This document has been prepared by Land Transport New Zealand for the use of vehicle inspectors and inspecting organisations to aid in achieving
correct and consistent standards of in service inspection and certification (WoF & CoF).
| Vehicle inspection requirements manual |
Version 3 amendment 3, effective from 1 June 2008 |
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Version 3 amendment 3 cover letter (PDF, 27 KB)
Version 3.2.1 cover letter with list of changes (PDF, 81 KB)
Version 3.2 cover letter (PDF, 88 KB)
Version 3.1 cover letter (PDF, 18 KB)
Cover letter with amendment instructions (PDF,
30 KB)
List of changes in version 3 (PDF, 28 KB)
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| Introduction |
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Contents
1 Purpose and scope
2 Overview of the manual
3 Inspection and certification process
4 Complaints
5 Inspection premises and equipment
6 Appointments
7 Definitions and abbreviations
8 Sample certification documents
9 Improvement suggestion form (PDF, 1.23 MB) |
Vehicles - General
(vehicle classes LE, MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2, NA, MD3, MD4, ME, NB, NC) |
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Entire general vehicles section in one file (PDF, 6.36 MB) |
| Vehicle identification |
1-1 VIN and chassis number (PDF, 214 KB) |
| Vehicle exterior |
2-1 External projections
2-2 Dimensions
2-3 Heavy vehicle equipment (PDF, 813 KB) |
| Vehicle structure |
3-1 Structure (including frontal impact)
3-2 Stability
3-3 PSV roof racks (PDF, 382 KB) |
| Lighting |
4-1 Headlamps
4-2 Front and rear fog lamps
4-3 Cornering lamps
4-4 Daytime running lamps
4-5 Direction indicator lamps
4-6 Forward-facing position lamps
4-7 Rearward-facing position lamps
4-8 Side-marker lamps
4-9 End-outline marker lamps
4-10 Stop lamps
4-11 High-mounted stop lamps
4-12 Rear registration plate illumination lamps
4-13 Rear reflectors
4-14 Reversing lamps
4-15 Non-specified lamps
4-16 PSV reversing warning device
4-17 PSV interior lighting (PDF, 1.97 MB) |
| Vision |
5-1 Glazing
5-2 Sun visors
5-3 Windscreen wipe and wash
5-4 Rear view mirrors
5-5 PSV driver’s vision
5-6 PSV demisters (PDF, 635 KB) |
| Entrance & exit |
6-1 Door and hinged panel retention systems
6-2 PSV doors and doorways
6-3 PSV entry and exit steps, ramps and hoists
6-4 PSV emergency exits (PDF, 322 KB) |
| Vehicle interior |
7-1 Seats and seat anchorages
7-2 PSV seating
7-3 Head restraints
7-4 PSV aisles
7-5 Seatbelts and seatbelt anchorages
7-6 Frontal impact airbags
7-7 Interior impact
7-8 PSV heating and ventilation
7-9 PSV fire protection
7-10 PSV signs and instructions
7-11 PSV emergency passenger signals
7-12 Speedometer
7-13 Audible warning devices (PDF, 661 KB) |
| Brakes |
8-1 Service brake and parking brake (PDF, 1024 KB) |
| Steering |
9-1 Steering and suspension systems (PDF, 103 KB) |
| Tyres, wheels & hubs |
10-1 Tyres and wheels
10-2 Hubs and axles
10-3 Mudguards (PDF, 555 KB) |
| Exhaust |
11-1 Exhaust system
11-2 Visible exhaust smoke (PDF, 205 KB)
Updated in amendment 3
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| Towing connections |
12-1 Light vehicle towbar and fifth wheel
12-2 Towbar
12-3 Drawbeam
12-4 Heavy tractor towing connections
12-5 Heavy vehicle fifth wheel (PDF, 363 KB) |
| Miscellaneous items |
13-1 Engine and transmission
13-2 Fuel system
13-3 Electrical wiring (PDF, 240 KB) |
| Alternative fuel system |
14-1 Alternative fuel system (PDF, 52 KB) |
| Load restraints |
15-1 Load anchorages
15-2 Stockcrates and stockcrate retention devices
15-3 Log bolsters
15-4 Cab guards, headboards, sideboards and
tailboards
15-5 Curtain systems
15-6 PSV baggage and freight restraints (PDF, 195 KB) |
| Certificate of loading |
16-1 Certificate of Loading (PDF, 198 KB) |
| Transport service licence |
17-1 TSL and business details (PDF, 113 KB) |
| Motorcycles (vehicle classes LC, LD, LE) |
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Entire motorcycles section in one file (PDF, 1.97 MB) |
| Vehicle identification |
1-1 Vehicle identification (PDF, 66 KB) |
| Vehicle exterior |
2-1 External projections
2-2 Footrests
2-3 Dimensions (PDF, 118 KB) |
| Vehicle structure |
3-1 Structure (PDF, 44 KB) |
| Lighting |
4-1 Headlamps
4-2 Front and rear fog lamps
4-3 Cornering lamps
4-4 Daytime running lamps
4-5 Direction indicator lamps
4-6 Forward-facing position lamps
4-7 Rearward-facing position lamps
4-8 Side-marker lamps
4-9 End-outline marker lamps
4-10 Stop lamps
4-11 High-mounted stop lamps
4-12 Rear registration plate illumination lamps
4-13 Rear reflectors
4-14 Reversing lamps
4-15 Non-specified lamps (PDF, 1.02 MB) |
| Vision |
5-1 Glazing
5-2 Sun visors
5-3 Windscreen wipe and wash
5-4 Rear-view mirrors (PDF, 355 KB) |
| Entrance & exit |
6-1 Door and hinged panel retention systems (PDF, 197 KB) |
| Vehicle interior |
7-1 Seats and seat anchorages
7-3 Head restraints
7-4 Interior impact
7-6 Speedometer
7-7 Audible warning devices (PDF, 58 KB) |
| Brakes |
8-1 Service brake and parking brake (PDF, 57 KB) |
| Steering |
9-1 Steering and suspension systems (PDF, 46 KB) |
| Tyres, wheels & hubs |
10-1 Tyres and wheels
10-2 Hubs and axles
10-3 Mudguards (PDF, 464 KB) |
| Exhaust |
11-1 Exhaust system
11-2 Visible smoke (PDF, 211 KB)
Updated in amendment 3 |
| Towing connections |
12-1 Towbar (PDF, 49 KB) |
| Miscellaneous items |
13-1 Engine and transmission
13-2 Fuel tank and fuel lines (PDF, 47 KB) |
| Certificate of loading |
14-1 Certificate of Loading (PDF, 89 KB) |
| Transport service licence |
15-1 TSL (PDF, 41 KB) |
| Trailers (vehicle classes TA, TB, TC, TD) |
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Entire trailers section in one file (PDF, 2.32 MB) |
| Vehicle identification |
1-1 Vehicle identification (PDF, 657 KB) |
| Vehicle exterior |
2-1 External projections
2-2 Dimensions
2-3 Glazing (PDF, 546 KB) |
| Vehicle structure |
3-1 Structure
3-2 Stability (PDF, 246 KB) |
| Lighting |
4-1 Headlamps
4-2 Front and rear fog lamps
4-3 Cornering lamps
4-4 Daytime running lamps
4-5 Direction indicator lamps
4-6 Forward-facing position lamps
4-7 Rearward-facing position lamps
4-8 Side-marker lamps
4-9 End-outline marker lamps
4-10 Stop lamps
4-11 High-mounted stop lamps
4-12 Rear registration plate illumination lamps
4-13 Rear reflectors
4-14 Reversing lamps
4-15 Non-specified lamps (PDF, 321 KB) |
| Brakes |
5-1 Service brake, parking brake and
breakaway brake (PDF, 949 KB) |
| Steering |
6-1 Steering and suspension systems (PDF, 367 KB) |
| Tyres, wheels & hubs |
7-1 Tyres and wheels
7-2 Hubs and axles
7-3 Mudguards (PDF, 391 KB) |
| Towing connections |
8-1 Light trailer drawbar and kingpin
8-2 Towbar
8-3 Drawbar
8-4 Drawbeam
8-5 Agricultural trailer towing connection
8-6 Fifth wheel
8-7 Kingpin (PDF, 518 KB) |
| Miscellaneous
items |
9-1 Electrical wiring (PDF, 178 KB) |
| Load restraint |
10-1 Load anchorages
10-2 Stockcrates and stockcrate retention devices
10-3 Log bolsters
10-4 Headboards, sideboards and tailboards
10-5 Curtain systems (PDF, 190 KB) |
| Certificate
of loading |
11-1 Certificate of Loading (PDF, 178 KB) |
| Transport service licence |
12-1 TSL (PDF, 106 KB) |
| Unclassified vehicles |
| Tractors, Forklifts, Other vehicles |
Tractors (PDF, 1.39 MB)
Forklifts (PDF, 983 KB)
Other vehicles (under development) |
| Technical bulletins |
| TB 1 |
1. Quick noise check procedure (PDF, 189 KB) Added in amendment 3 |
