Welcome to your daily briefing on automotive developments in New Jersey. Today we're covering 8 key stories including updates on new jersey automotive headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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Stay updated with the latest New Jersey DMV changes for 2024, including new fees, services, and regulations.
Relevant to automotive professionals operating in NJ.
In 2003, the Motor Vehicle Security and Customer Service Act was created to replace the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in New Jersey with a new and improved Motor Vehicle Commission.
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The official website of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
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The New Jersey Senate and Assembly have approved Senate Bill 3309, the Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act (the Act), which now awaits Gov. Phil Murphy's signature.
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Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
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In emissions-test states, failure paths split into evaporative, OBD-II readiness, and tailpipe categories. Each has different repair pathways and waiver eligibility. The most expensive failure category — evaporative — is also the most often misdiagnosed because the symptom (a check-engine light) overlaps with cheaper repairs.
Misdiagnosed evap repairs commonly run multiple cycles before reaching the actual fix. The wasted-repair cost can exceed the cost of the correct first repair by 3-5x.
Replacement key fobs run $150-$500 retail with manufacturer programming, but cost dealers and locksmiths a fraction of that. Independent locksmiths now match dealer pricing in most markets. Owners who go to dealers default frequently because they do not realize the alternatives are equivalent.
For service departments, key-fob revenue is a meaningful margin contributor. For consumers, awareness of the alternatives is a recurring cost question.
Most states distinguish between retail, wholesale, and broker dealer licenses, with different bonding, facility, and inventory requirements. A wholesale license does not authorize retail sale to consumers; selling cross-category is a license violation that can trigger immediate suspension regardless of intent.
Cross-category sales are also typically uninsurable under the dealer's bond, leaving the dealer personally exposed on consumer claims that arose from the unauthorized sale.
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