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Dealerships (and many mechanics) will do a “free multi-point inspection” whenever you bring your car in for routine maintenance like oil change or state inspection. This will usually involve them giving you a list of items to fix or maintain either based on their own observation or the factory recommended intervals— this is a completely common occurrence.

You don’t have to do any of that maintenance if you choose not to. Are you sure this isn’t what they are referring to? It’s very possibly they passed your car’s state inspection and are just recommending all the other items.

It’s a common tactic that benefits them several ways: First and foremost, it could keep you safe to fix some of the items. So that serves them so as to remove some liability off of them. Secondly, and most importantly to them, it brings in maintenance revenue that dealerships rely upon. Lastly, it “negs” the value of your car in your mind, softening you up for a spiel about trading in your used car, which they will profit off of handsomely, and convincing you to buy another new car, which they will also profit off of.

A seven year old vehicle feels brand new to me still. I had a new vehicle that I was getting inspected at the dealership with no issue. The year the warranty ran out the dealership found multiple violations, I can't recall what all they were but they were absurd sounding. Scratched that rejection sticker right off and took it to another shop, passed immediately. This is the way.