YF5 Factory-verified

Chevrolet · Regular Production Option

California emissions certification

Years 1963–82 Models 6 Factory citations 15

Also described as California emission equipment/certificationCalifornia Assembly Line Emission TestCalifornia Emission Test/EquipmentCalifornia Emission Test/CertificationCalifornia Emissions CertificationEmission testedCalifornia assembly line emission testCalifornia vehicle emissions registration

Documented applications

  • 1972 Factory-verified

    $15.80; 1,967 built

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, p.5.
  • 1973 Factory-verified

    $15.00; 3,008 built

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1973 Chevrolet Corvette, p.34.
  • 1974 Factory-verified

    $20.00; qty NA

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1974 Chevrolet Corvette, p.30.
  • 1975 Factory-verified

    $20.00; 3,037 built

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1975 Chevrolet Corvette, p.7.
  • 1976 Factory-verified

    $50.00; 3,527 built

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1976 Chevrolet Corvette, p.22.
  • 1977 Factory-verified

    $70.00; 4,084 built

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1977 Chevrolet Corvette, p.48.
  • 1978 Disputed

    3,405 built; price disputed: CAC page shows $70, CorvSport and CorvetteStory both show $75; factory kit confirms RPO YF5 but its price column is not legible, so the split is unresolved

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1978 Chevrolet Corvette, p.22.
  • 1979 Factory-verified

    $83.00; 3,798 built

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1979 Chevrolet Corvette, p.7.
  • 1980 Factory-verified

    $250.00; 3,221 built (required LG4 305ci engine)

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1980 Chevrolet Corvette, p.62.
  • 1981 Factory-verified

    $46.00; 4,951 built (L81 was 50-state legal, so no engine substitution needed)

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1981 Chevrolet Corvette, p.5.
  • 1982 Factory-verified

    $46.00; 4,951 built (both figures identical to 1981 in all sources consulted — as printed)

    GM Heritage factory kit — 1982 Chevrolet Corvette, p.30.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of YF5 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.