️✔️The area in the driver's normal
line of vision—8 1/2 inches wide and 5 1/2 inches high.
What is a MV-431 used for? - ✔️✔️To record Car, Truck, and Bus inspections.
What is a MV-480 used for? - ✔️✔️To record Motorcycle and Trailer inspections.
