California automotive service providers are faced with the prospect of a state mandate requiring them to inflate their customers’ tires to the correct pressure. The California Air Resource Board (CARB) endeavors to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses released from vehicles with underinflated tires and without tire pressure monitoring systems. While many quick lubes already include this service as part of their oil change, others may be required to take part in this program.
There are exemptions for body shops, glass installers, parts stores and auto dismantlers but all other automotive service providers would be captured. Air gauges used to fill tires would be required to have accuracy within 2 PSI and maintain reference materials to determine the correct pressure. How and who would regulate the program has not been specified.
Although this first attempt to change Section 95550 in Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations was disapproved by the State’s Office of Administrative Law, CARB has until July 20th to alter and resubmit their proposed changes.
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