This message supplements instructions in NYVIP messages 225 and 226 for windshield window tinting inspection requirements.

 

Regulations sent to you in NYVIP message 225 and to be published on January 4, 2017 in the State Register, instruct stations to reject a vehicle if any part of the windshield below the top 6 inches allows less than the required visible light transmittance. It has come to our attention that some windshield shade bands may exceed six inches when the vehicle is manufactured, that is, the vehicle is manufactured in compliance with federal law.

 

Therefore, until new instructions are distributed, stations should use the following criteria for windshield inspection of any vehicle.

 

Reject if:

 

Any part of the windshield below the top 6 inches, or AS-1 line (whichever is lower on the windshield) allows less than the required visible light transmittance. The AS-1 indicator is typically found on the passenger side of the windshield. The term “AS-1 line” shall mean a line extending from the letters AS-1 running parallel to the top of the windshield.