[Carguru]

After reading all the posts RS/Reddit. I now understand the whole situation. On websites/car forums/meets/YouTube - They have a confirmed targeted a face & vehicle. It's a large scale (fishing) trolling net. A visual/sound modification gives LEO a right to do a road side MVA VI ticket. ANYONE with a modified vehicle is assumed to be Overly modified (eg. 5hp for muffler/2hp for air intake/engine tune 20hp) and with heavy duty/performance part (street racer)

It's the "traffic section" equivalent of a giant drug bust sting. They'll probably want a medal for this fishing expedition - tosses a bunch of illegal car parts on the floor and posts guilty cars pictures. These vehicles were "Overly modified/non-OEM/over spec'd".

The original purpose of a "VI" is for defective, broken clunker vehicles. This is why VI inspectors are puzzled on a "Over spec'd" vehicle is passing the tests (mechanically sound) - safely passes.
Car enthusiasts are puzzled, complaining, dinged with reduced resale value (car has a VI) and financially penalized under the guise of the "safety Campaign"