Recently, Top Bikes Philippines wrote about the list of requirements needed in the step-by-step process that vehicle owners can expect when their cars and motorcycles undergo inspection and testing under the soon-to-be-implemented Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS).
At least 32 new private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs) will be operational once the Land Transportation Office (LTO) releases the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the MVIS. Twenty-six of these PMVICs are located in Metro Manila. A total of 138 PMVICs will be opened to accommodate vehicle owners across the country, resulting in the closure of around 1,000 private emission testing centers.
We can imagine the pandemonium this change will trigger during the transition period, so we’re here to help inform the motoring community on what’s going to happen soon. From just a single process (testing for emissions), the new MVIS will involve the ocular inspection and computer-assisted testing of at least 60 vehicle parts.
It’s probably been a long time since you’ve last seen a comprehensive list of vehicle components that need to be inspected. If one of these parts does not pass the standards set by the LTO, you’ll effectively be forfeiting the testing fee (P1,800 for cars and P600 for motorcycles), unless the agency makes last-minute changes to the IRR. To give you enough time to prepare your vehicle, we’re listing the parts that need to be in good shape in order to pass the new MVIS process. Read on:
Above carriage:
- Body appearance
- Chassis
- Engine
- Handlebars (motorbikes)
- Wiper/washer
- Windshield/window glass (cracks, leaks)
- Headlights (illumination, proper beam level)
- Signal lights (front)
- Signal lights (rear)
- Parking lights (front)
- Parking lights (rear)
- Brake lights
- Reverse lights
- Clearance lights
- Number plate/lights
- Hazard lights
- Reflector lights
- Interior lights
- Top light (taxi units)
- Seatbelts
- Horn
- Door/hinges
- Floorboard
- Side/rearview mirrors
- Clutch system
- Brake system
- Driver/passenger seats
- Steering
- Tires/wheels (includes camber/alignment)
- Wheel bolts/nuts
- Fuel tank/cap
- Panel gauges
Underchassis:
- Radiator
- Engine bracket/mounting
- Engine oil leakage
- Transmission oil leakage
- Steering ball joints
- Steering fluid leakages/gearbox mounting
- Steering idler/sector shaft
- Front shackle eyes/pins/bushes
- Rear shackle eyes/pins/bushes
- Stabilizers/bushes
- Kingpins and bearings
- Front suspension joints/bushes
- Rear suspension joints/bushes
- Rear linkages
- Brake hoses/pipes/cylinders
- Fuel hoses/pipes
- Spring U-bolts/nuts
- Spring clips
- Shock absorbers
- Driveshaft bolts/nuts
- Differential oil leakage
- Propeller-shaft coupling
- Exhaust pipes and silencer (noise level and leakages)
- Chassis frame
- Chassis cross-member
- Body floorboard
- Power steering
- Parking brake wire
- Mobile air conditioner (MAC)
Others: Early warning device, body color, speedometer calibration
Quite a long list, right? But you had better take this seriously—the test results will go straight to the LTO data bank since a PMVIC’s computer system is linked to the agency on a real-time basis.
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopBikes.ph. Minor edits have been made.
