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28 April 2014

List of changes

VIRM: Entry certification amendment – effective from 28 April 2014

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Section	Change description
Pre-registration and VIN
1-1 Finding vehicle records	Reference to the new Reference material 76 regarding the MLIT method to re-identify stolen and recovered vehicles.
2-2 Vehicle attributes definitions	18 - Plug in hybrids to be treated as 05 - Electric 34 - Clarifications about SGG levy Figure 2-2-1. Updated to reference Reference material 78: Fuel Consumption Import Statement System Table 2-2-1: ATV definition updated.
4-1 Methods for affixing a VIN	instructions on the application of VINS at offsites in NZ and Japan Further information about etching VINs on the rear windscreen.
5-3 Completing the left-hand drive process	MR2A information changed Link to Technical bulletin 33 added for easy access to additional Category A LHD information Link to MR2A LHD information in Required documentation and registration section added.
Inspection and certification
1-1 Registering a vehicle for the first time in New Zealand	Table 1-1-1: Great Britain section clarifed; Australia - Manheim and Picles Auction invoices accepted as proof of legal entitlement but not proof of previous registration. There will not be a PPSR report in the BIS database for vehicles without a damage flag Table 1-1-3: - internal link to 2.1 statement of compliance added - 'Used vehicles manufactured for USA market: Boss Hoss motorcycles with 1B9 VINs are an exception and not LVVs - Manufactured for European markets: Link to Reference material 29 for evidence of compliance with emissions to Euro 4 added - Vehicle manufactured outside Japan -link to 2.3 TDNs added 2.1 Statement of compliance “If a statement of compliance shows a valid European Whole of Vehicle Approval number (eg 2001/116 or later) the vehicle may be accepted for all standards except exhaust emissions.”
3-2 Determining frontal impact compliance	Vehicles outside Japan - Class MA - "A TDN exemption" added.
3-4 Threshold for requiring repair certification	"Reporting" changed to "refer to a repair certifier".
4 Lighting Introduction	New information regarding historic and vintage vehicle identification for entry certification.
7-5 Seatbelts and seatbelt anchorages	Note 4 - "and to NB and NC class vehicles built to FMVSS 209" added.
8-2 Inspection specifications	Delphi logo added to Figure 8-2-1.
11-2 Exhaust emissions	Class L vehicles added to Note 4.
Technical bulletins
2 Water- or fire-damaged vehicles	Changes in who to notify.
16 Replacement seatbelts	Clarification that the bulletin only applies to vehicles that are required to comply with a frontal impact standard.
17 Seatbelt and seatbelt anchorage standards for heavy motor vehicles	Foton added to table.
25 Immigrants' vehicles	The TSDA must retain a copy of the immigrant's approval letter on the vehicle file.
28 Exhaust emissions standards compliance	Internal links added for useability Figures 28-1-1 and 28-1-2 deleted. 28-1-3 renamed 28-1-1 New acceptable proof method added for vehicles from Japan Acceptable proof exhaust emissions Europe - link to whole vehicle approval plate added Europe - "passenger cars" changed to "light vehicles" Table B: UN/ECE regulations United States - CMVSS added Bullet points below Table 3 - text amended for clarity.
30 Dual brake systems in overseas driving school vehicles	Note 1: cables and hydraulic systems added.
35 Moped entry certification (class LA, LB)	Note 1 - letter or email from vehicle manufacturer staing max. speed and VIN acceptable.
36 Removing border damage flag	MAF deleted Heavy vehicles: text added to remind that an LT400 to be included to cover repairs to vehicles.
Reference materials
25 Sample notification of dismantlement for motorcycles and mopeds (Japan)	"Notification of dismantlement" Japanese characters highlighted in sample copies.
35 Sample EPA plates	Additional sample EPA plates added.
50 Application for recognition of an immigrant's vehicle	Note about proof of date of purchase added Justice of the Peace added as acceptable witness.
70 Sample hpi and Experion reports	Two aditonal samples added.
71 Examples of major structural damage and corrosion	New, deleted and rearranged images.
72 Examples of minor non-structural cosmetic damage	72-2: new images 72-4: deleted.
76 Re-identify stolen and recovered vehicles	Example of method used.
77 IMVIA Exhaust emissions compliance certificate	Sample certificate.
78 Fuel consumption import statement	New reference material.