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Only Air Care Stations certified by VPMD may conduct emissions testing in the Albuquerque program area. Air Care Station applications are available from VPMD (505) 764-1110. Basic station requirements include a test bay large enough to accommodate vehicles subject to testing (up to 10,000 lbs. GVWR), a VPMD approved emissions analyzer, and a certified Air Care inspector. Fees include a $200 annual station certification fee, a $35 inspector certificate fee, and a $4.50 vehicle inspection report fee for each test.
The only emissions analyzer approved for use at this time is the EIS 5000 from Worldwide Environmental Products.
All inspectors are trained and certified by VPMD to conduct emissions inspections. For more information on becoming an inspector contact us or go to the inspector training page.
Sufficient expendable supplies and reference materials to conduct inspections must be on hand at all times the station is in operation. These include but are not limited to the following: