Vehicle inspection requirements manual - Entry certification

Front matter
Introduction
Technical bulletins
Reference materials
Pre-registration and VIN
Inspection and certification

Version 3 amendment 1, 9 November 2009
	Cover letter - version 3 amendment1 (PDF, 398 KB) List of changes from version 2 to version 3 (PDF, 27 KB)
Front matter
	Record of amendments Improvement suggestion form (PDF, 85 KB)
Introduction
	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 (PDF, 300 KB)
Technical bulletins
	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 - 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 motor vehicles 18 - Seatbelt markings 19 - Seatbelt exemptions 20 - OE rear upper seatbelt anchorages (with retrofitted seatbelts) 21 - Rear seatbelts as aisle obstructions in passenger service vehicles 22 - Anchorage of demountable body assemblies 23 - Used imported motorsport vehicles 24 - Recording the number of seats for self-propelled motorhomes 25 - Immigrants’ vehicles 26 - Special interest vehicles 27 - Alternative proof of compliance – Singapore/Japan 28 - Exhaust emissions standard compliance 29 - Declaration for supplementary restraint system and anti-lock braking system inspections 30 - Dual brake systems in overseas driving school vehicles 31 - Brakes standards compliance (PDF, 772 KB)
Reference materials
	1 - Annex B: Conditional permit for the operation of uncertified vehicles 2 - Annex A: List of addresses to be attached to Annex B conditional permit 3 - Heavy vehicle safety check sheet 4 - Light vehicle safety check sheet 5 - Sample vehicle compliance certificates 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 (F001) 10 - Sample LVV plate attachment delegation form 11 - Sample Vintage Car Club identity card 12 - Sample Vintage Car Club certificate of authentication 13 - Translations of common Japanese vehicle makes 14 - Translations of Japanese year of manufacture 15 - Request to locate missing border check record(s) (PDF, 1.43 MB)
	16 - Request for an exemption from border check requirements 17 - Request to remove border damage flag 18 - Request for an exemption to remove trim on an imported used vehicle 19 - Sample statement of compliance 20 - Sample de-registration certificates (Japan) 21 - Sample temporary de-registration certificates (Japan) 22 - Sample export certificates (Japan) 23 - Sample completion inspection certificate (Japan) 24 - Sample detailed registration history certificate (Japan) 25 - Sample notification of dismantlement for motorcycles (Japan) (PDF, 3.91 MB)
	26 - Sample registration documents (Singapore) 27 - Sample registration document (Hong Kong) 28 - Sample United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) compliance plates 29 - Sample European Community (EC) whole vehicle approval plate 30 - Sample Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) compliance plate/label 31 - Sample certificate of origin (US) 32 - Sample Australian Design Rules (ADR) compliance plates 33 - Vehicle of interest inquiry to the New Zealand Police 34 - Vehicle odometer discrepancy – notification to the New Zealand Police 35 - Sample EPA plates 36 - Application for an exemption from vehicle rules 37 - Chassis rating procedure: independently imported vehicles (including trailers) 38 - Sample fuel consumption statement 39 - Sample single-sensitive seatbelt declaration 40 - Sample TSD agent’s single-sensitive seatbelt declaration (PDF, 2.09 MB)
	41 - MoT St31391 seatbelt anchorage specifications 42 - Brake declaration templates 43 - Exhaust emissions standards compliance information for heavy vehicles 44 - Sample frontal impact exemption letter 45 - Sample left-hand drive exemption letter 46 - Application for recognition of a special interest vehicle 47 - Sample Annex C conditional permit 48 - MotorSport exemption application 49 - Sample EC Certificate of Conformity 50 - Application for recognition of an immigrant’s vehicle 51 - Left-hand drive declaration form (Category A) 52 - Left-hand drive declaration form (Category B) 53 - VIN approval request form 54 - Vehicle report form 55 - FS012 upper seatbelt anchorage request form 56 - Alternative documents form 57 - Lost de-registration or export certificate form 58 - Sample Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) compliance plate/label 59 - Sample UK registration certificate (PDF, 1.88 MB)
Pre-registration and VIN
	Front matter vol. 2 (PDF, 40 KB) 1 - Vehicle records (PDF, 181 KB) 2 - Vehicle attributes (PDF, 93 KB) 3 - VIN assignment (PDF, 245 KB) 4 - VIN affixing (PDF, 117 KB) 5 - LANDATA inquiries (PDF, 19 KB) 6 - Left-hand drive requirements (PDF, 122 KB)
Inspection and certification
	Overview (PDF, 62 KB) 1 - Required documentation and registration (PDF, 200 KB) 2 - Vehicle exterior (PDF, 71 KB) 3 - Vehicle structure (PDF, 300 KB) 4 - Lighting (PDF, 304 KB) 5 - Vision (PDF, 284 KB) 6 - Entrance and exit (PDF, 613 KB) 7 - Vehicle interior (PDF, 1.55 MB) 8 - Brakes (PDF, 335 KB) 9 - Steering (PDF, 72 KB) 10 - Tyres, wheels and hubs (PDF, 224 KB) 11 - Exhaust (PDF, 229 KB) 12 - Towing connections (PDF, 49 KB) 13 - Miscellaneous items (PDF, 71 KB) 14 - Alternative fuels (PDF, 49 KB) 15 - Load restraints (PDF, 48 KB) 16 - Certificate of loading (PDF, 51 KB)

Last updated: 9 November 2009