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Prohibited Products Policy: Auto and Motor Vehicles

Last updated on Dec 2, 2024

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In this guide:

Overview
What is the policy?
Policy basics

Overview

Products subject to our policy on Auto and Motor Vehicles must also adhere to other Prohibited Products Policies or Walmart will automatically unpublish your item.

What is the policy?

Walmart prohibits the sale of cars and restricts the sale of other motor vehicles on its Marketplace.  In addition, Walmart does not allow the sale of car parts and other accessories that are illegal, do not meet regulatory requirements, or that are designed to defeat, interfere, or bypass motor vehicle safety standards or environmental controls.  

Policy basics

Prohibited	Allowed with restriction	Allowed
Motorized vehicles that require Department of Motor Vehicle registration  Products intended to interfere, defeat, or bypass emission control devices or override malfunction indicators  Oxygen sensor simulators  Products that remove, delete, or alter diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems, selective reduction catalyst (SRC) systems, or exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems such as the EGR delete kit or DPF delete kit  Muffler delete pipes  Vehicle airbags and their component parts, including:  Airbag modules  Airbag inflators  Airbag components  Airbag covers  Products or kits that remove, alter, or interfere with the malfunction indicator light  Gas cans that do not contain flame mitigation devices or that do not comply with all laws and regulations including the EPA, and the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act  Products intended to bypass or interfere with law enforcement or other legal requirements such as:  Products designed to alter odometers  Products designed to affect or interfere with traffic signals  Products intended to conceal or obscure a license plate  Driver's licenses and other government-issued identification documents  Products that do not meet U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) requirements  Any products, aftermarket parts, or add-on parts that do not comply with federal, state, or local laws, guidelines, or restrictions such as:  Parts that do not meet California Air Resources Board  (CARB) requirements.   Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plates  Seat belt buckle insert alarm stopper  Used tires  Tire puncturing devices	Any marketplace seller who sells and delivers gas/electric powered ride on vehicles, such as minibikes, e-bikes, ATVs, UTVs, , go carts, golf carts, must comply with state-specific laws	Vehicle accessories such as wiper blades, seat covers, dashboard covers, and floor mats Electric and battery powered ride-ons such as scooters and bikes. Batteries must be shipped in compliance with US shipping laws and regulation and in accordance with Department of Transportation regulations Automotive batteries - batteries must be shipped in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) standards and in compliance with the United States Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, UPS, and other shipping entity guidelines Tire listings are allowed, but must meet the following criteria:    Tires that are new, unused, undamaged, and comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards  Tires must have a valid U.S. Department of Transportation Tire Identification Number (TIN) and the seller must comply with the following Tire Registration Requirements:  Provide each tire purchaser with a paper tire registration form that contains the following information:  The entire TIN of the tire(s) sold to the purchaser  The distributor’s or dealers name and street address, email address, or website  Provide all tire manufacturers with:   Purchaser's name and address   The entire TIN of each tire sold   The distributor’s or dealer’s name and street address, email address, or website

Prohibited

Allowed with restriction

Allowed

Motorized vehicles that require Department of Motor Vehicle registration

Products intended to interfere, defeat, or bypass emission control devices or override malfunction indicators 
Oxygen sensor simulators 
Products that remove, delete, or alter diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems, selective reduction catalyst (SRC) systems, or exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems such as the EGR delete kit or DPF delete kit 
Muffler delete pipes 
Vehicle airbags and their component parts, including:

Airbag modules 
Airbag inflators 
Airbag components 
Airbag covers

Products or kits that remove, alter, or interfere with the malfunction indicator light 
Gas cans that do not contain flame mitigation devices or that do not comply with all laws and regulations including the EPA, and the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act 
Products intended to bypass or interfere with law enforcement or other legal requirements such as:

Products designed to alter odometers 
Products designed to affect or interfere with traffic signals 
Products intended to conceal or obscure a license plate

Driver's licenses and other government-issued identification documents 
Products that do not meet U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) requirements 
Any products, aftermarket parts, or add-on parts that do not comply with federal, state, or local laws, guidelines, or restrictions such as:

Parts that do not meet California Air Resources Board  (CARB) requirements.

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plates 
Seat belt buckle insert alarm stopper 
Used tires 
Tire puncturing devices

Any marketplace seller who sells and delivers gas/electric powered ride on vehicles, such as minibikes, e-bikes, ATVs, UTVs, , go carts, golf carts, must comply with state-specific laws

Vehicle accessories such as wiper blades, seat covers, dashboard covers, and floor mats

Electric and battery powered ride-ons such as scooters and bikes. Batteries must be shipped in compliance with US shipping laws and regulation and in accordance with Department of Transportation regulations
Automotive batteries - batteries must be shipped in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) standards and in compliance with the United States Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, UPS, and other shipping entity guidelines
Tire listings are allowed, but must meet the following criteria:

Tires that are new, unused, undamaged, and comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 
Tires must have a valid U.S. Department of Transportation Tire Identification Number (TIN) and the seller must comply with the following Tire Registration Requirements: 
Provide each tire purchaser with a paper tire registration form that contains the following information:

The entire TIN of the tire(s) sold to the purchaser 
The distributor’s or dealers name and street address, email address, or website

Provide all tire manufacturers with:

Purchaser's name and address  
The entire TIN of each tire sold

The distributor’s or dealer’s name and street address, email address, or website

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