funny you say that about inspection too. its been that way for some time now.
only the commercial light duty trucks get a real inspection at this point. like they lift the front end off the ground and actually check the front end for play. pretty sure they dont have a damn clue wtf they are feeling for, the 05 dump passes every year and its needed a pitman and idler for as long. the check engine light its on, (standard evap BS ) so i clear codes and it passes, how i do not know cause i know all systems are not ready, and they do a sniffer on it. might be why it passes?
oddly enough i just took the 2015 crewcab dump for inspection, passed, i did the walk around to make sure all the lights worked, but missed the three marker lights middle of the rear, one light was out, as i walked past it at inspection, im crap here we go, wasted time..... i also noticed one back up light was out when i was backing the boss up to the trailer same day lol
when i first got my regal, i passed with a airbag and abs light on, a smashed side view mirror and 4 bald tires. back in the 80's you'd been sent to the end of the line for your fail sticker.
if you ever waited for systems to be ready, it can take some time. i got a tuner for the regal, so when i went to inspection they failed me for all systems not being ready yet aka my o2 sensor, (everything else is deleted already) so i went home, deleted the up stream o2, went back, passed, drove back home un deleted, alls well. the fact i live a mile from the inspection station has its perks.