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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations - C.R.C., c. 1038 (SCHEDULE IV)

Regulations Respecting Safety for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Components

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101 (1) For the purposes of this section, control has the same meaning as in Technical Standards Document No. 101, Controls, Tell-tales, Indicators and Sources of Illumination (TSD 101).

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(2) Every vehicle that is required by section 5 of these Regulations to conform to the standards set out in this section shall, in respect of the controls, tell-tales, indicators and sources of illumination that are fitted in the occupant compartment, conform to the requirements of TSD 101, as amended from time to time.

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(3) Despite S5.2.1 of TSD 101,
- (a) if the left turn signal and the right turn signal each have their own control or tell-tale, the arrows in the symbol required for the turn signals control or tell-tale may be disassociated and each arrow may be used separately as a distinct symbol;
- (b) if the left turn signal and the right turn signal each have their own tell-tale and the arrows in the symbol required for the turn signals tell-tale are disassociated so that each arrow is used separately as a distinct symbol, the simultaneous flashing of the left and right turn signal tell-tales may be used as the hazard warning signal tell-tale;

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(5) A speedometer shall be illuminated whenever the vehicle’s propulsion system and headlamps are activated, unless the headlamps are being flashed for signalling purposes or are being operated as daytime running lamps.

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(10) Until September 1, 2019, a vehicle referred to in subsection (2) may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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103 (1) In this section,

critical area

critical area means area C as referred to in section 104 of this Schedule; (zone critique)

entire windshield

entire windshield means area A as referred to in section 104 of this Schedule; (pare-brise tout entier)
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(3) In the case of a passenger car or a three-wheeled vehicle, the windshield defrosting and defogging system shall
- (a) meet the requirements of section 3 of SAE Recommended Practice J902 Passenger Car Windshield Defrosting Systems, (August 1964), when tested in accordance with paragraph (b) except that the areas referred to in that section as “critical area” and “entire windshield” shall be as referred to in subsection (1) of this section; and
- (b) be tested in accordance with such of the portions of paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4.7 of SAE Recommended Practice J902, (August 1964), or SAE Recommended Practice J902a, (March 1967), as are applicable to that system.
(4) Despite the testing requirements set out in subsection (3) for the windshield defrosting and defogging system of a passenger car or three-wheeled vehicle,
- (a) in the case of a passenger car or three-wheeled vehicle equipped with a heating system other than a heat exchanger type that uses the engine’s coolant as a means to supply the heat to the heat exchanger, the procedure specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer for cold weather starting shall be followed during the entire test period, except that the use of a power or heat source external to the vehicle is not permitted;

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104 (1) In this section,
areas A, B and C

areas A, B and C means the areas referred to in Column I of Tables I, II, III and IV to this section when established as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a Passenger Car Windshield Wiper Systems, (May 1966), using the angles specified in Columns III to VI of the above Tables; (zones A, B et C)

daylight opening

daylight opening means the maximum unobstructed opening through the glazing surface as defined in paragraph 2.3.12 of Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963); (ouverture de jour)

glazing surface reference line

glazing surface reference line means the intersection of the glazing surface and a horizontal plane 635 mm above the seating reference point, as shown in Figure 1 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a (May 1966); (ligne de référence de la surface vitrée)

overall width

overall width means the maximum overall body width dimension W116 as defined in Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963); (largeur hors tout)

plan view reference line
plan view reference line means,
- (a) in respect of vehicles with a bench type front seat, a line parallel to the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle and outboard of the centre of the steering wheel by a distance equal to 0.15 times the difference between one-half the shoulder room dimension and the steering wheel centre offset, as shown in Figure 2 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a, (May 1966); and
shoulder room dimension

shoulder room dimension means the front shoulder room dimension W3 as defined in Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963); (espace d’épaules)

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105 (1) Subject to section 135 of this Schedule, every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 105, Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems (TSD 105), as amended from time to time.

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106 (1) Every brake hose, brake hose assembly and brake hose end fitting with which a passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, three-wheeled vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, and trailer converter dolly are equipped shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 106, Brake Hoses (TSD 106), as amended from time to time.
(2) A reference in TSD 106 to a standard published by ASTM that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection may be read as a reference to the standard set out opposite that standard in column 2 of the table.

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108 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, trailer and bus shall conform to Technical Standards Document No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment (TSD 108), as amended from time to time.

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(2) Every three-wheeled vehicle shall be equipped with lamps, reflex reflectors and associated components as required under subsection (1) for passenger cars, and

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(3) Subject to subsection (4), instead of being equipped with headlamps as required under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, passenger cars, three-wheeled vehicles, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses may be equipped with adaptive driving beam lamps that conform to SAE Recommended Practice J3069, Adaptive Driving Beam (June 2016), except that the lamps shall not be capable of activation or deactivation by pedal.
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(5) Instead of being equipped with headlamps as required under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, passenger cars, three-wheeled vehicles, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses may be equipped with headlamps that
- (a) in the case of a passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck or bus, conform to
  - (i) United Nations Regulation No. 8, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or Both and Equipped with Halogen Filament Lamps (H₁, H₂, H₃, HB₃, HB₄, H₇, H₈, H₉, HIR1, HIR2 and/or H₁₁), as amended from time to time,
  - (ii) United Nations Regulation No. 20, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or Both and Equipped with Halogen Filament Lamps (H₄ Lamps), as amended from time to time,
  - (iii) United Nations Regulation No. 31, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Power-Driven Vehicle’s Halogen Sealed-beam Headlamps (HSB) Emitting a European Asymmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or Both, as amended from time to time,
  - (iv) United Nations Regulation No. 98, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Equipped with Gas-discharge Light Sources, as amended from time to time, or
  - (v) United Nations Regulation No. 112, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing-beam or a Driving-beam or Both and Equipped with Filament Lamps and/or Light-emitting Diode (LED) Modules, as amended from time to time;
- (b) in the case of a three-wheeled vehicle, conform to
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  - (ii) the regulation referred to in subparagraph (a)(iii) or (iv), as if the vehicle were a passenger car;
- (c) are installed on the vehicle in such a manner as to produce only a beam pattern for right-hand traffic, and, if the vehicle is fitted with a mechanism that allows the headlamps to produce a beam pattern for left-hand traffic, that mechanism is inoperative; and
- (d) conform to, as applicable, the physical tests referred to in the following provisions of TSD 108:
  
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(6) Instead of being equipped with headlamps in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, passenger cars, three-wheeled vehicles, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses may be equipped with headlamps that conform to United Nations Regulation No. 123, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Adaptive Front-lighting Systems (AFS) for Motor Vehicles, as amended from time to time.
(7) The headlamps referred to in subsection (6) shall
- (a) be installed
  - (i) in accordance with paragraph 6.22 of United Nations Regulation No. 48, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles with Regard to the Installation of Lighting and Light-signalling Devices, as amended from time to time, except that, despite paragraph 6.22.6.2, the automatic levelling device is mandatory in all cases, and
  - (ii) in such a manner as to produce only a beam pattern for right-hand traffic and, if the vehicle is fitted with a mechanism that allows the headlamps to produce a beam pattern for left-hand traffic, that mechanism shall be inoperative; and

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(10) Every motorcycle other than a motor tricycle shall conform to TSD 108, except that
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- (b) despite S10.18, S10.18.1 applies to motorcycles except that “both vertical and horizontal aim” shall be read as “the vertical aim”.

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(11) Every motor tricycle shall conform to TSD 108, except that
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- (b) despite S10.18, S10.18.1 applies to motor tricycles except that “both vertical and horizontal aim” shall be read as “the vertical aim”;
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- (d) instead of being equipped with headlamps as specified in S6.1 and Table I-c, a motor tricycle may be equipped with lower beam headlamps and upper beam headlamps as specified in S6.1 and Table I-a for passenger cars.
(12) In addition to being equipped with reflex reflectors and lamps as specified in S6.1 and Table I-c of TSD 108, a motor tricycle shall be
- (a) equipped with parking lamps as specified in S6.1 and Table I-a of TSD 108 for passenger cars;

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(13) Instead of being equipped with headlamps as required under subsection (10) or (11), as the case may be, motorcycles may be equipped with headlamps that
- (a) conform to
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  - (ii) United Nations Regulation No. 57, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Headlamps for Motor Cycles and Vehicles Treated as Such, as amended from time to time,
  - (iii) United Nations Regulation No. 72, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Cycle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing Beam and a Driving Beam and Equipped with Halogen Lamps (HS₁ Lamps), as amended from time to time, or
  - (iv) United Nations Regulation No. 113, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Emitting a Symmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or Both and Equipped with Filament, Gas-discharge Light Sources or LED Modules, as amended from time to time;
- (b) are installed in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 5.7, 5.11, 5.13, 6.1 and 6.2 of United Nations Regulation No. 53, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Category L₃ Vehicles with Regard to the Installation of Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices, as amended from time to time; and

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(15) Every restricted-use motorcycle shall be equipped with reflex reflectors as required under subsection (10) for motorcycles other than motor tricycles.

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(16) In addition to being activated as specified in Table I-a of TSD 108, parking lamps, tail lamps, licence plate lamps and side marker lamps on a passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, three-wheeled vehicle, truck or bus shall be activated
- (a) while the front fog lamps on the vehicle are activated in a steady-burning state other than as daytime running lamps; or
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(20) For the purposes of paragraph (19)(a), the ambient light outside a vehicle shall be measured on a horizontal surface, with a cosine corrected sensor at the same height as the mounting position of the ambient light sensor on the vehicle.

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(23) There shall be provided, in the owner’s manual, with every three-wheeled vehicle, information relating to the safe operation of the lighting systems and reflective devices of the vehicle that is the same as the information required by TSD 108 in relation to passenger cars.

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(28) Subject to subsections (29) and (30), the daytime running lamps on a vehicle shall be activated not later than when the vehicle is set in motion under its own power and shall remain activated until the motors or engines used for the vehicle’s propulsion are switched off and as a result the vehicle enters a mode of operation other than “accessory” or “on”.
(29) The daytime running lamps on a vehicle shall
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- (c) if they also serve as front turn signal lamps,
  
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(31) The following lamps on a motorcycle shall be activated not later than when the motorcycle is set in motion under its own power and shall remain activated until the motorcycle’s main electrical system is turned off or until the motorcycle is put in the “accessory” mode of operation:
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- (c) every headlamp or, as an alternative, one or two lamps that conform to the requirements for dedicated daytime running lamps set out in SAE Standard J2087.

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(32) For the purposes of this section, “equipment” in TSD 108 shall be read as “component”.

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(33) For the purposes of this section,
- (a) “dipped beam” and “passing beam” in United Nations Regulations Nos. 8, 20, 31, 48, 53, 57, 72, 98, 112, 113 and 123 shall be read as “lower beam” or as “lower beam headlamp”, as the context requires; and
- (b) “driving beam” and “main beam” in United Nations Regulations Nos. 8, 20, 31, 48, 53, 57, 72, 98, 112, 113 and 123 shall be read as “upper beam” or as “upper beam headlamp”, as the context requires.

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(34) For the purposes of section 7.3.1 of SAE Standard J2087 and section 5.2.5.1 of SAE Standard J583, “should” shall be interpreted as expressing an obligation.

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(35) Despite subsections (1) to (34), a vehicle may, until August 31, 2019, conform to the requirements of this section that are applicable to a lighting system or reflective device, as they read immediately before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

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110 (1) Every motor vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less — except motorcycles other than motor tricycles equipped with passenger car tires, restricted-use motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles equipped with tires other than passenger car tires, vehicles imported temporarily for special purposes and low-speed vehicles — and every tire rim manufactured for use on those vehicles shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of 4,536 kg or Less (TSD 110), as amended from time to time.

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(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), the information specified in S4.3 and S4.3.5 of TSD 110 shall appear, at the option of the manufacturer, either
- (a) in both official languages on one vehicle placard, as shown in Figure 3, or, if the manufacturer chooses to use a tire inflation pressure label, on one placard and one label, as shown in Figures 3 and 6; or
- (b) in each official language on two vehicle placards, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, or, if the manufacturer chooses to use a tire inflation pressure label, on two placards and two labels, as shown in Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, affixed at the same location on the vehicle but apart.
(3) The information specified in S4.3(f) of TSD 110 that appears on a vehicle placard and, at the manufacturer’s option, on a tire inflation pressure label, in accordance with paragraph (2)(a), shall appear either
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- (b) in both official languages on one placard, as shown in Figure 3, or on one placard and one label, as shown in Figures 3 and 6.
(4) The information specified in S4.3(f) of TSD 110 that appears on a vehicle placard and, at the manufacturer’s option, on a tire inflation pressure label, in accordance with paragraph 2(b), shall appear either
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- (b) in each official language on two placards, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, or on two placards and two labels, as shown in Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, affixed at the same location on the vehicle but apart.

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(11) An outside rearview mirror shall be installed on the driver’s side of every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle in such a manner as to provide the driver with a field of view to the rear on a level road surface that

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(13.1) As an alternative to the rearview mirrors required by subsection (13), a motorcycle may be equipped with rearview mirrors that conform to paragraph 16 of United Nations Regulation No. 81, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Rear-view Mirrors of Two-wheeled Power-driven Vehicles with or without Side Car, with Regard to the Installation of Rear-view Mirrors on Handlebars (United Nations Regulation No. 81), as amended by any amendment prior to the 01 series of amendments.
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(13.3) For the purposes of subsections (13.1) and (13.2), a reference in United Nations Regulation No. 81 to “two-wheeled vehicle” or “three-wheeled vehicle” is to be read as a reference to “motorcycle”, and a reference to “maximum designed speed” is to be read as a reference to “maximum speed”.

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General

(14) For the purposes of subsections (16) to (25), a driver’s eye position shall be represented by the left and right eye points as defined in SAE Recommended Practice J1050, Describing and Measuring the Driver’s Field of View (August 1994), and shall be at any place within the area defined by a 95th percentile eyellipse in accordance with SAE Recommended Practice J941, Motor Vehicle Drivers’ Eye Locations (June 1997), with the following adaptations:
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- (b) heel point referred to in that Recommended Practice and in other documents referenced in that Recommended Practice means the accelerator heel point (AHP)as defined in section 3.16.1 of SAE Recommended Practice J1100, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (February 2001), and the position of the heel point is that determined by the manufacturer.

Requirements

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(18) Each System A unit magnification mirror shall have a reflective surface area of not less than 325 cm² (50 square inches) that provides, at the driver’s eye position, a field of view that includes a continuous view rearward, of the side of the school bus and the road surface, which view shall begin no farther than 60 m (200 feet) rearward of the mirror’s surface and extend to the horizon when measured on a level road, as illustrated in Figure 1.
(19) Each System A convex mirror shall
- (a) provide, at the driver’s eye position, a field of view that includes continuous and complete views as illustrated in Figure 1,
  
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(21) Each System B mirror shall provide a field of view that includes continuous and complete views at the driver’s eye position, as illustrated in Figure 1, of

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(23) For the purposes of subsection (22), a comparison chart, such as the one shown in Figure 2, may be used to measure the angular width and angular length of an image of a cylinder, where

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Testing

(25) A System A mirror and a System B mirror shall be tested as follows:
- (a) cylinders A, B, C, D and E shall be placed at the following locations, as illustrated in Figure 1, with measurements taken from the centre of the cylinder, as viewed from above:
  
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- (e) the still or video camera shall be supported so as to allow pivoting
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  - (ii) in the horizontal plane of its image plane to no greater than the maximum allowable limit of neck rotation specified in SAE Recommended Practice J1050, at a point corresponding to the neck pivot point as specified in that Recommended Practice, only after the maximum limits of eye rotation have been reached;
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- (g) for the purposes of subsection (21), the front bumper shall be the forwardmost structural contour of the bumper excluding the fasteners, protruding discrete bumper stops, and any attached accessories such as crossing control arms, which shall be removed prior to testing.

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(26) Every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus, with a GVWR of 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds) or less, other than a school bus, shall have
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- (b) on each side of the vehicle, an outside rearview mirror of which not less than 125 cm² (19.5 square inches) of reflective surface area is located so as to provide the driver with a view to the rear along both sides of the vehicle.
(27) Every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds), other than a school bus, shall have on each side of the vehicle an outside rearview mirror of which not less than 325 cm² (50 square inches) of reflective surface area is located so as to provide the driver with a view to the rear along both sides of the vehicle.

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(28) A company may ship a vehicle bearing a compliance label or information label, as the case may be, on which no outside mirrors have been installed, if the applicable outside mirrors and all of the hardware that is necessary for their mounting accompany the vehicle and all of the holes that are necessary for mounting those mirrors have been made in the sheet metal of the vehicle.

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(29) Subject to subsection (32), every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less that is manufactured on or after the day specified in S5.5(b) of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time, shall be equipped with a rear visibility system that conforms to the requirements for rear visibility set out in S5.5, other than S5.5(a), of that section, as amended from time to time, and that is tested in accordance with the rear visibility test procedure set out in S14 of that section, as amended from time to time.
(30) Subject to subsection (33), every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, low-speed vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less that is manufactured on or after the day specified in S6.2(b) of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time, shall be equipped with a rear visibility system that conforms to the requirements for rear visibility set out in S6.2, other than S6.2(a), of that section, as amended from time to time, and that is tested in accordance with the rear visibility test procedure set out in S14 of that section, as amended from time to time.
(31) For the purposes of subsections (29) and (30),
- (a) rear visibility system has the same meaning as in S4 of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time;
- (b) a reference to the term “backing event”, “environmental test fixture”, “external component”, “key”, “rearview image” or “rear visibility system” in S4, S5.5, S6.2 or S14 of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time, is to be read as a reference to that term as defined in S4; and
- (c) a reference to “starting system” in S4, including its definition, or S14 of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time, is to be read as a reference to “ignition switch”.
(32) Subsection (29) does not apply to a vehicle to which an information label has been applied under subsection 6.4(1), to which a compliance label has been applied under paragraph 6.6(1)(b) or to which an additional label has been applied under paragraph 9(1)(c) if the vehicle is manufactured before the first anniversary of the day specified in S5.5(b) of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time.
(33) Subsection (30) does not apply to a vehicle to which an information label has been applied under subsection 6.4(1), to which a compliance label has been applied under paragraph 6.6(1)(b) or to which an additional label has been applied under paragraph 9(1)(c) if the vehicle is manufactured before the first anniversary of the day specified in S6.2(b) of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time.

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114 (1) With the exception of a walk-in van, every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle, and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle and truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 114, Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention (TSD 114), as amended from time to time.

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(4) With the exception of a walk-in van and an emergency vehicle, every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle, and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle and truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall be equipped with an immobilization system that conforms to
- (a) one of the following sets of requirements as modified by subsection (22), (23) or (24):
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  - (ii) the general and particular specifications that are set out in Part III of United Nations Regulation No. 97, entitled Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicle Alarm Systems (VAS) and of Motor Vehicles with Regard to Their Alarm Systems (AS), in the version in effect on August 8, 2007, or
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(6) The information shall be provided in English, French or both official languages, as requested by the first retail purchaser of the vehicle.
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(17) The immobilization system shall be designed so that, when tested as installed in the vehicle,

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(20) The immobilization system shall be designed so that it can neither be bypassed nor rendered ineffective in a manner that would allow a vehicle to move under its own power, or be disarmed, using one or more of the tools and equipment listed in subsection (21),
- (a) within a period of less than 5 minutes, when tested as installed in the vehicle; or
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(22) The requirements set out in National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S338-98 are modified as follows:
- (a) the requirements respecting non-OEM systems as defined in section 2 of that document and respecting local noise regulations do not apply;
- (b) a reference to a “manufacturer of the electronic immobilization system” is to be read as a reference to a “manufacturer”; and
- (c) subsection 8.1 is to be read as follows: “Transponders and remote controls shall be in sealed enclosures that conform to the requirements of Subsections 12.1, General, and 12.2, Normal Operation.”
(23) The requirements set out in Part III of United Nations Regulation No. 97 are modified as follows:

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(24) The requirements set out in Part IV of United Nations Regulation No. 116 are modified as follows:

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115 (1) Every vehicle shall have a vehicle identification number and that vehicle identification number shall not be the same as the vehicle identification number of a vehicle having a model year of 1980 or later manufactured within the preceding 60 years.
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(3) The vehicle identification number of any vehicle shall be alphanumeric and shall be composed of 17 characters as follows:
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- (b) the fourth to eighth characters, inclusive, shall uniquely identify the decipherable information for the vehicle as set out in Column II of Table I, except that
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  - (iii) in the case of an incomplete vehicle to be completed as a trailer, the decipherable information required for an incomplete vehicle in column II of Table I shall be that for a trailer;
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- (d) the tenth character shall be the code that corresponds to the vehicle model year as set out in Table II;
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(12) Despite subsections (1) to (11), every vehicle having a model year of 2009 or earlier shall comply with the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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116 (1) The hydraulic brake system of a every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, three-wheeled vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, and trailer converter dolly shall contain brake fluid that conforms to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 116, Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids (TSD 116), as amended from time to time.
(2) A reference in TSD 116 to a standard published by ASTM that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection may be read as a reference to the standard set out opposite that standard in column 2 of the table.

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118 (1) Every power-operated window system, power-operated partition system and power-operated roof panel system fitted on a passenger car, a three-wheeled vehicle, an enclosed motorcycle or on a multi-purpose passenger vehicle or a truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 118, Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems (TSD 118), as amended from time to time.

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120 (1) Every motor vehicle with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg, except vehicles imported temporarily for special purposes, every three-wheeled vehicle equipped with tires other than passenger car tires, every motorcycle except motor tricycles equipped with passenger car tires, and every tire rim manufactured for use on those vehicles shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4,536 kg (TSD 120), as amended from time to time.

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(3) Every truck, bus and trailer shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 121, Air Brake Systems (TSD 121), as amended from time to time.

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122 (1) Every motorcycle shall conform to
- (a) the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 122, Motorcycle Brake Systems (TSD 122), as amended from time to time; or
- (b) the requirements set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 and Annex 3 of United Nations Regulation No. 78, Revision 1, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles of Categories L₁, L₂, L₃, L₄ and L₅ with Regard to Braking, in the version in effect on June 24, 2008, as amended by any subsequent amendments in the 03 series of amendments (United Nations Regulation No. 78).
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(4) The mark shall
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- (b) be located, so as to be visible without obstruction, either on or within 101.6 mm of the brake-fluid reservoir filler plug or cap; and

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(17) A reference to a warning lamp in paragraph 5.1.12 of United Nations Regulation No. 78 shall be read as a reference to the tell-tale for a brake system malfunction set out in the table to section 101 of this Schedule.
(18) A reference to a warning lamp in paragraph 5.1.13 of United Nations Regulation No. 78 shall be read as a reference to the tell-tale for an antilock brake system malfunction set out in the table to section 101 of this Schedule.

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(19) Despite subsections (1) to (18), a motorcycle may, until September 1, 2016, conform to the requirements of this section as it read immediately before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

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123 (1) Every motorcycle, except those designed and sold exclusively for use by law enforcement agencies, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 123, Motorcycle Controls and Displays (TSD 123), as amended from time to time.
(2) Instead of conforming to subsection (1), motorcycles, except those designed and sold exclusively for use by law enforcement agencies, may conform to the requirements of paragraph 5 of United Nations Regulation No. 60, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Two-Wheeled Motor Cycles and Mopeds with Regard to Driver-Operated Controls Including the Identification of Controls, Tell-Tales and Indicators (United Nations Regulation No. 60), as amended by any amendment prior to the 01 series of amendments.
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(6) An odometer or trip odometer installed on a motorcycle adjacent to the speedometer shall display distances in the same unit of measure as that of the predominant speedometer scale. If the odometer or trip odometer is not adjacent to the speedometer or switches between kilometres and miles independently of the speedometer, the odometer or trip odometer shall display distances in kilometres or miles and shall identify the unit of measure used.
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(8) For the purposes of subsections (10), (11), (16) and (17), wherever the term “motorcycle” is used in International Standard ISO 6727, Road vehicles — Motorcycles — Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales (ISO 6727), as amended from time to time, it has the same meaning asmotorcycle in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations.

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(22) For the purposes of subsections (16) to (21):
- (a) references to “audible warning device”, “driving-beam” and “passing-beam” in the English version of United Nations Regulation No. 60 are to be read as references to “horn”, “upper beam” and “lower beam”, respectively; and
- (b) references to “compteur de vitesse” in the French version of United Nations Regulation No. 60 are to be read as references to “indicateur de vitesse”.

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124 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus and three-wheeled vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 124, Accelerator Control Systems, as amended from time to time.

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126 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less must conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems for Light Vehicles (TSD 126), as amended from time to time.
(2) Instead of conforming to the requirements of subsection (1), every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, may comply with the requirements set out in Annex 9 of United Nations Regulation No. 13H, Uniform provisions concerning the approval of passenger cars with regard to braking, as amended by any amendment prior to the 01 series of amendments, with the following adaptations:
- (a) paragraph 3.3.1 of that Annex is to be read as allowing the lateral displacement to only be calculated using the double integration formula;
- (b) paragraph 3.5.1.1 of that Annex is to be read as requiring that the additional gear reduction be of at least 2.0;
- (c) paragraph 4.1.1 of that Annex is to be read as requiring the ambient temperature to be between 7°C and 40°C;

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131 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every school bus other than a multifunction school activity bus shall be equipped with one or two stop signal arms that conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 131, School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices (TSD 131), as amended from time to time.

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135 (1) Every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 3 500 kg or less shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems (TSD 135), as amended from time to time.
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(4) The word “car” used in S6.3.6 and S6.3.7 of the English version of TSD 135 shall be read as “vehicle”.

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136 (1) Subject to subsection (2), truck tractors and buses referred to in S3 of the standard set out in subpart 136, part 571, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (FMVSS 136), must comply with the requirements of that standard, as amended from time to time. However,
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- (b) the terms perimeter-seating bus and transit bus in the standard have the meaning as in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations;
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- (d) “National Highway Traffic Safety Administration” in the standard is to be read as “Transport Canada”.

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201 (1) In this section,

interior compartment door

interior compartment door means any door in the interior of a vehicle installed by the manufacturer as a cover for storage space normally used for personal effects; (porte de compartiment intérieur)
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(5) Subject to subsection (7), every interior compartment door located in an instrument panel, console, seatback or side panel adjacent to an outboard designated seating position shall remain closed when
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- (c) the instrument panel or seatback is tested in accordance with subsection (3) or (4), as the case may be.

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202 Every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, bus or truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, every passenger car and every three-wheeled vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 202, Head Restraints (TSD 202), as amended from time to time.

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203 (1) The steering control system of a vehicle shall be constructed in such a manner that no component or attachment — including any horn actuating mechanism — is capable, during normal driving manoeuvres, of catching the driver’s clothing or the driver’s jewellery, such as a watch, a ring or a bracelet other than a bracelet with loosely attached or dangling members.
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(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a vehicle that conforms to the requirements of S5 and S14 of Technical Standards Document No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection (TSD 208), as amended from time to time.

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204 (1) Every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle, and every truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle — other than a walk-in van — with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less and an unloaded vehicle mass of 2 495 kg or less, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 204, Steering Control Rearward Displacement (TSD 204), as amended from time to time.
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(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle that conforms to the requirements of S5 and S14 of Technical Standards Document No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection (TSD 208), as amended from time to time.

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205 (1) For the purposes of this section, bus, motorhome, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, passenger car, readily removable windows, trailer, and truck in the ANSI Z26 Safety Standard — 1996 shall have the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations.

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206 (1) Every bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, enclosed motorcycle, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, three-wheeled vehicle, passenger car and truck that is equipped with side doors or back doors shall be so equipped in accordance with either
- (a) the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 206, Door Locks and Door Retention Components (TSD 206), as amended from time to time; or
- (b) the general requirements, performance requirements and test procedures set out in United Nations Regulation No. 11, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles with regard to Door Latches and Door Retention Components (United Nations Regulation No. 11), as amended from time to time by any amendment in the 03 or 04 series of amendments.

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207 (1) Every passenger car, three-wheeled vehicle, truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 207, Anchorage of Seats (TSD 207), as amended from time to time.

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(9) An automatic-locking retractor that is installed in order for a seat belt assembly to conform to the requirements of paragraph (2)(e), (3)(a) or (b) or (5)(d) or subsection (6) shall
- (a) engage the next locking position when a length of seat belt webbing between 19 mm and 77 mm has moved into the retractor, as measured from an initial position determined by extending the seat belt webbing to 75 per cent of its total length from the retractor; and

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(13) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus and three-wheeled vehicle, and their owner’s manuals, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection (TSD 208), as amended from time to time.

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(26) Until September 1, 2020, buses may conform to the applicable requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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209 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, low-speed vehicle, three-wheeled vehicle and enclosed motorcycle shall be equipped with seat belt assemblies that conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies (TSD 209), as amended from time to time.
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(3) A reference in TSD 209 to a standard published by ASTM or AATCC that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection may be read as a reference to the standard set out in column 2.

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(2) The seat belt anchorages set out in subsection (1) and the owner’s manual for three-wheeled vehicles, passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, buses other than a school bus, and trucks with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less must conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 210, Seat Belt Anchorages (TSD 210), as amended from time to time.

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(4) Until September 1, 2020, the seat belt anchorages referred to in subsection (1) and the owner’s manuals referred to in subsection (2) may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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(3.1) A user-ready tether anchorage shall be available for use at all times, except when the designated seating position at which it is installed is not available for use because the vehicle seat has been removed or converted to an alternate use, such as the carrying of cargo.

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(5) Subject to subsections (5.1) and (7), the portion of each user-ready tether anchorage that is designed to bind with a tether strap hook shall be located within the shaded zone, as shown in Figures 3 to 7, of the designated seating position for which it is installed, with reference to the H-point of a template described in section 4.1 of SAE Standard J826, Devices for Use in Defining and Measuring Vehicle Seating Accommodation (July 1995), if
- (a) the H-Point of the template is located
  - (i) at the unique Design H-Point of the designated seating position, as defined in section 3.11.1 of SAE Recommended Practice J1100, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (February 2001), at the full downward and full rearward position of the seat, or
- (b) the torso line of the template is at the same angle to the vertical plane as the vehicle seat back with the seat adjusted to its full rearward and full downward position and the seat back in its most upright position; and
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(7) The portion of a user-ready tether anchorage in a vehicle that is designed to bind with the tether strap hook may be located outside the shaded zone referred to in subsection (5), if no part of the shaded zone is accessible without removing a seating component of the vehicle and the vehicle is equipped with a routing device that
- (a) ensures that the tether strap functions as if the portion of the anchorage designed to bind with the tether strap hook were located within the shaded zone;
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- (c) when tested after being installed as it is intended to be used, is of sufficient strength to withstand, with the user-ready tether anchorage, the force referred to in subsection (8).

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(8) Subject to subsection (10), every user-ready tether anchorage in a row of designated seating positions shall, when tested, withstand the application of a force of 10 000 N
- (a) applied by means of one of the following types of test devices, installed as a child restraint system would be in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s installation instructions, namely,
  
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(11) If a bench seat in a bus or a row of designated seating positions in another vehicle has more than one user-ready tether anchorage and a distance of 400 mm or more, measured in accordance with Figure 20, separates the midpoints of adjacent designated seating positions, the force referred to in subsection (8) or (10), as the case may be, shall be applied simultaneously to each user-ready tether anchorage in the manner specified in that subsection.

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(2) This section does not apply to
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- (c) a vehicle that is not equipped with a manual cut-off switch to deactivate the frontal air bag installed at the right front outboard designated seating position when any restraint system or booster seat is installed, and that
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  - (ii) cannot accommodate, because of the location of transmission or suspension components, the installation of the bars of a lower universal anchorage system to permit the attachment to them of a child restraint fixture as shown in Figure 1 in a seating position located to the rear of the first row of seating positions, or

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(8) Except in the case of a bus, if the distance between the rearward surface of the front seat back of the vehicle and the forward surface of the rear seat back of the vehicle is less than 720 mm, as measured in accordance with Figure 6, and if the vehicle is equipped with the manual cut-off switch referred to in paragraph (2)(c), a lower universal anchorage system may be installed at a passenger designated seating position in the first row of designated seating positions instead of at a designated seating position located to the rear of the first row of designated seating positions.

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(11) Each bar of the lower universal anchorage system shall be installed so that a child restraint fixture can be attached to the system as shown in Figure 1.

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(13) A lower universal anchorage system installed in a row of designated seating positions shall not separate completely from the vehicle seat or seat anchorage or the structure of the vehicle when tested
- (a) subject to subsection (15), by pulling with a force of 15 000 N, which force is
  - (i) applied by means of a test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 that is installed using both the associated user-ready tether anchorage and the lower universal anchorage system as a child restraint system would be installed in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s instructions,
- (b) by pulling with a force of 5 000 N, which force is
  - (i) applied by means of a test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 that is installed as a child restraint system would be installed in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s instructions using both the user ready tether anchorage and the lower universal anchorage system or, at the manufacturer’s option, using only the lower universal anchorage system,

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(17) The strength requirement tests shall be carried out under the following conditions:
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- (e) a rearward force of 135 N ± 15 N is applied to the centre of the lower front crossbar of the test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 to press the test device against the seat back as the position of the lower connectors of the test device is adjusted to remove slack or tension.
(17.1) Despite subsection (17), in the case of a bus, the strength requirement tests may be carried out when the vehicle seat is not installed in the vehicle if
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- (c) a rearward force of 135 N ± 15 N is applied to the centre of the lower front crossbar of the test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 to press the test device against the seat back as the position of the lower connectors of the test device is adjusted to remove slack or tension.

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(22) The English and French versions of the owner’s manual for a vehicle that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system shall contain the following information:
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- (c) an identification, by means of the symbol shown in Figure 10 or any other mark used to indicate the presence of a lower universal anchorage system, as applicable, of the designated seating positions that are equipped with a lower universal anchorage system;

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2 Longitudinal horizontal line tangent to point 1, extending between point 3 and point 4. The length of line 2 is defined as L_CR

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2 Place adjustable seat backs in the nominal design riding position as recommended by the manufacturer, in the manner specified by the manufacturer. Place adjustable anchorages in the nominal design riding position recommended by the manufacturer for a 50th percentile adult male occupant. Place each adjustable head restraint in its highest adjustment position. Adjustable lumbar supports are positioned so that the lumbar support is in its least firm adjustment position.

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212 (1) Every passenger car, other than a forward control configuration vehicle or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 212, Windshield Mounting (TSD 212), as amended from time to time.
(2) Every truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, other than a walk-in van, a forward control configuration vehicle or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield, shall conform to the requirements of TSD 212, as amended from time to time.

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213.4 (1) The following definitions apply in this section.

TSD 209

TSD 209 means Technical Standards Document No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies, as amended from time to time. (DNT 209)
(2) For the purposes of this section, a reference in TSD 209 to webbing, a belt buckle or a related piece of adjustment hardware that is part of a Type 1 seat belt assembly is to be read as a reference to webbing, a belt buckle or a related piece of adjustment hardware that is part of a built-in restraint system.
(3) Every built-in restraint system and built-in booster seat shall be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 302, Flammability of Interior Materials, as amended from time to time.
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(8) Any webbing that is designed to restrain a person within a built-in restraint system shall
- (a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 before being tested as set out in paragraphs (b) to (d), have a breaking strength of at least 11 000 N;
- (b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 after being subjected to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of the breaking strength determined in accordance with paragraph (a);
- (c) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 after being subjected to buckle abrasion as specified in S5.3(c) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of the breaking strength determined in accordance with paragraph (a):
- (d) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 after being subjected to light exposure as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 60% of the breaking strength determined in accordance with paragraph (a);
- (e) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 after being subjected to micro-organism exposure as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 85% of the breaking strength determined in accordance with paragraph (a); and
- (f) if contactable by the torso of an anthropomorphic test device when the restraint system is tested in accordance with section 5 of Test Method 213.4, have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured as specified in S5.1(a) of TSD 209.
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(13) Every built-in restraint system and built-in booster seat, when tested in accordance with section 5 of Test Method 213.4, shall, in any of the positions that the restraint system, booster seat or vehicle seat can be used while the vehicle is in motion,
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- (b) remain in the same adjustment position during the test as it was in immediately before the test began;
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- (d) limit the rotation of the head of the anthropomorphic test device toward the rear of the restraint system or booster seat, in the head’s midsagittal plane, by means of a continuous seat back that is an integral part of the restraint system or booster seat, so that the angle between the head and the torso is at no time during the test more than 45° as compared to the angle between the head and the torso immediately before the test began;
- (e) except in the case of a restraint system or booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart O or S, part 572, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms;
- (f) except in the case of a restraint system or booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart O or S, part 572, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), limit the resultant acceleration of the centre of gravity of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 80 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms, unless it is established that any resultant acceleration above 80 g is caused by another part of the anthropomorphic test device striking its head;
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- (h) except in the case of a restraint system or booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart O or S, part 572, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), limit the distance that either knee pivot can extend in a forward longitudinal direction, at any time during and immediately after the test, to not more than 305 mm from the pre-test position.
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(16) Subsection (15) does not apply in the case of
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- (b) a built-in restraint system that is designed to accommodate the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart N, part 572, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), or a larger anthropomorphic test device.
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(24) Until September 1, 2013, a built-in restraint system or built-in booster seat may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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214 (1) The following vehicles shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 214, Side Impact Protection (TSD 214), as amended from time to time:

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(4) For the purposes of this section,
- (a) “passenger car” in TSD 214 shall be read as “passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle”; and
- (b) “anthropomorphic dummies”, “anthropomorphic test dummies”, “dummy”, “dummies” and “test dummies” in the English version of TSD 214 shall be read as “anthropomorphic test device”.

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(5) Despite subsections (1) to (4), the vehicles referred to in subsection (1) may, until September 1, 2018, conform to the requirements of this section as it read immediately before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

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215 (1) A passenger car shall be equipped with bumpers that conform to either
- (a) the requirements set out in paragraph 6, and the low-speed-impact test procedure set out in Annex 3 — except for paragraph 4 of that Annex, of United Nations Regulation No. 42 — Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles with Regard to Their Front and Rear Protective Devices (Bumpers, etc.), in the version dated June 12, 2007, as amended after that date by any amendment in the 00 series of amendments; or
- (b) the requirements, conditions and test procedures set out in title 49, part 581, of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2006).
(2) Until August 31, 2009, a passenger car may conform either to the requirements of this section in its current version or as it read before the coming into force of these Regulations.
(3) A passenger car shall conform to the requirements of this section as of September 1, 2009.

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216 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck or bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, except trucks with a GVWR greater than 2 722 kg built from a cutaway chassis, school buses and convertibles, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 216, Roof Crush Resistance (TSD 216), as amended from time to time.
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(3) Until August 31, 2016, the vehicles referred to in subsections (1) and (2) may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this version of the section came into force.

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(9) Every school bus shall be provided with, at the option of the manufacturer,
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- (c) the following emergency exits, namely,
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  - (ii) one push-out rear window that
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    - (B) is capable of being released by the operation of not more than two mechanisms that are located in the high-force access region as shown in Figure 3C and that do not have to be operated simultaneously, and
(10) Every school bus shall be provided with a warning system that shall
- (a) be activated when the vehicle ignition is in the ON position and
  - (i) any emergency exit of the bus is locked in such a manner that the release mechanism of the exit cannot be activated by a person at that exit without the use of a special device, such as a key, or special information, such as a lock combination,
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(13) When tested in accordance with the conditions set out in subsections (24) and (26) both before and after the window retention test described by subsection (2), every emergency exit of a bus, other than an emergency door required by subsection (9), shall allow manual release of the exit release mechanism by an occupant using, at the option of the manufacturer,
- (a) a low-force application of not more than 90 N (20 pounds) in a rotational or linear direction if the emergency exit release mechanism is located as shown in Figure 1 or Figure 3 of this section; or
- (b) a high-force application of not more than 270 N (60 pounds) in a linear direction perpendicular to the undisturbed emergency exit surface if the emergency exit release mechanism is located as shown in Figure 2 or Figure 3 of this section.
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(18.2) A school bus that has a GVWR of less than 4 536 kg (10,000 lb.) and two rear doors that function as emergency exit doors shall have

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(23) Each school bus emergency exit provided in accordance with subsection (9) shall
- (a) be identified as “Emergency Door” and “Porte de secours” or “Emergency Exit” and “Issue de secours” or “Sortie de secours”, whichever is applicable, in letters at least 50 mm (2 in.) high of a colour that contrasts with its background located at the top of or directly above the emergency door or exit on both the inside and outside surfaces of the bus; and

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219 (1) Every passenger car, other than a forward control configuration vehicle or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 219, Windshield Zone Intrusion (TSD 219), as amended from time to time.
(2) Every truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, other than a walk-in van, a forward control configuration vehicle or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield, shall conform to the requirements of TSD 219, as amended from time to time.

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220 (1) Every school bus shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 220, Rollover Protection (TSD 220), as amended from time to time.

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221 (1) The following definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

body component

body component means a part of a bus body, including floor panels, made from a single piece of homogeneous material or from a single piece of composite material such as plywood or plastic. (élément de carrosserie)

serviceable component

serviceable component means any part of a bus, of either a mechanical or electrical nature, that is explicitly identified in the owner’s manual or factory service manual as requiring routine maintenance actions at intervals of one year or less. Tubing, wires and harnesses are considered to be serviceable components only at their attachments. (élément nécessitant de l’entretien)
(2) This section applies in respect of all school bus body panel joints that lie rearward of the vertical transverse plane located 762 mm in front of the forward-most passenger seating reference point, except those that contact or are attached to or in close proximity to
- (a) components such as rub rails that are entirely outside of body panels;
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(6) On or before January 14, 2002, a school bus having a GVWR of more than 4,536 kg may conform to this section or to section 221 as it read before the coming into force of this section.

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222 (1) Every school bus must conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 222, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection (TSD 222), as amended from time to time.

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(3) Until September 1, 2020, school buses may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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223 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
dangerous goods

dangerous goods has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992. (marchandises dangereuses)

rear extremity
rear extremity means the rearmost point on a trailer that is above a horizontal plane located above the ground clearance and below a horizontal plane located 1 900 mm above the ground when the trailer is configured as specified in subsection (7) and when the trailer’s cargo doors, tailgate and other permanent structures are positioned as they normally are when the trailer is in motion. However, non-structural protrusions, including but not limited to the following, are excluded from the determination of the rearmost point:
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- (d) flexible aerodynamic devices that are capable of being folded to within 305 mm from the transverse vertical plane tangent to the rearmost surface of the horizontal member and that, while positioned as they normally are when the trailer is in motion, are located forward of the transverse plane that is tangent to the rear bottom edge of the horizontal member and that intersects a point located 1 210 mm rearward of the rearmost surface of the horizontal member and 1 740 mm above the ground. (extrémité arrière)
side extremity

side extremity means the outermost point on a trailer’s side that is above a horizontal plane located above the ground clearance, below a horizontal plane located 1 900 mm above the ground, and between a transverse vertical plane tangent to the rear extremity of the trailer and a transverse vertical plane located 305 mm forward of that plane, with non-structural protrusions such as tail lamps, rubber bumpers, hinges and latches excluded from the determination of the outermost point. (extrémité latérale)

tanker trailer

tanker trailer means a trailer that is designed exclusively to transport dangerous goods and that meets the rear impact protection requirements of National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA-B620-98, Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (August 1998), including Appendices A and B, as amended in April 1999, March 2000, July 2000, April 2001, November 2001 and May 2002, published by CSA. (remorque-citerne)

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(2) This section applies to every trailer with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or more other than
- (a) a pole trailer, a pulpwood trailer, a wheels back trailer or a trailer designed to be used as temporary living quarters;

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(3) Every trailer shall be equipped with a rear impact guard that meets the configuration requirements of subsections (5) to (8), as well as the applicable test requirements of subsections (9) to (12) when tested in accordance with Test Method 223 – Rear Impact Guard (December 2003).
(4) Until September 1, 2007, instead of being equipped with a rear impact guard in accordance with subsection (3), at the option of the manufacturer who installs the rear impact guard, a trailer may be equipped with a rear impact guard that is installed in accordance with Technical Standards Document No. 224 Rear Impact Protection, as amended from time to time and labelled in accordance with section 571.223 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, Title 49 (revised as of October 1, 2000).

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(8) At any height above the ground clearance, the rearmost surface of the horizontal member shall be located as close as practicable to a transverse vertical plane tangent to the rear extremity of the trailer, and no more than 305 mm forward of that plane, as shown in Figure 1. However, the horizontal member may extend rearward of the plane.

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(10) Subject to subsection (11), every rear impact guard shall,
- (a) by deflecting no more than 125 mm, demonstrate resistance to a uniform test load of at least 350 000 N, which shall be applied uniformly across the horizontal member by a uniform load application structure centred on the guard, as shown in Figure 2 of Test Method 223 – Rear Impact Guard (December 2003);
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- (c) have a ground clearance not exceeding 560 mm, measured at each support to which the horizontal member is attached, as shown in Figure 3, after completion of the energy absorption test or, if that test is not required, after completion of the uniform load test.
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(12) When one half of a rear impact guard is tested it shall,
- (a) by deflecting no more than 125 mm, demonstrate resistance to a test load of at least 175 000 N, which shall be applied
  - (i) uniformly across the tested portion of the horizontal member by a uniform load application structure centred on that portion, as shown in Figure 2 of Test Method 223 – Rear Impact Guard (December 2003), or
  - (ii) by a single point load at one of the P3 test locations on the tested portion of the horizontal member, as shown in Figure 2;
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- (c) have a ground clearance not exceeding 560 mm, measured at each support to which the horizontal member is attached, as shown in Figure 3, after completion of the energy absorption test or, if that test is not required, after completion of the uniform load test.

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(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), the following vehicles, other than convertibles and vehicles designed to be used without side doors, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 226 — Ejection Mitigation (TSD 226), as amended from time to time:

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(3) A vehicle referred to in subsection (2) that has a modified roof or a fixed security partition does not need to conform to the requirements of TSD 226 if
- [...]
- (b) the vehicle bears one or more labels permanently affixed within the view of occupants of the front outboard designated seating positions, displaying one of the following statements, as applicable, in letters of not less than six points in height:
  
  [...]

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301 (1) Every passenger car and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion and every manufacturer of these vehicles shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 301, Fuel System Integrity (TSD 301), as amended from time to time.
(2) A school bus with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall conform to the requirements of TSD 301.

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301.1 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (3.1), a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses LPG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of subsection (2) when tested in accordance with Test Method 301.1 — LPG Fuel System Integrity (February 28, 2004),

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(3) Instead of complying with subsections (1) and (2), a vehicle, other than a school bus, that is equipped with a fuel system that uses LPG as a source of energy for its propulsion may comply with the requirements respecting the approval of valves, components and accessories, and the requirements respecting the installation of propane fuel systems and tanks on highway vehicles, set out in the version of CSA Standard B149.5, Installation code for propane fuel systems and tanks on highway vehicles (CSA B149.5), that is in effect 48 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer’s information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard, except that the following requirements do not apply:

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(3.1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses LPG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall comply with the standards referred to in subsection (3).
(4) A manufacturer of a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses LPG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall indicate to the Minister, on request, the version of the standard referred to in subsection (3) with which the vehicle complies.

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301.2 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (3.1), a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of subsection (2) when tested in accordance with Test Method 301.2 — CNG Fuel System Integrity (February 28, 2004),

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(3) Instead of complying with subsection (1), a vehicle, other than a school bus, that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion may comply with the system requirements set out in the version of CSA Standard B109, Natural Gas for Vehicles Installation Code (CSA B109), that is in effect 48 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer’s information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard, except that the following requirements do not apply:

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(3.1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall comply with the standard referred to in subsection (3).
(4) Only a CNG cylinder that is marked in accordance with the marking requirements in one of the following standards to indicate that the cylinder complies with that standard may be installed on a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion:
- (a) the version of CSA Standard B51, Part 2, High pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas and hydrogen as fuels for automotive vehicles, that is in effect 48 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer’s information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard; or
- (b) the version of American National Standard ANSI NGV 2, Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Containers, that is in effect 48 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer’s information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard.
(5) A manufacturer of a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall indicate to the Minister, on request, the version of the standards referred to in subsections (3) and (4) with which the vehicle complies.

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301.3 (1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J288, Snowmobile Fuel Tanks (revised version of November 1983), except that section 1 of that Practice does not apply.
(2) For the purposes of this section,
- (a) the word “should” in sections 3.2, 3.3 and 4.3 and in the footnote on page 5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be interpreted as expressing an obligation;
- (b) the words “snowmobile fuel” in sections 3.2, 4.3 and 4.5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be read as “unleaded gasoline”; and
- (c) the word “snowmobile” in sections 4.3 and 4.5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be read as “vehicle”.
(3) Subject to subsection (5), a motorcycle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J1241, Fuel and Lubricant Tanks for Motorcycles (revised version of November 1999), except that section 1 of that Practice does not apply.
(4) For the purposes of this section,
- (a) the words rated fuel capacity in SAE Recommended Practice J1241 shall have the same meaning asvehicle fuel tank capacityas defined in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations; and
- (b) the words “significant effect” in sections 5.2.3 and 5.3.3 of SAE Recommended Practice J1241 shall be read as “any effect resulting in the cracking or leaking of the tank”.
(5) Instead of complying with subsection (3), a motorcycle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion may meet the requirements of Annex IX of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 44/2014 of November 21, 2013, supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the vehicle construction and general requirements for the approval of two- or three-wheeled vehicles and quadricycles, as amended from time to time.

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302 (1) The interior materials of every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus and three-wheeled vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 302, Flammability of Interior Materials, as amended from time to time.

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305 (1) Every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle, and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, that uses a nominal voltage of more than 60 volts direct current (VDC) or more than 30 volts alternating current (VAC) for its propulsion and that has an attainable speed of more than 40 km/h over a distance of 1.6 km on a paved level surface shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 305, Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection (TSD 305), as amended from time to time.

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401 (1) Every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle shall conform to the requirements for passenger cars set out in Technical Standards Document No. 401, Interior Trunk Release (TSD 401), as amended from time to time.
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(3) This section does not apply to vehicles equipped with a back door. For the purposes of this subsection, back door has the same meaning as in TSD 401.

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500 (1) Every low-speed vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 500, Low-speed Vehicles (TSD 500), as amended from time to time.
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(3) However, section 6 of ANSI/ASAE S276.6 is modified as follows:
- (a) the dimensions of the SMV emblem may be greater than those specified in Figure 1 as long as each dimension is increased so that it has the same relation to the other dimensions as the dimensions specified in the Figure have to each other; and
(4) The SMV emblem shall be mounted in accordance with paragraphs 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 of ANSI/ASAE S276.6. It shall be mounted on the centreline or as near to the left of the centreline of the vehicle as practicable, not less than 500 mm but not more than 1 500 mm above the surface of the roadway.

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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a motor tricycle designed in such a way that it leans during a turning manoeuvre in the same direction as the turn.
(3) The total weight of a motor tricycle or three-wheeled vehicle on all its front wheels, as measured at the tire-ground interfaces, shall be not less than 25 per cent and not greater than 70 per cent of the loaded weight of that vehicle.
(4) The loaded weight of a motor tricycle or three-wheeled vehicle and the location of its centre of mass shall be determined under the following conditions:
- [...]
- (b) a 50th percentile adult male anthropomorphic test device or an equivalent mass is located at every front outboard designated seating position but, if an equivalent mass is used, its centre of mass shall coincide, within 12 mm in the vertical dimension and 12 mm in the horizontal dimension, with a point 6 mm below the position of the H-point as determined by using the equipment and procedures specified in SAE Standard J826, Devices for Use in Defining and Measuring Vehicle Seating Accommodation (July 1995), except that the length of the lower leg and thigh segments of the H-point machine shall be adjusted to 414 mm and 401 mm, respectively, instead of the 50th percentile values specified in Table 1 of that standard; and

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901 (1) No axle, axle assembly or wheel, tire, suspension or other hardware of an axle assembly commonly referred to as running gear that is designed and manufactured exclusively for use on a mobile home or other vehicle that is not of a class prescribed by the Regulations shall be fitted to a trailer.

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(2) This section applies to every trailer that is designed to carry cargo, with a GVWR of 10 000 kg or more, a load-carrying mainframe and loading deck and no permanent sides or roof, such as a flatbed trailer, heavy hauler trailer, industrial trailer, lowbed trailer or drop-centre trailer.
(3) Every trailer shall, for the purpose of affixing cargo, be equipped with at least the number of cargo anchoring devices determined in accordance with the formula

N = M / 2 000 kg

where

M

is the cargo carrying capacity of the trailer, calculated as the difference between its gross vehicle weight rating and its curb mass, expressed in kilograms.

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906 Every snowmobile trailer shall be equipped with

(a) one or more tie-down cross bars located in such a manner as to be capable of clamping the skis of as many snowmobiles as the trailer is capable of carrying; and

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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations - C.R.C., c. 1038 (Section 2)

Regulations Respecting Safety for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Components

2 (1) In these Regulations,
adjustment hardware

adjustment hardware means hardware designed for adjusting the size of a seat belt assembly to fit the user, including such hardware as may be integral with a buckle, a retractor or attachment hardware; (pièces de réglage)

air brake system

air brake system means a brake system that uses air as a medium for transmitting pressure or force from the driver control to the service brake, including an air-over-hydraulic brake subsystem, but does not include a system that uses compressed air or vacuum only to assist the driver in applying muscular force to hydraulic or mechanical components; (système de freinage à air comprimé)

backup system

backup system means a portion of a service brake system, such as a pump, that automatically supplies energy in the event of a primary brake power source failure; (système de secours)

booster seat

booster seat has the same meaning as in subsection 100(1) of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations; (siège d’appoint)

completed vehicle

completed vehicle means a vehicle that needs no further manufacturing operations to perform its intended function, other than the addition of readily attachable components, such as mirrors or tire and rim assemblies, or minor finishing operations such as painting; (véhicule complet)

designated seating position

designated seating position means a location in a vehicle that is likely to be used as a seating position and that has a seating surface width of at least 330 mm; (place assise désignée)

gross axle weight rating

gross axle weight rating or GAWR means the value specified by the vehicle manufacturer as the load-carrying capacity of a single axle system, as measured at the tire-ground interfaces; (poids nominal brut sur l’essieuorPNBE )

gross vehicle weight rating

gross vehicle weight rating or GVWR means the value specified by the vehicle manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle; (poids nominal brut du véhiculeorPNBV )

high-pressure portion of the fuel system

high-pressure portion of the fuel system means, for a vehicle that uses LPG or CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion, all the components of the fuel system from and including the fuel container to, but not including, the first stage regulator; (partie haute pression du circuit d’alimentation en carburant)

hydraulic brake system

hydraulic brake system means a system that uses hydraulic fluid as a medium for transmitting force from a service brake control to the service brake, and that may incorporate a brake power assist unit or a brake power unit; (système de freinage hydraulique)

light-truck tire

light-truck tire or LT tire means a tire designated by its manufacturer as primarily intended for use on lightweight trucks or multi-purpose passenger vehicles; (pneu pour camion léger)

low-speed vehicle
low-speed vehicle means a vehicle, other than a restricted-use motorcycle or a vehicle imported temporarily for special purposes, that
- [...]
- (d) does not use fuel as an on-board source of energy, and
maximum speed

maximum speed means, with respect to a motorcycle, the speed specified by the manufacturer as the highest speed that the motorcycle is capable of attaining, measured in accordance with section 5.3; (vitesse maximale)

mobile home

mobile home means a vehicle that is more than 102 inches in overall width and that is designed to be drawn behind another vehicle and to be used as a living or working accommodation unit; (maison roulante)

model year

model year means the year used to designate a discrete vehicle model irrespective of the calendar year in which the vehicle was actually produced, so long as the period of such production is less than two years; (année de modèle)

motor home

motor home means a multi-purpose passenger vehicle that is designed to provide temporary residential accommodations, as evidenced by the presence of at least four of the following:

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pole trailer

pole trailer means a vehicle designed to be drawn behind another vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, for the purpose of transporting poles, pipes, structural members or other long or irregularly shaped loads capable generally of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections; (remorque pour charges longues)

power-assisted bicycle
power-assisted bicycle means a vehicle that:
- [...]
- (e) bears a label that is permanently affixed by the manufacturer and appears in a conspicuous location stating, in both official languages, that the vehicle is a power-assisted bicycle as defined in this subsection, and
restraint system

restraint system has the same meaning as in subsection 100(1) of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations; (ensemble de retenue)

restricted-use motorcycle
restricted-use motorcycle means a vehicle, excluding a power-assisted bicycle, a competition vehicle and a vehicle imported temporarily for special purposes, but including an all-terrain vehicle designed primarily for recreational use, that:
- [...]
- (c) does not have as an integral part of the vehicle a structure to enclose the driver and passenger, other than that part of the vehicle forward of the driver’s torso and the seat backrest, and
seating reference point
seating reference point means the unique Design H-Point, as defined in section 3.11.1 of SAE Recommended Practice J1100, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (February 2001), that
- [...]
- (b) has X, Y and Z coordinates, as defined in section 3.3 of SAE Recommended Practice J1100, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (February 2001), established relative to the designed vehicle structure,
- [...]
- (d) is the reference point employed to position the H-Point template with the 95th percentile leg, as described in section 4.1 of SAE Standard J826, Devices for Use in Defining and Measuring Vehicle Seating Accommodation (July 1995), or, if that template cannot be positioned, the reference point when the seat is in its rearmost adjustment position; (point de référence de position assise)
split service brake system

split service brake system means a brake system consisting of two or more subsystems actuated by a single control, designed so that a single failure in any subsystem (such as a leakage-type failure of a pressure component of a hydraulic subsystem, except for the structural failure of a housing that is common to two or more subsystems, or an electrical failure in an electrical subsystem) does not impair the operation of any other subsystem; (système de frein de service partagé)

5th percentile adult female

5th percentile adult female means a person having as physical characteristics a mass of 46.3 kg, height of 1499 mm, erect sitting height of 785 mm, normal sitting height of 752 mm, hip sitting breadth of 325 mm, hip sitting circumference of 925 mm, waist sitting circumference of 599 mm, chest depth of 191 mm, bust circumference of 775 mm, chest upper circumference of 757 mm, chest lower circumference of 676 mm, knee height of 455 mm, popliteal height of 356 mm, elbow rest height of 180 mm, thigh clearance height of 104 mm, buttock-to-knee length of 518 mm, buttock-to-poples length of 432 mm, elbow-to-elbow breadth of 312 mm and seat breadth of 312 mm; (5^e percentile adulte du sexe féminin)

50th percentile adult male

50th percentile adult male means a person having as physical characteristics a mass of 74.4 kg plus or minus 1.4 kg, erect sitting height of 907 mm plus or minus 3 mm, hip sitting breadth of 373 mm plus or minus 18 mm, hip sitting circumference of 1067 mm, waist sitting circumference of 813 mm plus or minus 15 mm, chest depth of 236 mm plus or minus 5 mm and chest circumference of 950 mm plus or minus 15 mm; (50^e percentile adulte du sexe masculin)

50th percentile six-year-old child

50th percentile six-year-old child means a person having as physical characteristics a mass of 21.5 kg, erect sitting height of 645 mm, hip sitting breadth of 213 mm, hip sitting circumference of 607 mm and waist sitting circumference of 528 mm; (50^e percentile enfant de six ans)

95th percentile adult male

95th percentile adult male means a person having as physical characteristics a mass of 97.5 kg, height of 1849 mm, erect sitting height of 965 mm, normal sitting height of 930 mm, hip sitting breadth of 419 mm, hip sitting circumference of 1199 mm, waist sitting circumference of 1080 mm, chest depth of 267 mm, chest circumference of 1130 mm, knee height of 594 mm, popliteal height of 490 mm, elbow rest height of 295 mm, thigh clearance height of 175 mm, buttock-to-knee length of 640 mm, buttock-to-poples length of 549 mm, elbow-to-elbow breadth of 506 mm and seat breadth of 404 mm. (95^e percentile adulte du sexe masculin)
(2) In these Regulations, if a document that is available in both official languages is incorporated by reference as amended from time to time, an amendment to one language version of that document is not incorporated until the corresponding amendment is made to the other language version.

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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations - C.R.C., c. 1038 (Section 15.01)

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

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(3) Unless the notice of non-compliance contains a statement under subparagraph (4)(j)(i), a company shall give the notice of non-compliance to the vehicle’s current owner and to the prescribed person as soon as feasible, but not later than 60 days after the day on which the company gives the notice of non-compliance to the Minister.
(3.1) If the notice of non-compliance contains a statement under subparagraph (4)(j)(i) and the Minister advises the company that the Minister has determined that the non-compliance is not inconsequential to safety, the company shall give the notice of non-compliance to the vehicle’s current owner and to the prescribed person as soon as feasible after the day on which the company receives the Minister’s determination, but not later than 60 days after that day.
(4) A notice of non-compliance that is given to the Minister shall contain the following information:
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- (j) as the case may be,
  
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(5) The company is not required to provide the Minister with the information referred to in paragraphs (4)(i), (k) and (l) if it is not available on the day on which the notice is given but shall provide that information as soon as it is available.
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(6) A notice of non-compliance that is given to the vehicle’s current owner shall contain the following information:
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- (i) the warning signs, if any, of the malfunction that could arise as a result of the non-compliance;
(7) The company is not required to provide to the current owner the information referred to in paragraph (6)(m) if it is not available on the day on which the notice is given but shall provide that information
- (a) as soon as it is available; or
- (b) at the same time as the company provides the information required under subsection 10.4(1) of the Act.
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(11) The company is not required to provide to the prescribed person the information referred to in paragraph (9)(g) if it is not available on the day on which the notice is given but shall provide that information as soon as it is available.

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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations - C.R.C., c. 1038 (SCHEDULE IV)

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

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101 (1) For the purposes of this section, control has the same meaning as in Technical Standards Document No. 101, Controls, Tell-tales, Indicators and Sources of Illumination (TSD 101).

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(2) Every vehicle that is required by section 5 of these Regulations to conform to the standards set out in this section shall, in respect of the controls, tell-tales, indicators and sources of illumination that are fitted in the occupant compartment, conform to the requirements of TSD 101, as amended from time to time.

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(3) Despite S5.2.1 of TSD 101,
- (a) if the left turn signal and the right turn signal each have their own control or tell-tale, the arrows in the symbol required for the turn signals control or tell-tale may be disassociated and each arrow may be used separately as a distinct symbol;
- (b) if the left turn signal and the right turn signal each have their own tell-tale and the arrows in the symbol required for the turn signals tell-tale are disassociated so that each arrow is used separately as a distinct symbol, the simultaneous flashing of the left and right turn signal tell-tales may be used as the hazard warning signal tell-tale;

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(5) A speedometer shall be illuminated whenever the vehicle’s propulsion system and headlamps are activated, unless the headlamps are being flashed for signalling purposes or are being operated as daytime running lamps.

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(10) Until September 1, 2019, a vehicle referred to in subsection (2) may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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103 (1) In this section,

critical area

critical area means area C as referred to in section 104 of this Schedule; (zone critique)

entire windshield

entire windshield means area A as referred to in section 104 of this Schedule; (pare-brise tout entier)
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(3) In the case of a passenger car or a three-wheeled vehicle, the windshield defrosting and defogging system shall
- (a) meet the requirements of section 3 of SAE Recommended Practice J902 Passenger Car Windshield Defrosting Systems, (August 1964), when tested in accordance with paragraph (b) except that the areas referred to in that section as “critical area” and “entire windshield” shall be as referred to in subsection (1) of this section; and
- (b) be tested in accordance with such of the portions of paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4.7 of SAE Recommended Practice J902, (August 1964), or SAE Recommended Practice J902a, (March 1967), as are applicable to that system.
(4) Despite the testing requirements set out in subsection (3) for the windshield defrosting and defogging system of a passenger car or three-wheeled vehicle,
- (a) in the case of a passenger car or three-wheeled vehicle equipped with a heating system other than a heat exchanger type that uses the engine’s coolant as a means to supply the heat to the heat exchanger, the procedure specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer for cold weather starting shall be followed during the entire test period, except that the use of a power or heat source external to the vehicle is not permitted;

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104 (1) In this section,
areas A, B and C

areas A, B and C means the areas referred to in Column I of Tables I, II, III and IV to this section when established as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a Passenger Car Windshield Wiper Systems, (May 1966), using the angles specified in Columns III to VI of the above Tables; (zones A, B et C)

daylight opening

daylight opening means the maximum unobstructed opening through the glazing surface as defined in paragraph 2.3.12 of Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963); (ouverture de jour)

glazing surface reference line

glazing surface reference line means the intersection of the glazing surface and a horizontal plane 635 mm above the seating reference point, as shown in Figure 1 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a (May 1966); (ligne de référence de la surface vitrée)

overall width

overall width means the maximum overall body width dimension W116 as defined in Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963); (largeur hors tout)

plan view reference line
plan view reference line means,
- (a) in respect of vehicles with a bench type front seat, a line parallel to the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle and outboard of the centre of the steering wheel by a distance equal to 0.15 times the difference between one-half the shoulder room dimension and the steering wheel centre offset, as shown in Figure 2 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a, (May 1966); and
shoulder room dimension

shoulder room dimension means the front shoulder room dimension W3 as defined in Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963); (espace d’épaules)

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105 (1) Subject to section 135 of this Schedule, every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 105, Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems (TSD 105), as amended from time to time.

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106 (1) Every brake hose, brake hose assembly and brake hose end fitting with which a passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, three-wheeled vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, and trailer converter dolly are equipped shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 106, Brake Hoses (TSD 106), as amended from time to time.
(2) A reference in TSD 106 to a standard published by ASTM that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection may be read as a reference to the standard set out opposite that standard in column 2 of the table.

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108 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, trailer and bus shall conform to Technical Standards Document No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment (TSD 108), as amended from time to time.

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(2) Every three-wheeled vehicle shall be equipped with lamps, reflex reflectors and associated components as required under subsection (1) for passenger cars, and

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(3) Subject to subsection (4), instead of being equipped with headlamps as required under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, passenger cars, three-wheeled vehicles, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses may be equipped with adaptive driving beam lamps that conform to SAE Recommended Practice J3069, Adaptive Driving Beam (June 2016), except that the lamps shall not be capable of activation or deactivation by pedal.
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(5) Instead of being equipped with headlamps as required under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, passenger cars, three-wheeled vehicles, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses may be equipped with headlamps that
- (a) in the case of a passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck or bus, conform to
  - (i) United Nations Regulation No. 8, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or Both and Equipped with Halogen Filament Lamps (H₁, H₂, H₃, HB₃, HB₄, H₇, H₈, H₉, HIR1, HIR2 and/or H₁₁), as amended from time to time,
  - (ii) United Nations Regulation No. 20, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or Both and Equipped with Halogen Filament Lamps (H₄ Lamps), as amended from time to time,
  - (iii) United Nations Regulation No. 31, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Power-Driven Vehicle’s Halogen Sealed-beam Headlamps (HSB) Emitting a European Asymmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or Both, as amended from time to time,
  - (iv) United Nations Regulation No. 98, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Equipped with Gas-discharge Light Sources, as amended from time to time, or
  - (v) United Nations Regulation No. 112, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing-beam or a Driving-beam or Both and Equipped with Filament Lamps and/or Light-emitting Diode (LED) Modules, as amended from time to time;
- (b) in the case of a three-wheeled vehicle, conform to
  - [...]
  - (ii) the regulation referred to in subparagraph (a)(iii) or (iv), as if the vehicle were a passenger car;
- (c) are installed on the vehicle in such a manner as to produce only a beam pattern for right-hand traffic, and, if the vehicle is fitted with a mechanism that allows the headlamps to produce a beam pattern for left-hand traffic, that mechanism is inoperative; and
- (d) conform to, as applicable, the physical tests referred to in the following provisions of TSD 108:
  
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(6) Instead of being equipped with headlamps in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, passenger cars, three-wheeled vehicles, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses may be equipped with headlamps that conform to United Nations Regulation No. 123, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Adaptive Front-lighting Systems (AFS) for Motor Vehicles, as amended from time to time.
(7) The headlamps referred to in subsection (6) shall
- (a) be installed
  - (i) in accordance with paragraph 6.22 of United Nations Regulation No. 48, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles with Regard to the Installation of Lighting and Light-signalling Devices, as amended from time to time, except that, despite paragraph 6.22.6.2, the automatic levelling device is mandatory in all cases, and
  - (ii) in such a manner as to produce only a beam pattern for right-hand traffic and, if the vehicle is fitted with a mechanism that allows the headlamps to produce a beam pattern for left-hand traffic, that mechanism shall be inoperative; and

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(10) Every motorcycle other than a motor tricycle shall conform to TSD 108, except that
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- (b) despite S10.18, S10.18.1 applies to motorcycles except that “both vertical and horizontal aim” shall be read as “the vertical aim”.

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(11) Every motor tricycle shall conform to TSD 108, except that
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- (b) despite S10.18, S10.18.1 applies to motor tricycles except that “both vertical and horizontal aim” shall be read as “the vertical aim”;
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- (d) instead of being equipped with headlamps as specified in S6.1 and Table I-c, a motor tricycle may be equipped with lower beam headlamps and upper beam headlamps as specified in S6.1 and Table I-a for passenger cars.
(12) In addition to being equipped with reflex reflectors and lamps as specified in S6.1 and Table I-c of TSD 108, a motor tricycle shall be
- (a) equipped with parking lamps as specified in S6.1 and Table I-a of TSD 108 for passenger cars;

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(13) Instead of being equipped with headlamps as required under subsection (10) or (11), as the case may be, motorcycles may be equipped with headlamps that
- (a) conform to
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  - (ii) United Nations Regulation No. 57, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Headlamps for Motor Cycles and Vehicles Treated as Such, as amended from time to time,
  - (iii) United Nations Regulation No. 72, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Cycle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing Beam and a Driving Beam and Equipped with Halogen Lamps (HS₁ Lamps), as amended from time to time, or
  - (iv) United Nations Regulation No. 113, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicle Headlamps Emitting a Symmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or Both and Equipped with Filament, Gas-discharge Light Sources or LED Modules, as amended from time to time;
- (b) are installed in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 5.7, 5.11, 5.13, 6.1 and 6.2 of United Nations Regulation No. 53, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Category L₃ Vehicles with Regard to the Installation of Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices, as amended from time to time; and

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(15) Every restricted-use vehicle shall be equipped with reflex reflectors as required under subsection (10) for motorcycles other than motor tricycles.

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(16) In addition to being activated as specified in Table I-a of TSD 108, parking lamps, tail lamps, licence plate lamps and side marker lamps on a passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, three-wheeled vehicle, truck or bus shall be activated
- (a) while the front fog lamps on the vehicle are activated in a steady-burning state other than as daytime running lamps; or
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(20) For the purposes of paragraph (19)(a), the ambient light outside a vehicle shall be measured on a horizontal surface, with a cosine corrected sensor at the same height as the mounting position of the ambient light sensor on the vehicle.

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(23) There shall be provided, in the owner’s manual, with every three-wheeled vehicle, information relating to the safe operation of the lighting systems and reflective devices of the vehicle that is the same as the information required by TSD 108 in relation to passenger cars.

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(28) Subject to subsections (29) and (30), the daytime running lamps on a vehicle shall be activated not later than when the vehicle is set in motion under its own power and shall remain activated until the motors or engines used for the vehicle’s propulsion are switched off and as a result the vehicle enters a mode of operation other than “accessory” or “on”.
(29) The daytime running lamps on a vehicle shall
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- (c) if they also serve as front turn signal lamps,
  
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(31) The following lamps on a motorcycle shall be activated not later than when the motorcycle is set in motion under its own power and shall remain activated until the motorcycle’s main electrical system is turned off or until the motorcycle is put in the “accessory” mode of operation:
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- (c) every headlamp or, as an alternative, one or two lamps that conform to the requirements for dedicated daytime running lamps set out in SAE Standard J2087.

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(32) For the purposes of this section, “equipment” in TSD 108 shall be read as “component”.

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(33) For the purposes of this section,
- (a) “dipped beam” and “passing beam” in United Nations Regulations Nos. 8, 20, 31, 48, 53, 57, 72, 98, 112, 113 and 123 shall be read as “lower beam” or as “lower beam headlamp”, as the context requires; and
- (b) “driving beam” and “main beam” in United Nations Regulations Nos. 8, 20, 31, 48, 53, 57, 72, 98, 112, 113 and 123 shall be read as “upper beam” or as “upper beam headlamp”, as the context requires.

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(34) For the purposes of section 7.3.1 of SAE Standard J2087 and section 5.2.5.1 of SAE Standard J583, “should” shall be interpreted as expressing an obligation.

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(35) Despite subsections (1) to (34), a vehicle may, until August 31, 2019, conform to the requirements of this section that are applicable to a lighting system or reflective device, as they read immediately before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

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110 (1) Every motor vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less — except motorcycles other than motor tricycles equipped with passenger car tires, restricted-use vehicles, three-wheeled vehicles equipped with tires other than passenger car tires and low-speed vehicles — and every tire rim manufactured for use on those vehicles must conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of 4 536 kg or Less (TSD 110), as amended from time to time.

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(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), the information specified in S4.3 and S4.3.5 of TSD 110 shall appear, at the option of the manufacturer, either
- (a) in both official languages on one vehicle placard, as shown in Figure 3, or, if the manufacturer chooses to use a tire inflation pressure label, on one placard and one label, as shown in Figures 3 and 6; or
- (b) in each official language on two vehicle placards, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, or, if the manufacturer chooses to use a tire inflation pressure label, on two placards and two labels, as shown in Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, affixed at the same location on the vehicle but apart.
(3) The information specified in S4.3(f) of TSD 110 that appears on a vehicle placard and, at the manufacturer’s option, on a tire inflation pressure label, in accordance with paragraph (2)(a), shall appear either
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- (b) in both official languages on one placard, as shown in Figure 3, or on one placard and one label, as shown in Figures 3 and 6.
(4) The information specified in S4.3(f) of TSD 110 that appears on a vehicle placard and, at the manufacturer’s option, on a tire inflation pressure label, in accordance with paragraph 2(b), shall appear either
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- (b) in each official language on two placards, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, or on two placards and two labels, as shown in Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, affixed at the same location on the vehicle but apart.

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(11) An outside rearview mirror shall be installed on the driver’s side of every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle in such a manner as to provide the driver with a field of view to the rear on a level road surface that

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(13.1) As an alternative to the rearview mirrors required by subsection (13), a motorcycle may be equipped with rearview mirrors that conform to paragraph 16 of United Nations Regulation No. 81, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Rear-view Mirrors of Two-wheeled Power-driven Vehicles with or without Side Car, with Regard to the Installation of Rear-view Mirrors on Handlebars (United Nations Regulation No. 81), as amended by any amendment prior to the 01 series of amendments.
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(13.3) For the purposes of subsections (13.1) and (13.2), a reference in United Nations Regulation No. 81 to “two-wheeled vehicle” or “three-wheeled vehicle” is to be read as a reference to “motorcycle”, and a reference to “maximum designed speed” is to be read as a reference to “maximum speed”.

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General

(14) For the purposes of subsections (16) to (25), a driver’s eye position shall be represented by the left and right eye points as defined in SAE Recommended Practice J1050, Describing and Measuring the Driver’s Field of View (August 1994), and shall be at any place within the area defined by a 95th percentile eyellipse in accordance with SAE Recommended Practice J941, Motor Vehicle Drivers’ Eye Locations (June 1997), with the following adaptations:
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- (b) heel point referred to in that Recommended Practice and in other documents referenced in that Recommended Practice means the accelerator heel point (AHP)as defined in section 3.16.1 of SAE Recommended Practice J1100, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (February 2001), and the position of the heel point is that determined by the manufacturer.

Requirements

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(18) Each System A unit magnification mirror shall have a reflective surface area of not less than 325 cm² (50 square inches) that provides, at the driver’s eye position, a field of view that includes a continuous view rearward, of the side of the school bus and the road surface, which view shall begin no farther than 60 m (200 feet) rearward of the mirror’s surface and extend to the horizon when measured on a level road, as illustrated in Figure 1.
(19) Each System A convex mirror shall
- (a) provide, at the driver’s eye position, a field of view that includes continuous and complete views as illustrated in Figure 1,
  
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(21) Each System B mirror shall provide a field of view that includes continuous and complete views at the driver’s eye position, as illustrated in Figure 1, of

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(23) For the purposes of subsection (22), a comparison chart, such as the one shown in Figure 2, may be used to measure the angular width and angular length of an image of a cylinder, where

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Testing

(25) A System A mirror and a System B mirror shall be tested as follows:
- (a) cylinders A, B, C, D and E shall be placed at the following locations, as illustrated in Figure 1, with measurements taken from the centre of the cylinder, as viewed from above:
  
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- (e) the still or video camera shall be supported so as to allow pivoting
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  - (ii) in the horizontal plane of its image plane to no greater than the maximum allowable limit of neck rotation specified in SAE Recommended Practice J1050, at a point corresponding to the neck pivot point as specified in that Recommended Practice, only after the maximum limits of eye rotation have been reached;
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- (g) for the purposes of subsection (21), the front bumper shall be the forwardmost structural contour of the bumper excluding the fasteners, protruding discrete bumper stops, and any attached accessories such as crossing control arms, which shall be removed prior to testing.

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(26) Every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus, with a GVWR of 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds) or less, other than a school bus, shall have
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- (b) on each side of the vehicle, an outside rearview mirror of which not less than 125 cm² (19.5 square inches) of reflective surface area is located so as to provide the driver with a view to the rear along both sides of the vehicle.
(27) Every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds), other than a school bus, shall have on each side of the vehicle an outside rearview mirror of which not less than 325 cm² (50 square inches) of reflective surface area is located so as to provide the driver with a view to the rear along both sides of the vehicle.

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(28) A company may ship a vehicle bearing a compliance label or information label, as the case may be, on which no outside mirrors have been installed, if the applicable outside mirrors and all of the hardware that is necessary for their mounting accompany the vehicle and all of the holes that are necessary for mounting those mirrors have been made in the sheet metal of the vehicle.

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(29) Subject to subsection (32), every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less that is manufactured on or after the day specified in S5.5(b) of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time, shall be equipped with a rear visibility system that conforms to the requirements for rear visibility set out in S5.5, other than S5.5(a), of that section, as amended from time to time, and that is tested in accordance with the rear visibility test procedure set out in S14 of that section, as amended from time to time.
(30) Subject to subsection (33), every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, low-speed vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less that is manufactured on or after the day specified in S6.2(b) of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time, shall be equipped with a rear visibility system that conforms to the requirements for rear visibility set out in S6.2, other than S6.2(a), of that section, as amended from time to time, and that is tested in accordance with the rear visibility test procedure set out in S14 of that section, as amended from time to time.
(31) For the purposes of subsections (29) and (30),
- (a) rear visibility system has the same meaning as in S4 of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time;
- (b) a reference to the term “backing event”, “environmental test fixture”, “external component”, “key”, “rearview image” or “rear visibility system” in S4, S5.5, S6.2 or S14 of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time, is to be read as a reference to that term as defined in S4; and
- (c) a reference to “starting system” in S4, including its definition, or S14 of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time, is to be read as a reference to “ignition switch”.
(32) Subsection (29) does not apply to a vehicle to which an information label has been applied under subsection 6.4(1), to which a compliance label has been applied under paragraph 6.6(1)(b) or to which an additional label has been applied under paragraph 9(1)(c) if the vehicle is manufactured before the first anniversary of the day specified in S5.5(b) of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time.
(33) Subsection (30) does not apply to a vehicle to which an information label has been applied under subsection 6.4(1), to which a compliance label has been applied under paragraph 6.6(1)(b) or to which an additional label has been applied under paragraph 9(1)(c) if the vehicle is manufactured before the first anniversary of the day specified in S6.2(b) of section 571.111, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time.

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114 (1) With the exception of a walk-in van, every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle, and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle and truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 114, Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention (TSD 114), as amended from time to time.

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(4) With the exception of a walk-in van and an emergency vehicle, every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle, and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle and truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall be equipped with an immobilization system that conforms to
- (a) one of the following sets of requirements as modified by subsection (22), (23) or (24):
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  - (ii) the general and particular specifications that are set out in Part III of United Nations Regulation No. 97, entitled Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicle Alarm Systems (VAS) and of Motor Vehicles with Regard to Their Alarm Systems (AS), in the version in effect on August 8, 2007, or
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(6) The information shall be provided in English, French or both official languages, as requested by the first retail purchaser of the vehicle.
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(17) The immobilization system shall be designed so that, when tested as installed in the vehicle,

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(20) The immobilization system shall be designed so that it can neither be bypassed nor rendered ineffective in a manner that would allow a vehicle to move under its own power, or be disarmed, using one or more of the tools and equipment listed in subsection (21),
- (a) within a period of less than 5 minutes, when tested as installed in the vehicle; or
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(22) The requirements set out in National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S338-98 are modified as follows:
- (a) the requirements respecting non-OEM systems as defined in section 2 of that document and respecting local noise regulations do not apply;
- (b) a reference to a “manufacturer of the electronic immobilization system” is to be read as a reference to a “manufacturer”; and
- (c) subsection 8.1 is to be read as follows: “Transponders and remote controls shall be in sealed enclosures that conform to the requirements of Subsections 12.1, General, and 12.2, Normal Operation.”
(23) The requirements set out in Part III of United Nations Regulation No. 97 are modified as follows:

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(24) The requirements set out in Part IV of United Nations Regulation No. 116 are modified as follows:

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115 (1) Every vehicle shall have a vehicle identification number and that vehicle identification number shall not be the same as the vehicle identification number of a vehicle having a model year of 1980 or later manufactured within the preceding 60 years.
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(3) The vehicle identification number of any vehicle shall be alphanumeric and shall be composed of 17 characters as follows:
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- (b) the fourth to eighth characters, inclusive, shall uniquely identify the decipherable information for the vehicle as set out in Column II of Table I, except that
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  - (iii) in the case of an incomplete vehicle to be completed as a trailer, the decipherable information required for an incomplete vehicle in column II of Table I shall be that for a trailer;
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- (d) the tenth character shall be the code that corresponds to the vehicle model year as set out in Table II;
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(12) Despite subsections (1) to (11), every vehicle having a model year of 2009 or earlier shall comply with the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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116 (1) The hydraulic brake system of a every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, three-wheeled vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, and trailer converter dolly shall contain brake fluid that conforms to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 116, Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids (TSD 116), as amended from time to time.
(2) A reference in TSD 116 to a standard published by ASTM that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection may be read as a reference to the standard set out opposite that standard in column 2 of the table.

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118 (1) Every power-operated window system, power-operated partition system and power-operated roof panel system fitted on a passenger car, a three-wheeled vehicle, an enclosed motorcycle or on a multi-purpose passenger vehicle or a truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 118, Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems (TSD 118), as amended from time to time.

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120 (1) Every motor vehicle with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg, every three-wheeled vehicle equipped with tires other than passenger car tires, every motorcycle other than motor tricycles equipped with passenger car tires and every tire rim manufactured for use on those vehicles must conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4 536 kg (TSD 120), as amended from time to time.

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(3) Every truck, bus and trailer shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 121, Air Brake Systems (TSD 121), as amended from time to time.

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122 (1) Every motorcycle shall conform to
- (a) the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 122, Motorcycle Brake Systems (TSD 122), as amended from time to time; or
- (b) the requirements set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 and Annex 3 of United Nations Regulation No. 78, Revision 1, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles of Categories L₁, L₂, L₃, L₄ and L₅ with Regard to Braking, in the version in effect on June 24, 2008, as amended by any subsequent amendments in the 03 series of amendments (United Nations Regulation No. 78).
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(4) The mark shall
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- (b) be located, so as to be visible without obstruction, either on or within 101.6 mm of the brake-fluid reservoir filler plug or cap; and

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(17) A reference to a warning lamp in paragraph 5.1.12 of United Nations Regulation No. 78 shall be read as a reference to the tell-tale for a brake system malfunction set out in the table to section 101 of this Schedule.
(18) A reference to a warning lamp in paragraph 5.1.13 of United Nations Regulation No. 78 shall be read as a reference to the tell-tale for an antilock brake system malfunction set out in the table to section 101 of this Schedule.

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(19) Despite subsections (1) to (18), a motorcycle may, until September 1, 2016, conform to the requirements of this section as it read immediately before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

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123 (1) Every motorcycle, except those designed and sold exclusively for use by law enforcement agencies, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 123, Motorcycle Controls and Displays (TSD 123), as amended from time to time.
(2) Instead of conforming to subsection (1), motorcycles, except those designed and sold exclusively for use by law enforcement agencies, may conform to the requirements of paragraph 5 of United Nations Regulation No. 60, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Two-Wheeled Motor Cycles and Mopeds with Regard to Driver-Operated Controls Including the Identification of Controls, Tell-Tales and Indicators (United Nations Regulation No. 60), as amended by any amendment prior to the 01 series of amendments.
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(6) An odometer or trip odometer installed on a motorcycle adjacent to the speedometer shall display distances in the same unit of measure as that of the predominant speedometer scale. If the odometer or trip odometer is not adjacent to the speedometer or switches between kilometres and miles independently of the speedometer, the odometer or trip odometer shall display distances in kilometres or miles and shall identify the unit of measure used.
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(8) For the purposes of subsections (10), (11), (16) and (17), wherever the term “motorcycle” is used in International Standard ISO 6727, Road vehicles — Motorcycles — Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales (ISO 6727), as amended from time to time, it has the same meaning asmotorcycle in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations.

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(22) For the purposes of subsections (16) to (21):
- (a) references to “audible warning device”, “driving-beam” and “passing-beam” in the English version of United Nations Regulation No. 60 are to be read as references to “horn”, “upper beam” and “lower beam”, respectively; and
- (b) references to “compteur de vitesse” in the French version of United Nations Regulation No. 60 are to be read as references to “indicateur de vitesse”.

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124 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus and three-wheeled vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 124, Accelerator Control Systems, as amended from time to time.

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126 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less must conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems for Light Vehicles (TSD 126), as amended from time to time.
(2) Instead of conforming to the requirements of subsection (1), every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, may comply with the requirements set out in Annex 9 of United Nations Regulation No. 13H, Uniform provisions concerning the approval of passenger cars with regard to braking, as amended by any amendment prior to the 01 series of amendments, with the following adaptations:
- (a) paragraph 3.3.1 of that Annex is to be read as allowing the lateral displacement to only be calculated using the double integration formula;
- (b) paragraph 3.5.1.1 of that Annex is to be read as requiring that the additional gear reduction be of at least 2.0;
- (c) paragraph 4.1.1 of that Annex is to be read as requiring the ambient temperature to be between 7°C and 40°C;

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131 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every school bus other than a multifunction school activity bus shall be equipped with one or two stop signal arms that conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 131, School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices (TSD 131), as amended from time to time.

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135 (1) Every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 3 500 kg or less shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems (TSD 135), as amended from time to time.
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(4) The word “car” used in S6.3.6 and S6.3.7 of the English version of TSD 135 shall be read as “vehicle”.

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136 (1) Subject to subsection (2), truck tractors and buses referred to in S3 of the standard set out in subpart 136, part 571, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (FMVSS 136), must comply with the requirements of that standard, as amended from time to time. However,
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- (b) the terms perimeter-seating bus and transit bus in the standard have the meaning as in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations;
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- (d) “National Highway Traffic Safety Administration” in the standard is to be read as “Transport Canada”.

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141 (1) Every hybrid or electric passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus and low-speed vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall conform to
- (a) the requirements set out in paragraph 6 of Regulation No 138 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations, entitled Uniform provisions concerning the approval of Quiet Road Transport Vehicles with regard to their reduced audibility, as amended from time to time, and shall be tested in accordance with the conditions and test procedures set out in Annex 3 of that Regulation, as amended from time to time; or
- (b) the requirements set out in provision S5 of section 571.141, subpart B, part 571, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, entitled Standard No. 141; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, as amended from time to time, and shall be tested in accordance with the conditions and test procedures set out in provisions S6 and S7 of that section, as amended from time to time.
(2) For the purposes of paragraphs 1(a) and (b), paragraph 2 of Regulation No 138 and provision S4 of Standard No. 141, as amended from time to time, apply to the interpretation of those documents, respectively.

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201 (1) In this section,

interior compartment door

interior compartment door means any door in the interior of a vehicle installed by the manufacturer as a cover for storage space normally used for personal effects; (porte de compartiment intérieur)
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(5) Subject to subsection (7), every interior compartment door located in an instrument panel, console, seatback or side panel adjacent to an outboard designated seating position shall remain closed when
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- (c) the instrument panel or seatback is tested in accordance with subsection (3) or (4), as the case may be.

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202 Every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, bus or truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, every passenger car and every three-wheeled vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 202, Head Restraints (TSD 202), as amended from time to time.

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203 (1) The steering control system of a vehicle shall be constructed in such a manner that no component or attachment — including any horn actuating mechanism — is capable, during normal driving manoeuvres, of catching the driver’s clothing or the driver’s jewellery, such as a watch, a ring or a bracelet other than a bracelet with loosely attached or dangling members.
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(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a vehicle that conforms to the requirements of S5 and S14 of Technical Standards Document No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection (TSD 208), as amended from time to time.

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204 (1) Every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle, and every truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle — other than a walk-in van — with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less and an unloaded vehicle mass of 2 495 kg or less, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 204, Steering Control Rearward Displacement (TSD 204), as amended from time to time.
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(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle that conforms to the requirements of S5 and S14 of Technical Standards Document No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection (TSD 208), as amended from time to time.

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205 (1) For the purposes of this section, bus, motorhome, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, passenger car, readily removable windows, trailer, and truck in the ANSI Z26 Safety Standard — 1996 shall have the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations.

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206 (1) Every bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, enclosed motorcycle, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, three-wheeled vehicle, passenger car and truck that is equipped with side doors or back doors shall be so equipped in accordance with either
- (a) the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 206, Door Locks and Door Retention Components (TSD 206), as amended from time to time; or
- (b) the general requirements, performance requirements and test procedures set out in United Nations Regulation No. 11, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles with regard to Door Latches and Door Retention Components (United Nations Regulation No. 11), as amended from time to time by any amendment in the 03 or 04 series of amendments.

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207 (1) Every passenger car, three-wheeled vehicle, truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 207, Anchorage of Seats (TSD 207), as amended from time to time.

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(9) An automatic-locking retractor that is installed in order for a seat belt assembly to conform to the requirements of paragraph (2)(e), (3)(a) or (b) or (5)(d) or subsection (6) shall
- (a) engage the next locking position when a length of seat belt webbing between 19 mm and 77 mm has moved into the retractor, as measured from an initial position determined by extending the seat belt webbing to 75 per cent of its total length from the retractor; and

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(13) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus and three-wheeled vehicle, and their owner’s manuals, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection (TSD 208), as amended from time to time.

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(26) Until September 1, 2020, buses may conform to the applicable requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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209 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, low-speed vehicle, three-wheeled vehicle and enclosed motorcycle shall be equipped with seat belt assemblies that conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies (TSD 209), as amended from time to time.
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(3) A reference in TSD 209 to a standard published by ASTM or AATCC that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection may be read as a reference to the standard set out in column 2.

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(2) The seat belt anchorages set out in subsection (1) and the owner’s manual for three-wheeled vehicles, passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, buses other than a school bus, and trucks with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less must conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 210, Seat Belt Anchorages (TSD 210), as amended from time to time.

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(4) Until September 1, 2020, the seat belt anchorages referred to in subsection (1) and the owner’s manuals referred to in subsection (2) may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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(3.1) A user-ready tether anchorage shall be available for use at all times, except when the designated seating position at which it is installed is not available for use because the vehicle seat has been removed or converted to an alternate use, such as the carrying of cargo.

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(5) Subject to subsections (5.1) and (7), the portion of each user-ready tether anchorage that is designed to bind with a tether strap hook shall be located within the shaded zone, as shown in Figures 3 to 7, of the designated seating position for which it is installed, with reference to the H-point of a template described in section 4.1 of SAE Standard J826, Devices for Use in Defining and Measuring Vehicle Seating Accommodation (July 1995), if
- (a) the H-Point of the template is located
  - (i) at the unique Design H-Point of the designated seating position, as defined in section 3.11.1 of SAE Recommended Practice J1100, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (February 2001), at the full downward and full rearward position of the seat, or
- (b) the torso line of the template is at the same angle to the vertical plane as the vehicle seat back with the seat adjusted to its full rearward and full downward position and the seat back in its most upright position; and
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(7) The portion of a user-ready tether anchorage in a vehicle that is designed to bind with the tether strap hook may be located outside the shaded zone referred to in subsection (5), if no part of the shaded zone is accessible without removing a seating component of the vehicle and the vehicle is equipped with a routing device that
- (a) ensures that the tether strap functions as if the portion of the anchorage designed to bind with the tether strap hook were located within the shaded zone;
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- (c) when tested after being installed as it is intended to be used, is of sufficient strength to withstand, with the user-ready tether anchorage, the force referred to in subsection (8).

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(8) Subject to subsection (10), every user-ready tether anchorage in a row of designated seating positions shall, when tested, withstand the application of a force of 10 000 N
- (a) applied by means of one of the following types of test devices, installed as a child restraint system would be in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s installation instructions, namely,
  
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(11) If a bench seat in a bus or a row of designated seating positions in another vehicle has more than one user-ready tether anchorage and a distance of 400 mm or more, measured in accordance with Figure 20, separates the midpoints of adjacent designated seating positions, the force referred to in subsection (8) or (10), as the case may be, shall be applied simultaneously to each user-ready tether anchorage in the manner specified in that subsection.

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(2) This section does not apply to
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- (c) a vehicle that is not equipped with a manual cut-off switch to deactivate the frontal air bag installed at the right front outboard designated seating position when any restraint system or booster seat is installed, and that
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  - (ii) cannot accommodate, because of the location of transmission or suspension components, the installation of the bars of a lower universal anchorage system to permit the attachment to them of a child restraint fixture as shown in Figure 1 in a seating position located to the rear of the first row of seating positions, or

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(8) Except in the case of a bus, if the distance between the rearward surface of the front seat back of the vehicle and the forward surface of the rear seat back of the vehicle is less than 720 mm, as measured in accordance with Figure 6, and if the vehicle is equipped with the manual cut-off switch referred to in paragraph (2)(c), a lower universal anchorage system may be installed at a passenger designated seating position in the first row of designated seating positions instead of at a designated seating position located to the rear of the first row of designated seating positions.

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(11) Each bar of the lower universal anchorage system shall be installed so that a child restraint fixture can be attached to the system as shown in Figure 1.

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(13) A lower universal anchorage system installed in a row of designated seating positions shall not separate completely from the vehicle seat or seat anchorage or the structure of the vehicle when tested
- (a) subject to subsection (15), by pulling with a force of 15 000 N, which force is
  - (i) applied by means of a test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 that is installed using both the associated user-ready tether anchorage and the lower universal anchorage system as a child restraint system would be installed in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s instructions,
- (b) by pulling with a force of 5 000 N, which force is
  - (i) applied by means of a test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 that is installed as a child restraint system would be installed in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s instructions using both the user ready tether anchorage and the lower universal anchorage system or, at the manufacturer’s option, using only the lower universal anchorage system,

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(17) The strength requirement tests shall be carried out under the following conditions:
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- (e) a rearward force of 135 N ± 15 N is applied to the centre of the lower front crossbar of the test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 to press the test device against the seat back as the position of the lower connectors of the test device is adjusted to remove slack or tension.
(17.1) Despite subsection (17), in the case of a bus, the strength requirement tests may be carried out when the vehicle seat is not installed in the vehicle if
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- (c) a rearward force of 135 N ± 15 N is applied to the centre of the lower front crossbar of the test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 to press the test device against the seat back as the position of the lower connectors of the test device is adjusted to remove slack or tension.

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(22) The English and French versions of the owner’s manual for a vehicle that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system shall contain the following information:
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- (c) an identification, by means of the symbol shown in Figure 10 or any other mark used to indicate the presence of a lower universal anchorage system, as applicable, of the designated seating positions that are equipped with a lower universal anchorage system;

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2 Longitudinal horizontal line tangent to point 1, extending between point 3 and point 4. The length of line 2 is defined as L_CR

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2 Place adjustable seat backs in the nominal design riding position as recommended by the manufacturer, in the manner specified by the manufacturer. Place adjustable anchorages in the nominal design riding position recommended by the manufacturer for a 50th percentile adult male occupant. Place each adjustable head restraint in its highest adjustment position. Adjustable lumbar supports are positioned so that the lumbar support is in its least firm adjustment position.

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212 (1) Every passenger car, other than a forward control configuration vehicle or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 212, Windshield Mounting (TSD 212), as amended from time to time.
(2) Every truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, other than a walk-in van, a forward control configuration vehicle or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield, shall conform to the requirements of TSD 212, as amended from time to time.

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213.4 (1) The following definitions apply in this section.

TSD 209

TSD 209 means Technical Standards Document No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies, as amended from time to time. (DNT 209)
(2) For the purposes of this section, a reference in TSD 209 to webbing, a belt buckle or a related piece of adjustment hardware that is part of a Type 1 seat belt assembly is to be read as a reference to webbing, a belt buckle or a related piece of adjustment hardware that is part of a built-in restraint system.
(3) Every built-in restraint system and built-in booster seat shall be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 302, Flammability of Interior Materials, as amended from time to time.
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(8) Any webbing that is designed to restrain a person within a built-in restraint system shall
- (a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 before being tested as set out in paragraphs (b) to (d), have a breaking strength of at least 11 000 N;
- (b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 after being subjected to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of the breaking strength determined in accordance with paragraph (a);
- (c) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 after being subjected to buckle abrasion as specified in S5.3(c) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of the breaking strength determined in accordance with paragraph (a):
- (d) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 after being subjected to light exposure as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 60% of the breaking strength determined in accordance with paragraph (a);
- (e) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209 after being subjected to micro-organism exposure as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 85% of the breaking strength determined in accordance with paragraph (a); and
- (f) if contactable by the torso of an anthropomorphic test device when the restraint system is tested in accordance with section 5 of Test Method 213.4, have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured as specified in S5.1(a) of TSD 209.
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(13) Every built-in restraint system and built-in booster seat, when tested in accordance with section 5 of Test Method 213.4, shall, in any of the positions that the restraint system, booster seat or vehicle seat can be used while the vehicle is in motion,
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- (b) remain in the same adjustment position during the test as it was in immediately before the test began;
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- (d) limit the rotation of the head of the anthropomorphic test device toward the rear of the restraint system or booster seat, in the head’s midsagittal plane, by means of a continuous seat back that is an integral part of the restraint system or booster seat, so that the angle between the head and the torso is at no time during the test more than 45° as compared to the angle between the head and the torso immediately before the test began;
- (e) except in the case of a restraint system or booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart O or S, part 572, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms;
- (f) except in the case of a restraint system or booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart O or S, part 572, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), limit the resultant acceleration of the centre of gravity of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 80 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms, unless it is established that any resultant acceleration above 80 g is caused by another part of the anthropomorphic test device striking its head;
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- (h) except in the case of a restraint system or booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart O or S, part 572, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), limit the distance that either knee pivot can extend in a forward longitudinal direction, at any time during and immediately after the test, to not more than 305 mm from the pre-test position.
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(16) Subsection (15) does not apply in the case of
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- (b) a built-in restraint system that is designed to accommodate the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart N, part 572, chapter V, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), or a larger anthropomorphic test device.
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(24) Until September 1, 2013, a built-in restraint system or built-in booster seat may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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214 (1) The following vehicles shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 214, Side Impact Protection (TSD 214), as amended from time to time:

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(4) For the purposes of this section,
- (a) “passenger car” in TSD 214 shall be read as “passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle”; and
- (b) “anthropomorphic dummies”, “anthropomorphic test dummies”, “dummy”, “dummies” and “test dummies” in the English version of TSD 214 shall be read as “anthropomorphic test device”.

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(5) Despite subsections (1) to (4), the vehicles referred to in subsection (1) may, until September 1, 2018, conform to the requirements of this section as it read immediately before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

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215 (1) A passenger car shall be equipped with bumpers that conform to either
- (a) the requirements set out in paragraph 6, and the low-speed-impact test procedure set out in Annex 3 — except for paragraph 4 of that Annex, of United Nations Regulation No. 42 — Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles with Regard to Their Front and Rear Protective Devices (Bumpers, etc.), in the version dated June 12, 2007, as amended after that date by any amendment in the 00 series of amendments; or
- (b) the requirements, conditions and test procedures set out in title 49, part 581, of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2006).
(2) Until August 31, 2009, a passenger car may conform either to the requirements of this section in its current version or as it read before the coming into force of these Regulations.
(3) A passenger car shall conform to the requirements of this section as of September 1, 2009.

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216 (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck or bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, except trucks with a GVWR greater than 2 722 kg built from a cutaway chassis, school buses and convertibles, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 216, Roof Crush Resistance (TSD 216), as amended from time to time.
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(3) Until August 31, 2016, the vehicles referred to in subsections (1) and (2) may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this version of the section came into force.

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(9) Every school bus shall be provided with, at the option of the manufacturer,
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- (c) the following emergency exits, namely,
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  - (ii) one push-out rear window that
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    - (B) is capable of being released by the operation of not more than two mechanisms that are located in the high-force access region as shown in Figure 3C and that do not have to be operated simultaneously, and
(10) Every school bus shall be provided with a warning system that shall
- (a) be activated when the vehicle ignition is in the ON position and
  - (i) any emergency exit of the bus is locked in such a manner that the release mechanism of the exit cannot be activated by a person at that exit without the use of a special device, such as a key, or special information, such as a lock combination,
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(13) When tested in accordance with the conditions set out in subsections (24) and (26) both before and after the window retention test described by subsection (2), every emergency exit of a bus, other than an emergency door required by subsection (9), shall allow manual release of the exit release mechanism by an occupant using, at the option of the manufacturer,
- (a) a low-force application of not more than 90 N (20 pounds) in a rotational or linear direction if the emergency exit release mechanism is located as shown in Figure 1 or Figure 3 of this section; or
- (b) a high-force application of not more than 270 N (60 pounds) in a linear direction perpendicular to the undisturbed emergency exit surface if the emergency exit release mechanism is located as shown in Figure 2 or Figure 3 of this section.
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(23) Each school bus emergency exit provided in accordance with subsection (9) shall
- (a) be identified as “Emergency Door” and “Porte de secours” or “Emergency Exit” and “Issue de secours” or “Sortie de secours”, whichever is applicable, in letters at least 50 mm (2 in.) high of a colour that contrasts with its background located at the top of or directly above the emergency door or exit on both the inside and outside surfaces of the bus; and

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219 (1) Every passenger car, other than a forward control configuration vehicle or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 219, Windshield Zone Intrusion (TSD 219), as amended from time to time.
(2) Every truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, other than a walk-in van, a forward control configuration vehicle or an open-body type vehicle with a fold-down or removable windshield, shall conform to the requirements of TSD 219, as amended from time to time.

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220 (1) Every school bus shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 220, Rollover Protection (TSD 220), as amended from time to time.

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221 (1) The following definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

body component

body component means a part of a bus body, including floor panels, made from a single piece of homogeneous material or from a single piece of composite material such as plywood or plastic. (élément de carrosserie)

serviceable component

serviceable component means any part of a bus, of either a mechanical or electrical nature, that is explicitly identified in the owner’s manual or factory service manual as requiring routine maintenance actions at intervals of one year or less. Tubing, wires and harnesses are considered to be serviceable components only at their attachments. (élément nécessitant de l’entretien)
(2) This section applies in respect of all school bus body panel joints that lie rearward of the vertical transverse plane located 762 mm in front of the forward-most passenger seating reference point, except those that contact or are attached to or in close proximity to
- (a) components such as rub rails that are entirely outside of body panels;
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(6) On or before January 14, 2002, a school bus having a GVWR of more than 4,536 kg may conform to this section or to section 221 as it read before the coming into force of this section.

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222 (1) Every school bus must conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 222, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection (TSD 222), as amended from time to time.

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(3) Until September 1, 2020, school buses may conform to the requirements of this section as it read on the day before the day on which this subsection came into force.

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223 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
dangerous goods

dangerous goods has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992. (marchandises dangereuses)

rear extremity
rear extremity means the rearmost point on a trailer that is above a horizontal plane located above the ground clearance and below a horizontal plane located 1 900 mm above the ground when the trailer is configured as specified in subsection (7) and when the trailer’s cargo doors, tailgate and other permanent structures are positioned as they normally are when the trailer is in motion. However, non-structural protrusions, including but not limited to the following, are excluded from the determination of the rearmost point:
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- (d) flexible aerodynamic devices that are capable of being folded to within 305 mm from the transverse vertical plane tangent to the rearmost surface of the horizontal member and that, while positioned as they normally are when the trailer is in motion, are located forward of the transverse plane that is tangent to the rear bottom edge of the horizontal member and that intersects a point located 1 210 mm rearward of the rearmost surface of the horizontal member and 1 740 mm above the ground. (extrémité arrière)
side extremity

side extremity means the outermost point on a trailer’s side that is above a horizontal plane located above the ground clearance, below a horizontal plane located 1 900 mm above the ground, and between a transverse vertical plane tangent to the rear extremity of the trailer and a transverse vertical plane located 305 mm forward of that plane, with non-structural protrusions such as tail lamps, rubber bumpers, hinges and latches excluded from the determination of the outermost point. (extrémité latérale)

tanker trailer

tanker trailer means a trailer that is designed exclusively to transport dangerous goods and that meets the rear impact protection requirements of National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA-B620-98, Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (August 1998), including Appendices A and B, as amended in April 1999, March 2000, July 2000, April 2001, November 2001 and May 2002, published by CSA. (remorque-citerne)

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(2) This section applies to every trailer with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or more other than
- (a) a pole trailer, a pulpwood trailer, a wheels back trailer or a trailer designed to be used as temporary living quarters;

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(3) Every trailer shall be equipped with a rear impact guard that meets the configuration requirements of subsections (5) to (8), as well as the applicable test requirements of subsections (9) to (12) when tested in accordance with Test Method 223 – Rear Impact Guard (December 2003).
(4) Until September 1, 2007, instead of being equipped with a rear impact guard in accordance with subsection (3), at the option of the manufacturer who installs the rear impact guard, a trailer may be equipped with a rear impact guard that is installed in accordance with Technical Standards Document No. 224 Rear Impact Protection, as amended from time to time and labelled in accordance with section 571.223 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, Title 49 (revised as of October 1, 2000).

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(8) At any height above the ground clearance, the rearmost surface of the horizontal member shall be located as close as practicable to a transverse vertical plane tangent to the rear extremity of the trailer, and no more than 305 mm forward of that plane, as shown in Figure 1. However, the horizontal member may extend rearward of the plane.

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(10) Subject to subsection (11), every rear impact guard shall,
- (a) by deflecting no more than 125 mm, demonstrate resistance to a uniform test load of at least 350 000 N, which shall be applied uniformly across the horizontal member by a uniform load application structure centred on the guard, as shown in Figure 2 of Test Method 223 – Rear Impact Guard (December 2003);
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- (c) have a ground clearance not exceeding 560 mm, measured at each support to which the horizontal member is attached, as shown in Figure 3, after completion of the energy absorption test or, if that test is not required, after completion of the uniform load test.
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(12) When one half of a rear impact guard is tested it shall,
- (a) by deflecting no more than 125 mm, demonstrate resistance to a test load of at least 175 000 N, which shall be applied
  - (i) uniformly across the tested portion of the horizontal member by a uniform load application structure centred on that portion, as shown in Figure 2 of Test Method 223 – Rear Impact Guard (December 2003), or
  - (ii) by a single point load at one of the P3 test locations on the tested portion of the horizontal member, as shown in Figure 2;
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- (c) have a ground clearance not exceeding 560 mm, measured at each support to which the horizontal member is attached, as shown in Figure 3, after completion of the energy absorption test or, if that test is not required, after completion of the uniform load test.

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(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), the following vehicles, other than convertibles and vehicles designed to be used without side doors, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 226 — Ejection Mitigation (TSD 226), as amended from time to time:

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- (b) the vehicle bears one or more labels permanently affixed within the view of occupants of the front outboard designated seating positions, displaying one of the following statements, as applicable, in letters of not less than six points in height:
  
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301 (1) Every passenger car and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion and every manufacturer of these vehicles shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 301, Fuel System Integrity (TSD 301), as amended from time to time.
(2) A school bus with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall conform to the requirements of TSD 301.

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301.1 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (3.1), a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses LPG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of subsection (2) when tested in accordance with Test Method 301.1 — LPG Fuel System Integrity (February 28, 2004),

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(3) Instead of complying with subsections (1) and (2), a vehicle, other than a school bus, that is equipped with a fuel system that uses LPG as a source of energy for its propulsion may comply with the requirements respecting the approval of valves, components and accessories, and the requirements respecting the installation of propane fuel systems and tanks on highway vehicles, set out in the version of CSA Standard B149.5, Installation code for propane fuel systems and tanks on highway vehicles (CSA B149.5), that is in effect 48 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer’s information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard, except that the following requirements do not apply:

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(3.1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses LPG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall comply with the standards referred to in subsection (3).
(4) A manufacturer of a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses LPG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall indicate to the Minister, on request, the version of the standard referred to in subsection (3) with which the vehicle complies.

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301.2 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (3.1), a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of subsection (2) when tested in accordance with Test Method 301.2 — CNG Fuel System Integrity (February 28, 2004),

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(3) Instead of complying with subsection (1), a vehicle, other than a school bus, that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion may comply with the system requirements set out in the version of CSA Standard B109, Natural Gas for Vehicles Installation Code (CSA B109), that is in effect 48 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer’s information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard, except that the following requirements do not apply:

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(3.1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall comply with the standard referred to in subsection (3).
(4) Only a CNG cylinder that is marked in accordance with the marking requirements in one of the following standards to indicate that the cylinder complies with that standard may be installed on a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion:
- (a) the version of CSA Standard B51, Part 2, High pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas and hydrogen as fuels for automotive vehicles, that is in effect 48 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer’s information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard; or
- (b) the version of American National Standard ANSI NGV 2, Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Containers, that is in effect 48 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer’s information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard.
(5) A manufacturer of a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall indicate to the Minister, on request, the version of the standards referred to in subsections (3) and (4) with which the vehicle complies.

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301.3 (1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J288, Snowmobile Fuel Tanks (revised version of November 1983), except that section 1 of that Practice does not apply.
(2) For the purposes of this section,
- (a) the word “should” in sections 3.2, 3.3 and 4.3 and in the footnote on page 5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be interpreted as expressing an obligation;
- (b) the words “snowmobile fuel” in sections 3.2, 4.3 and 4.5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be read as “unleaded gasoline”; and
- (c) the word “snowmobile” in sections 4.3 and 4.5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be read as “vehicle”.
(3) Subject to subsection (5), a motorcycle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J1241, Fuel and Lubricant Tanks for Motorcycles (revised version of November 1999), except that section 1 of that Practice does not apply.
(4) For the purposes of this section,
- (a) the words rated fuel capacity in SAE Recommended Practice J1241 shall have the same meaning asvehicle fuel tank capacityas defined in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations; and
- (b) the words “significant effect” in sections 5.2.3 and 5.3.3 of SAE Recommended Practice J1241 shall be read as “any effect resulting in the cracking or leaking of the tank”.
(5) Instead of complying with subsection (3), a motorcycle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion may meet the requirements of Annex IX of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 44/2014 of November 21, 2013, supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the vehicle construction and general requirements for the approval of two- or three-wheeled vehicles and quadricycles, as amended from time to time.

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302 (1) The interior materials of every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus and three-wheeled vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 302, Flammability of Interior Materials, as amended from time to time.

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305 (1) Every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle, and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, that uses a nominal voltage of more than 60 volts direct current (VDC) or more than 30 volts alternating current (VAC) for its propulsion and that has an attainable speed of more than 40 km/h over a distance of 1.6 km on a paved level surface shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 305, Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection (TSD 305), as amended from time to time.

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401 (1) Every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle shall conform to the requirements for passenger cars set out in Technical Standards Document No. 401, Interior Trunk Release (TSD 401), as amended from time to time.
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(3) This section does not apply to vehicles equipped with a back door. For the purposes of this subsection, back door has the same meaning as in TSD 401.

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500 (1) Every low-speed vehicle shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 500, Low-speed Vehicles (TSD 500), as amended from time to time.
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(3) However, section 6 of ANSI/ASAE S276.6 is modified as follows:
- (a) the dimensions of the SMV emblem may be greater than those specified in Figure 1 as long as each dimension is increased so that it has the same relation to the other dimensions as the dimensions specified in the Figure have to each other; and
(4) The SMV emblem shall be mounted in accordance with paragraphs 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 of ANSI/ASAE S276.6. It shall be mounted on the centreline or as near to the left of the centreline of the vehicle as practicable, not less than 500 mm but not more than 1 500 mm above the surface of the roadway.

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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a motor tricycle designed in such a way that it leans during a turning manoeuvre in the same direction as the turn.
(3) The total weight of a motor tricycle or three-wheeled vehicle on all its front wheels, as measured at the tire-ground interfaces, shall be not less than 25 per cent and not greater than 70 per cent of the loaded weight of that vehicle.
(4) The loaded weight of a motor tricycle or three-wheeled vehicle and the location of its centre of mass shall be determined under the following conditions:
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- (b) a 50th percentile adult male anthropomorphic test device or an equivalent mass is located at every front outboard designated seating position but, if an equivalent mass is used, its centre of mass shall coincide, within 12 mm in the vertical dimension and 12 mm in the horizontal dimension, with a point 6 mm below the position of the H-point as determined by using the equipment and procedures specified in SAE Standard J826, Devices for Use in Defining and Measuring Vehicle Seating Accommodation (July 1995), except that the length of the lower leg and thigh segments of the H-point machine shall be adjusted to 414 mm and 401 mm, respectively, instead of the 50th percentile values specified in Table 1 of that standard; and

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901 (1) No axle, axle assembly or wheel, tire, suspension or other hardware of an axle assembly commonly referred to as running gear that is designed and manufactured exclusively for use on a mobile home or other vehicle that is not of a prescribed class shall be fitted to a trailer.

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(2) This section applies to every trailer that is designed to carry cargo, with a GVWR of 10 000 kg or more, a load-carrying mainframe and loading deck and no permanent sides or roof, such as a flatbed trailer, heavy hauler trailer, industrial trailer, lowbed trailer or drop-centre trailer.
(3) Every trailer shall, for the purpose of affixing cargo, be equipped with at least the number of cargo anchoring devices determined in accordance with the formula

N = M / 2 000 kg

where

M

is the cargo carrying capacity of the trailer, calculated as the difference between its gross vehicle weight rating and its curb mass, expressed in kilograms.

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906 Every snowmobile trailer shall be equipped with

(a) one or more tie-down cross bars located in such a manner as to be capable of clamping the skis of as many snowmobiles as the trailer is capable of carrying; and

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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations - C.R.C., c. 1038 (Section 2)

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

2 (1) In these Regulations,
adjustment hardware

adjustment hardware means hardware designed for adjusting the size of a seat belt assembly to fit the user, including such hardware as may be integral with a buckle, a retractor or attachment hardware; (pièces de réglage)

air brake system

air brake system means a brake system that uses air as a medium for transmitting pressure or force from the driver control to the service brake, including an air-over-hydraulic brake subsystem, but does not include a system that uses compressed air or vacuum only to assist the driver in applying muscular force to hydraulic or mechanical components; (système de freinage à air comprimé)

backup system

backup system means a portion of a service brake system, such as a pump, that automatically supplies energy in the event of a primary brake power source failure; (système de secours)

booster seat

booster seat has the same meaning as in subsection 100(1) of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations; (siège d’appoint)

completed vehicle

completed vehicle means a vehicle that needs no further manufacturing operations to perform its intended function, other than the addition of readily attachable components, such as mirrors or tire and rim assemblies, or minor finishing operations such as painting; (véhicule complet)

designated seating position

designated seating position means a location in a vehicle that is likely to be used as a seating position and that has a seating surface width of at least 330 mm; (place assise désignée)

gross axle weight rating

gross axle weight rating or GAWR means the value specified by the vehicle manufacturer as the load-carrying capacity of a single axle system, as measured at the tire-ground interfaces; (poids nominal brut sur l’essieuorPNBE )

gross vehicle weight rating

gross vehicle weight rating or GVWR means the value specified by the vehicle manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle; (poids nominal brut du véhiculeorPNBV )

high-pressure portion of the fuel system

high-pressure portion of the fuel system means, for a vehicle that uses LPG or CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion, all the components of the fuel system from and including the fuel container to, but not including, the first stage regulator; (partie haute pression du circuit d’alimentation en carburant)

hydraulic brake system

hydraulic brake system means a system that uses hydraulic fluid as a medium for transmitting force from a service brake control to the service brake, and that may incorporate a brake power assist unit or a brake power unit; (système de freinage hydraulique)

light-truck tire

light-truck tire or LT tire means a tire designated by its manufacturer as primarily intended for use on lightweight trucks or multi-purpose passenger vehicles; (pneu pour camion léger)

low-speed vehicle
low-speed vehicle means a vehicle, other than a restricted-use vehicle, that
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- (d) does not use fuel as an on-board source of energy, and
maximum speed

maximum speed means, with respect to a motorcycle, the speed specified by the manufacturer as the highest speed that the motorcycle is capable of attaining, measured in accordance with section 5.3; (vitesse maximale)

mobile home

mobile home means a vehicle that is more than 102 inches in overall width and that is designed to be drawn behind another vehicle and to be used as a living or working accommodation unit; (maison roulante)

model year

model year means the year used to designate a discrete vehicle model irrespective of the calendar year in which the vehicle was actually produced, so long as the period of such production is less than two years; (année de modèle)

motor home

motor home means a multi-purpose passenger vehicle that is designed to provide temporary residential accommodations, as evidenced by the presence of at least four of the following:

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pole trailer

pole trailer means a vehicle designed to be drawn behind another vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, for the purpose of transporting poles, pipes, structural members or other long or irregularly shaped loads capable generally of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections; (remorque pour charges longues)

restraint system

restraint system has the same meaning as in subsection 100(1) of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations; (ensemble de retenue)

seating reference point
seating reference point means the unique Design H-Point, as defined in section 3.11.1 of SAE Recommended Practice J1100, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (February 2001), that
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- (b) has X, Y and Z coordinates, as defined in section 3.3 of SAE Recommended Practice J1100, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (February 2001), established relative to the designed vehicle structure,
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- (d) is the reference point employed to position the H-Point template with the 95th percentile leg, as described in section 4.1 of SAE Standard J826, Devices for Use in Defining and Measuring Vehicle Seating Accommodation (July 1995), or, if that template cannot be positioned, the reference point when the seat is in its rearmost adjustment position; (point de référence de position assise)
split service brake system

split service brake system means a brake system consisting of two or more subsystems actuated by a single control, designed so that a single failure in any subsystem (such as a leakage-type failure of a pressure component of a hydraulic subsystem, except for the structural failure of a housing that is common to two or more subsystems, or an electrical failure in an electrical subsystem) does not impair the operation of any other subsystem; (système de frein de service partagé)

5th percentile adult female

5th percentile adult female means a person having as physical characteristics a mass of 46.3 kg, height of 1499 mm, erect sitting height of 785 mm, normal sitting height of 752 mm, hip sitting breadth of 325 mm, hip sitting circumference of 925 mm, waist sitting circumference of 599 mm, chest depth of 191 mm, bust circumference of 775 mm, chest upper circumference of 757 mm, chest lower circumference of 676 mm, knee height of 455 mm, popliteal height of 356 mm, elbow rest height of 180 mm, thigh clearance height of 104 mm, buttock-to-knee length of 518 mm, buttock-to-poples length of 432 mm, elbow-to-elbow breadth of 312 mm and seat breadth of 312 mm; (5^e percentile adulte du sexe féminin)

50th percentile adult male

50th percentile adult male means a person having as physical characteristics a mass of 74.4 kg plus or minus 1.4 kg, erect sitting height of 907 mm plus or minus 3 mm, hip sitting breadth of 373 mm plus or minus 18 mm, hip sitting circumference of 1067 mm, waist sitting circumference of 813 mm plus or minus 15 mm, chest depth of 236 mm plus or minus 5 mm and chest circumference of 950 mm plus or minus 15 mm; (50^e percentile adulte du sexe masculin)

50th percentile six-year-old child

50th percentile six-year-old child means a person having as physical characteristics a mass of 21.5 kg, erect sitting height of 645 mm, hip sitting breadth of 213 mm, hip sitting circumference of 607 mm and waist sitting circumference of 528 mm; (50^e percentile enfant de six ans)

95th percentile adult male

95th percentile adult male means a person having as physical characteristics a mass of 97.5 kg, height of 1849 mm, erect sitting height of 965 mm, normal sitting height of 930 mm, hip sitting breadth of 419 mm, hip sitting circumference of 1199 mm, waist sitting circumference of 1080 mm, chest depth of 267 mm, chest circumference of 1130 mm, knee height of 594 mm, popliteal height of 490 mm, elbow rest height of 295 mm, thigh clearance height of 175 mm, buttock-to-knee length of 640 mm, buttock-to-poples length of 549 mm, elbow-to-elbow breadth of 506 mm and seat breadth of 404 mm. (95^e percentile adulte du sexe masculin)
(2) In these Regulations, if a document that is available in both official languages is incorporated by reference as amended from time to time, an amendment to one language version of that document is not incorporated until the corresponding amendment is made to the other language version.

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