VIRM references This bulletin gives guidance to vehicle inspectors in applying the following requirements in the VIRM: Light vehicle repair certification: 5-6 Airbags: Reasons for rejection 10 and 11 6-1 Service and parking brake: Reasons for rejection 9 and 10 . Application This document applies to vehicles that require diagnostic checks on electronic control systems during entry certification, for faults identified in the entry or in-service requirements. Safety concerns The
Note: the LT307 cannot be used if the vehicles’ documentation includes the words ‘statutory’, ‘write-off’, ‘salvage’, ‘junked’ or ‘non-repairable’. An LT308 must be used for any of those cases. The use of the LT307 is actioned when damage flagged by a border inspection organisation (BIO) or entry inspector is deemed by a repair certifier to be not as significant as originally thought. Certifiers that are using this form to reverse a damage flag on a border entry vehicle must understand the
Organisation identifies damage on a vehicle during the border check, the vehicle will be flagged as damaged on LANDATA. If the vehicle inspector determines that the damage does not exceed the threshold for requiring repair certification, an application must be made to remove the damage flag. See Technical bulletin 6: LT307 Declaring that a vehicle doesn't require repair certification . The vehicle inspector must complete the Request to remove border damage flag form and give it to the
No vehicle with water or fire damage may have the damage flag lifted, the normal process as set out in section 9-1 applies. SRS components A damage flag will not be lifted if a SRS component has been deployed. Flag lifting process Once the repair certifier has issued an LT307 or LT308 to a vehicle, the entry certifier must fill out the Request to remove border damage flag – light vehicles form and forward to the appropriate manager or supervisor for damage flag removal