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States with state inspection could plausibly require proof of some form that the update has been applied. States which use OBD-II diagnostics should generally a
by bri3d 11y ago
States with state inspection could plausibly require proof of some form that the update has been applied. States which use OBD-II diagnostics should generally already be capable of doing this by reading the CALID supplied by the ECU (it's part of the standard), so they could work off of that.
- sliverstorm 11y agoHell, if we're lucky maybe the testing center can flash the update themselves right there on the test rig over OBD-II if the car doesn't have it. Would save everyone- the State, the consumer, even VW, a lot of heartache in handling a mandatory update.
- ams6110 11y agoOr a nice market for VW diesels might develop in non-inspecting states.