DATE: 3/12/2021
TO: ALL INSPECTION STATIONS
FROM: OPUS INSPECTION
SUBJECT: NYVIP2 SOFTWARE VERSION LOCKOUT WEDNESDAY 3/17/2021
 
PLEASE BRING THIS MESSAGE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE STATION OWNER AND/OR MANAGER
 
You need to take immediate action! On February 2, 2021 stations received NYVIP2 Message #266 which announced the rollout of NYVIP2 software version 20.12.03.
 
Please be sure that your NYVIP2 software is current and updated as required with version 20.12.03. The version number is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the NYVIP2 screen.
 
Stations not updated to 20.12.03 software will be locked out on Wednesday 3/17/21.
 
A lockout will interrupt your ability to inspect vehicles until you successfully update to software version 20.12.03.
 
This software update includes an important inspection station requirement in relation to NY State Transportation legislation which took effect February 3, 2021 regarding altered vehicle seating. Altered vehicle reporting to DMV is now required for stretch limousines that seat 9 or more passengers including the driver.
 
When presented with the question “Has this vehicle been altered to increase seating capacity?” Answer: N (o) unless the vehicle has been “altered.”
 
A vehicle is “altered” if it has been stretched or widened to increase passenger capacity.
 
If you need assistance installing the update, or you haven’t received the update, contact the Opus Inspection Help Desk at 1-866-623-8378 (1-866-OBD-TEST).
 
NYVIP2 Messages can be viewed at WWW.NYVIP.ORG under “Program News” on the Home Page. Or from your stations NYVIP2 Computerized Vehicle Inspection System (CVIS) by going to the Main Menu – Utilities Menu – Documents and Information – View Bulletins/Messages - Log-in with your inspector’s ID card to scroll through all NYVIP2 messages by clicking the drop-down arrow under “Message Center.”