Vehicle inspection requirements manual - Entry certification
Version 2 amendment 3, interim update 3, June 2008
Cover letter, interim update 3, June 2008 (PDF, 42 KB)
Version 2 amendment 3, interim update 2, June 2008
List of changes, interim update, 2 June 2008 (PDF, 29 KB)
Version 2 amendment 3, effective from 1 June 2008
Cover letter, used entry v2a3 (PDF, 27 KB)
| Introduction |
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1 Purpose and scope
2 Overview of manual
3 Contacts
4 The LANDATA system
5 The pre-registration process
6 The inspection and certification process
7 Complaints
8 Inspection premises and equipment
9 Appointments
10 Definitions and abbreviations
11 Improvement suggestion form
12 Record of amendments (PDF, 685 KB) |
| Pre-registration and VIN |
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1 Vehicle records
2 Vehicle attributes
3 VIN assignment
4 VIN affixing
5 LANDATA inquiries
6 Left-hand drive requirements (PDF, 379 KB) |
| Inspection and certification |
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Required documentation
Registration (PDF, 217 KB) |
| Vehicle component inspection requirements |
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Vehicle exterior
Vehicle structure (PDF,
246 KB) |
| Lighting (PDF, 135 KB) |
Vision
Entrance and
exit
Vehicle
interior (PDF, 233 KB) |
Brakes
Steering
Tyres, wheels and hubs (PDF,
313 KB) |
Exhaust
Towing connections
Miscellaneous items
Alternative fuels (PDF,
447 KB) |
| Technical bulletins |
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1. Replacement parts
2. Water damaged vehicles
3. Vehicles modified to change vehicle class
4. Identifying a Honda Gyro
5. Inspection requirements for temporary
vehicle imports
6. Auxiliary bars
7. Frontal impact standard exemptions
8. Frontal impact compliance for
Mitsubishi models
9. Frontal impact compliance for
Toyota Cavaliers
10. Inspection for corrosion in Nissan Terrano
and Mistral rear floorpan assemblies
11. Structural inspection of motorhomes
12. Identifying daytime running lamps
13. Glazing on house trucks
14. Seatbelt requirements for rotating seats
15. Toyota Hiace seat and seatbelt
requirements
16. Replacement seatbelts
17. Seatbelt and seatbelt anchorage
standards for heavy vehicles
18. Seatbelt markings
19. Seatbelt exemptions
20. OE rear upper seatbelt anchorages (with
retrofit seatbelts)
21. Seatbelts as aisle obstructions in Toyota
Previa vehicles
22. Declaration for supplementary restraint
system (SRS) and anti-lock braking system
(ABS) inspections
23. Exhaust emissions standard compliance
24. Dual brake systems in overseas driving
school vehicles
25. Anchorage of de-mountable body
assemblies
26. Used imported motorsport vehicles
27. Recording the number of seats for class
NA self-propelled caravans
28. Immigrant's vehicles
29. Special interest vehicles
30. Alternative proof of compliance - Singapore/Japan
31. Brakes standard compliance (PDF, 1.25 MB) |
| Reference materials |
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1. Annex B: Conditional permit for the operation of uncertified vehicles
2. Annex A: List of addresses to be attached to an Annex B conditional permit
3. Heavy vehicle safety check sheet
4. Light vehicle safety check sheet
5. Sample vehicle compliance certificates (LT4085N and LT4085U)
6. Sample light vehicle repair record of certification (LT308)
7. Sample heavy vehicle specialist certificate (LT400)
8. Sample low volume vehicle certification plates
9. Sample statement of compliance issued under the low volume vehicle code (FS001)
10. Sample LVV plate attachment delegation form (F005 MN) (PDF, 308 KB) |
11. Sample Vintage Car Club identity card
12. Translations of common Japanese vehicle makes
13. Translations of Japanese year of manufacture
14. Request to locate missing border check record(s)
15. Request for an exemption from border check requirements
16. Sample statement of compliance (PDF, 109 KB) |
| 17. Sample de-registration certificates (Japan) (PDF, 266 KB) |
18. Sample temporary de-registration certificates (Japan)
19. Sample export certificates (Japan)
20. Sample completion inspection certificate (Japan)
21. Sample detailed registration history certificate (Japan)
22. Sample notification of dismantlement for motorcycles (Japan)
23. Sample registration documents (Singapore)
24. Sample registration document (Hong Kong) (PDF, 329 KB) |
25. Sample UN/ECE vehicle compliance plates (Europe)
26. Sample EC whole vehicle approval plates (Europe)
27. Sample federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) compliance plate label (USA)
28. Sample certificate of origin (USA)
29. Sample Australian design rules (ADR) compliance plates (Australia)
30. Sample Vintage Car Club certificate of authentication
31. Left-hand drive declaration form
– Category A
32. Left-hand drive declaration form
– Category B
33. Request to affix a VIN and/or confirm vehicle identity
34. Vehicle report form
35. Vehicle of interest inquiry to the NZ Police
36. Vehicle odometer discrepancy – Notification to the NZ Police
37. Application for an exemption from having a TDN on the Japanese export or deregistration certificate
38. Application for an exemption from vehicle standards rules
39. Request for exemption to remove trim on an imported used vehicle (PDF, 535 KB) |
40. Request to remove border damage flag
– light vehicles and heavy vehicles
41. Sample chassis rating request form: independently imported vehicles
42. Sample fuel consumption statement
43. Sample single sensitive seatbelt declaration
44. Sample TSD agent’s single sensitive seatbelt declaration
45. FS012 upper seatbelt anchorage request form
46. MoT St31391 Seatbelt anchorage specifications
47. Brake declaration templates
48. Exhaust emissions standards compliance information for heavy vehicles
49. Sample frontal impact exemption letter
50. Sample left-hand drive exemption letter
51. Alternative documents form
52. Lost deregistration or export certificate form
53. Singapore compliance exemption application
54. Sample Annex C conditional permit
55. Sample EC Certificate of Conformity (PDF, 1.13 MB) |
Last updated: 28 April 2008
