What makes a car non street legal?

Question

What makes a car non street legal?

Answer 1

Laws vary from state to state but you need some

basic equipment or your car is not considered "legal"



head lights

Brake Lights -

tail lights -

License plate light

bumpers

a horn

CA for instance has strict emission laws.

many states require a valid inspection sticker

often called a "brake tag" or tax stamp

Answer 2

Street legal refers to a vehicle such as an automobile, motorcycle, or light truck that is equipped and licensed for use on public roads. This will require specific configurations of lighting, signal lights, and safety equipment that need not be included in a vehicle used only off-road (such as a sandrail) that is trailered to its off-road operating area, or closed-course race cars that are used only on closed race tracks and therefore do not require all the features that a street-legal vehicle would. If a vehicle is not licensed and equipped (as in may not have street lights, turning signals, safety precautions, etc.) then it is not STREET legal as it could be dangerous but is fine to ride privately (as in tracks, woods, off-road

terrain, backyard, etc.). Does that answer your question?

Answer 3

Just about anything that would make it unsafe or violates any of the required items that are needed for the vehicle..............

It is always best to call your local department of motor vehicles and ask them before you add or make any changes to a vehicle...................

Answer 4

all over the World , the definition of `Street legal` IS:

any vehicle that came out of the Manufacturer as "Passed" with the Equipment fitted to it , as per the Department of Motor Vehicles and Registry , designated by the Location of the D.M.V&R.

this means that a car made in Sweden leaves the Manufacturing Plant as "passed" , cannot have `extras` fitted to it , with-out making it il-legal.

same goes for U.S , Aus. , Korea , England , etc. , etc.

`extras` are called "after-market" parts and immediately designate the car as BEING il-legal.

Answer 5

any emissions system modificatioon, non-approved lights, inoperative lights lack of seat belts, bumper to high, bumper to low, no liscence plates, liscense plate covers and on and on and on anything that violates any of ten thousand laws