What are the items included in a vehicle annual inspection?
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The inspection includes: checking whether the engine, chassis, body, and their auxiliary equipment are clean, complete, and functional; whether the paint surface is uniform and aesthetically pleasing; whether major assemblies have been replaced and if they match the initial inspection records; verifying whether the vehicle's braking performance, steering control, lights, exhaust, and other safety features comply with the "Technical Conditions for Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles"; inspecting whether the vehicle has been modified, remodeled, or altered, and whether the driving license, license plate, and vehicle registration records match the actual condition of the vehicle, including any changes and whether approval and modification procedures have been completed; checking whether the license plate, driving license, and enlarged license plate markings on the vehicle are damaged, altered, or illegible, and whether they need replacement; for large vehicles, verifying whether the unit name or the name of the street, township, or town where the vehicle is registered, along with the maximum seating capacity in the driver's compartment, are printed in Chinese imitation Song font on both sides of the door as required; for trucks, checking whether the rear tailgate (including the rear tailgate of trailers) displays the vehicle number enlarged 2-3 times as required, and whether the sides of the door for individually or jointly owned vehicles are marked with the word "individual"; the markings must be clear, and unit codes or other patterns are not allowed (special cases require approval from the vehicle management office). Inspection time requirements: small and micro non-commercial passenger vehicles are exempt from inspection for the first 6 years, after which they must be inspected annually; after 15 years, inspection is required every 6 months; commercial passenger vehicles must be inspected annually within the first 5 years, and every 6 months thereafter; trucks and large and medium non-commercial passenger vehicles must be inspected annually within the first 10 years, and every 6 months thereafter; imported vehicles, like other types, can undergo periodic inspections at any testing site. Consequences of failing the inspection: vehicles that fail the annual inspection must be repaired within a specified time limit; if they still fail after the deadline, the vehicle management office will confiscate their driving license plates, prohibiting further use; vehicles that do not undergo inspection without reason or fail the inspection are not allowed on the road and cannot be transferred; vehicles that meet scrapping conditions or exceed the prescribed service life will not be inspected, and their license plates will be revoked, their records canceled, and they will be scrapped.
