VIRM: Entry certification November changes Date Page Change 30 November 2021 Pre-registration and VIN 2-2 Vehicle attributes definitions 27 Fuel consumption information: Note 2 removed. 19 November 2021 3-3 Inspection specifications Reference material 18: Request for an exemption to remove trim on an imported used and parallel imported new vehicle A declaration has been added to the trim exemption application form, making it clear to the vehicle inspector that they have

Table 2. Japan 09 and 10 added. 36 Removing a border damage flag Info about including an LT400 to cover repairs to vehicle added. Reference materials 16 Request for an exemption from border check requirements Form redesigned Privacy statement added

VIRM: Entry certification amendment - effective 5 April 2022 Page Change Technical bulletin 29: Declaration for SRS, ABS, ESC, and ADAS inspections The introduction of the Declaration form for advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) inspections will prevent a potential safety risk to land transport by ensuring ADAS systems are correctly calibrated after vehicle repair.

supplementary restraint system, anti-lock braking system and ESC system inspections Addition of ESC systems Clarifications around when the declaration is required Declaration form updated 39 Identifying class MB or MD1 based on seats on Japanese deregistration certificates New bulletin identifying vehicles as class MB or MD1 with regard to the number of seats listed on the deregistration certificate 42 Conversion vans (AKA day vans) These types of vehicles will

not used). 35 Moped entry certification (class LA, LB) Two new notes regarding requirements added. Reference materials 15 Request to locate missing border check records Regarding the ‘Request to locate border check records form’: For vehicles border checked after 16

collected in the certification process. Changes to the required registration history documentation for vehicles from Australia due to difficulties in obtaining these documents. 1-6 Specialist certification The LVVTA FS001 form is not required for vehicles that have the electronic data disc instead of the metal LVV plate. 1-10 Vehicle rechecks When a vehicle has to undergo a full entry certification because it is 21 days or more since the initial inspection, a new

their Japanese domestic market vehicles in 2015) 3-4 Threshold for requiring specialist repair certification Link to the new Technical bulletin 44 added 8-2 Inspection specifications Information on how to request content is added to the page added. Technical bulletins 25 Immigrants vehicles Electronic stability control provisions do not apply to immigrants’ vehicles (Note: Application for identification of an immigrant’s vehicle form also updated

Reference materials 50 DCCUAF06 Application for recognition of immigrants’ vehicles DCCUAF06 Application for recognition of immigrants’ vehicles form updated to include ABS for motorcycles 82 SIMCP Application for a special interest motorcycle permit SIMCP Application for a special interest motorcycle permit

VIRM: Entry certification update – effective 1 May 2016 List of changes To view the page, click on the link in the section column. To view the changes in one document, download the List of changes and preview pages . Section Change description Pre-registration and VIN 3-1 Assigning a VIN In this amendment: Clarification added that scratchbuilt vehicles with used donor parts from high volume production vehicles (eg Ford, Holden, Range Rover) should

VIRM: Entry certification update – effective 1 November 2017 List of changes To view the page, click on the link in the section column To view the changes in one document download the List of changes and preview pages . Section Change description Pre-registration and VIN 2-2 Vehicle attributes definitions New text added stating that for vehicles that have undergone a multi-stage manufacturing process, the GVM to record is the GVM assigned by the final