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Jan-78FJ40 · 08-20-04, 10:42 AM

Here is the information I gathered after 5 trips to the DMV (with pictures of the ID plates) and numerous calls to the California Air resources Board:
VIN numbers with BJ in them can be registered, since Toyota supplied a letter at some point declaring that the B and 3B engines follow US emission requirements.
Diesels are smog excempt, but that does only mean that they do not need to undergo a smog test. It does not exclude them from having to follow CA emission requirements.
VIN numbers with HJ in them cannot be titled, unless they have a letter from toyota with them, stating they follow CA emission requiremnts.
A IF plate from a registered importer in the door jam can be interpreted as such, but it seems to depend on the inspector.

This is what I gathered the last weeks, it is not necessarily true, just experience.
I wonder if there are any HJ60s in California, the owners should be able to tell how they got them in!
thanks for all the comments!

08-20-04, 10:42 AM	#5
Jan-78FJ40 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,461	Here is the information I gathered after 5 trips to the DMV (with pictures of the ID plates) and numerous calls to the California Air resources Board: VIN numbers with BJ in them can be registered, since Toyota supplied a letter at some point declaring that the B and 3B engines follow US emission requirements. Diesels are smog excempt, but that does only mean that they do not need to undergo a smog test. It does not exclude them from having to follow CA emission requirements. VIN numbers with HJ in them cannot be titled, unless they have a letter from toyota with them, stating they follow CA emission requiremnts. A IF plate from a registered importer in the door jam can be interpreted as such, but it seems to depend on the inspector. This is what I gathered the last weeks, it is not necessarily true, just experience. I wonder if there are any HJ60s in California, the owners should be able to tell how they got them in! thanks for all the comments!