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juda5 t1_j5kn7yu wrote

The shop that failed you is required to re-inspect for no additional charge for up to 30 days.

This is so you can have the issues fixed and bring it back to them to finish the inspection.

I do not believe there is any reason you can't bring it to another shop, but I'm pretty sure everything the 1st shop failed you for has already been entered into the computer system.

Best to go to the place you trust the first time.

My new (to me) 4Runner failed its first inspection (despite passing in CT, where I bought it.) They failed me on a small tear in my left lower control arm boot, rust on my rear center brake lines, and tinted windows.

I replaced the control arm and the brake lines (nothing wrong with them, just surface rust) and I removed the tint from the front windows. I took it back to the same shop and passed within 5 minutes.

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techsavior t1_j5ma0xv wrote

CT doesn’t have a safety inspection; only emissions testing.

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juda5 t1_j5on5se wrote

Interesting. The dealer provided me with a very official "State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Vehicle Inspection form", so I assumed that it had passed a state inspection.

I guess if it is just self-reported they can get away with being less stringent than the inspectors in RI.

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