7 Definitions and abbreviations

NZTA

means the NZ Transport Agency

Make

in relation to a motor vehicle, means the name given for market identification to a group or groups of motor vehicles by a company or organisation which owns that name.

New motor vehicle

In relation to a vehicle, means a vehicle that:

a) has not been registered and operated in New Zealand or any other country, and
b) has not been operated on a road in New Zealand or any other country as a demonstration or courtesy vehicle, and
c) has not been used for training or testing purposes, and
d) is not a scratch-built vehicle that contains components that were fitted to a vehicle operated on the road in New Zealand or any other country.

Structural damage

Includes any of the following:

  • distortion or buckling of panels or pressings forming part of the unitary body construction, which causes misalignment from the original state.
  • corrosion of panels, pressings or welds in the unitary body structure which degrades the strength of the structure.
  • deformation in the crush zones; cracking in or adjacent to welds; misalignment of the suspension or damaged to the attachment points to the body structure.
  • cracking or deformation of cross members, sills or chassis rails.
  • misalignment, deformation, cracking or corrosion of a separate chassis frame.

Used motor vehicle

means a vehicle that is not a new vehicle.

Page amended 3 October 2023 (see amendment details)

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