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15 Toyota Hiace seat and seatbelt requirements

Technical information

Vehicle inspection requirements manual references

This bulletin gives guidance to vehicle inspectors in applying the following requirements in the VIRM: Entry certification:

Vehicle interior – 7-1 Seats and seat anchorages: Reasons for rejection 1 and 2
Vehicle interior – 7-5 Seatbelts and seatbelt anchorages: Reasons for rejection 1, 2 and 3.

Application

This bulletin applies to Toyota Hiace minivan models assembled in New Zealand with type-approved seating for eight passengers installed in the rear seating compartment, to bring the total seating capacity to 11 (10 if the vehicle is approved for passenger service vehicle use).

Toyota Hiace models with factory-installed seating

Table 15-1-1 shows a list provided by Toyota New Zealand of Hiace minibus model codes with factory-installed seating. The ‘local code’ denotes factory-installed seat and seatbelt assemblies.

The seats and seatbelts fitted in vehicles listed in Table 15-1-1 have all been tested and approved to comply with international standards. The seat and seatbelt assemblies for both CKD and CBU models were installed before the vehicles were delivered to dealers.

Table 15-1-1. Toyota Hiace models with factory-installed seating

HIACE TMC model code	Local code	Assembly	New Zealand grade	Production date	Engine code	Transmission
RZH113R-RRMRS	RHMLB	CKD	2.4 ZL	08/89–07/98	2RZ	5M/T
RZH113R-RRPRS	RHMLB	CKD	2.4 ZL	08/89–07/93	2RZ	4H A/T
RZH102R-SRMRS	RHMSW	CKD	SR5 WAGON	08/89–07/91	1RZ	5M/T
RZH103R-SRMRS	RHMKW	CKD	SR5 WAGON	08/91–04/95	2RZ	5M/T
RZH113R-RRMRS	RHMLB	CKD	2.4 MINIBUS	08/89–07/98	2RZ	5M/T
RZH113R-RRMRS	RHPLB	CKD	2.4 MINIBUS	08/89–07/98	2RZ	4A/T
RZH113R-RRPRS	REPLB	CKD	2.4 MINIBUS	08/89–07/93	2RZ	4A/T
LH113R-RRMRS	LHMLB	CKD	2.8 DSL BUS	08/94–0/798	3L	5M/T
LH113R-RRMRS	LHLMV	CBU	2.8 ZL Diesel	05/00–07/00	3L	5M/T
RZH113R-RRMRE	RHLMV	CBU	2.4 ZL Petrol	05/00–	2RZ-E	5M/T
LH113R-RRMRS	LHLMV	CBU	2.8 ZL Diesel	05/00–07/00	3L	5M/T
LH172R-RRMRS	LHMSV	CBU	3.0 ZL Diesel	08/00–	5L	5M/T

Standards

The Toyota Hiace minivan models listed in Table 15-1-1 are fitted with seats and seatbelts complying with the following standards:

Seats comply with the requirements of Australian Design Rule (ADR) 3/02.
Seatbelts, depending on the date of manufacture, comply with either:

i. New Zealand Standard (NZS) 5401; or

ii. Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 2596.

Seatbelt anchorages comply with ADR 5/02.

Certification requirements

The seat and seatbelt installations were not considered to be low volume vehicle (LVV) modifications due to the number of units involved and the fact that the system had been ‘type tested’.

These vehicles were all produced before the NZTA requirement for vans fitted with additional seating to be certified under the LVV code was introduced. Therefore, the vehicles are not fitted with LVV certification plates.

However, Toyota Hiace models fitted with seats and seatbelts on or after January 2002 have been LVV certified, and will have been fitted with LVV certification plates.