Secure the Border Vehicle Inspection
Standard Secure the Border vehicle inspection routine covering interior, trunk, engine, and X-ray scan order to find hidden items.
What is Vehicle Inspection?
Vehicle inspection is the hands-on search stage at the Secure the Border checkpoint. You examine the interior, trunk, and engine area in a fixed order, then run the X-ray scanner to reveal objects hidden inside the vehicle.
Why follow an inspection order?
Search Every Compartment
Cover interior, trunk, and engine so no section is skipped under pressure
Use the X-Ray Scanner
Reveal objects concealed inside panels and hidden spaces
Decide on Evidence
Approve or reject based on what the full search actually found
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