
On August 1, 2025, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) launched 100 low-profile patrol vehicles statewide to aggressively track high-performance and modified cars. The focus is on vehicles with engine swaps, turbo or supercharged setups, lowered suspensions, and aftermarket exhausts.
Officers are using automated license plate readers, live traffic monitoring, and social media intelligence to track violations. Within the first three weeks, enforcement results included:
Fresno County: over 1,000 citations issued. Los Angeles Metro Area: more than 1,500 stops for illegal modifications and unsafe driving. Bay Area corridors: tracked and documented dozens of repeated offenders with high-risk vehicles. San Diego County: multiple vehicles impounded for illegal emissions and engine modifications.
The program covers urban centers and semi-rural corridors, making modified and high-risk vehicles visible to enforcement no matter where they drive.
The initiative is fully legal. Officers monitor violations already in progress and identify themselves during enforcement, in compliance with California Vehicle Code §27906. CHP is also partnering with the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) to identify illegal emissions modifications and other regulatory violations.
This marks a new era in precision enforcement. The stealth patrol vehicles blend into traffic, track dangerous vehicles, and gather data to support citations and compliance checks. CHP officials describe the program as a data-driven crackdown on high-risk vehicles, sending a clear message: modified cars are being watched, and law enforcement is ready.

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Jim Evans August 19, 2025
I would love to see them, start cracking down on tented windows. That’s one of the main reason we have a pedestrian hit and killed by cars especially at night.
Tom Farr August 19, 2025
Pedestrians aren’t getting hit because of tinted windows — they’re getting hit by drivers who think like you: blind, reckless, and allergic to facts.
Maybe learn how to spell before you try educating anyone, because right now you’re just proving tinted windows aren’t the problem — ignorance is
Tom Farr August 19, 2025
Pedestrians aren’t getting hit because of tinted windows — they’re getting hit by drivers who think like you: blind, reckless, and allergic to facts.
Maybe learn how to spell before you try educating anyone, because right now you’re just proving tinted windows aren’t the problem — ignorance is