Pre-registration and VIN
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1-1 Finding vehicle records |
- Reference to the new Reference material 76 regarding the MLIT method to re-identify stolen and recovered vehicles.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Inspection and certification
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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.”
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3-2 Determining frontal impact compliance
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- Vehicles outside Japan - Class MA - "A TDN exemption" added.
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3-4 Threshold for requiring repair certification |
- "Reporting" changed to "refer to a repair certifier".
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4 Lighting Introduction |
- New information regarding historic and vintage vehicle identification for entry certification.
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7-5 Seatbelts and seatbelt anchorages |
- Note 4 - "and to NB and NC class vehicles built to FMVSS 209" added.
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8-2 Inspection specifications |
- Delphi logo added to Figure 8-2-1.
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11-2 Exhaust emissions
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- Class L vehicles added to Note 4.
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Technical bulletins |
2 Water- or fire-damaged vehicles |
- Changes in who to notify.
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16 Replacement seatbelts |
- Clarification that the bulletin only applies to vehicles that are required to comply with a frontal impact standard.
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17 Seatbelt and seatbelt anchorage standards for heavy motor vehicles |
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25 Immigrants' vehicles |
- The TSDA must retain a copy of the immigrant's approval letter on the vehicle file.
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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.
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30 Dual brake systems in overseas driving school vehicles |
- Note 1: cables and hydraulic systems added.
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35 Moped entry certification (class LA, LB) |
- Note 1 - letter or email from vehicle manufacturer staing max. speed and VIN acceptable.
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36 Removing border damage flag |
- MAF deleted
- Heavy vehicles: text added to remind that an LT400 to be included to cover repairs to vehicles.
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Reference materials |
25 Sample notification of dismantlement for motorcycles and mopeds (Japan) |
- "Notification of dismantlement" Japanese characters highlighted in sample copies.
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35 Sample EPA plates |
- Additional sample EPA plates added.
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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.
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70 Sample hpi and Experion reports |
- Two aditonal samples added.
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71 Examples of major structural damage and corrosion |
- New, deleted and rearranged images.
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72 Examples of minor non-structural cosmetic damage |
- 72-2: new images
- 72-4: deleted.
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76 Re-identify stolen and recovered vehicles |
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77 IMVIA Exhaust emissions compliance certificate |
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78 Fuel consumption import statement |
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