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Amendments VIRM: In-service certification List of changes

VIRM: In-service certification (WoF only) amendment
– effective 1 October 2020

List of changes

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SECTION	CHANGE DESCRIPTION
Introduction
3-4 Establishing whether a vehicle can be inspected for a WoF or CoF	Some of the content from here has been moved into new reasons for rejection. This is to make it easier for inspectors to refer to and also to make it easier for inspectors to explain to customers if their vehicle is failed.
General vehicles
1-2 Vehicle details	This is the new section with content moved from Introduction 3-4.
7-5 Seatbelts and seatbelt anchorages	Extra text added to remind VIs there are visual examples to guide the inspection of seatbelt fraying and indentation Figure 7-5-8 with examples of damage to seatbelt webbing from certain types of child restraints should be passed for WoF and CoF purposes, assuming no threads are cut (added previous to the amendment).
7-7 Interior impact	Table 7-7-1. Brakes added to the additional accelerator pedals (for driving school vehicles) row.
11-1 Exhaust	Slight rewording of the text to emphasise that harm to occupants should be a consideration
13-1 Engine and transmission	Note 4 updated to match Note 6 in 11-1 Exhaust system
Motorcycles
1-2 Licensing labels	See general vehicles
Technical bulletins (general)
4 Jacking points	Jacking points image updates to remove and incorrect item.

VIRM: In-service certification