Repro:
1) Download the project https://github.com/iM0ve/Automotive
2) Open CarDemo Scene
3) Enable Bugs->Decal
Note: Im making updates to the project, so for the repro better to check out this exact commit from history:
https://github.com/iM0ve/Automotive/commit/1ee7ff480b6a491979c21f3d3bcaad8d8ebca998
Result: The cars material has Receive decails=off. But the decal still affects normal, smoothness, and emissive. Only the base color works as expected.
Expected: When Receive decals = off, the Decal object does not affect the hood in any way.
Edit: I was told that decal emissive is a limitation, nothing we can do about it. If thats true then the bug is only about Normal and Smoothness affecting the hood.