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Welcome to the Vehicle Inspection Portal
- Alternative fuel system certification
- Introduction
- Purpose and Scope
- Overview of the manual
- Inspection and certification process
- Duties and responsibilities
- Establishing whether the vehicle requires alternative fuel system inspection and certification
- Establishing whether the vehicle may be inspected for alternative fuel system certification
- Establishing whether the vehicle complies
- Checksheets
- Issuing the Alternative Fuel Inspection Certificate
- Collecting fees
- Complaints
- Inspection premises and equipment
- Appointments
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Sample certification documents
- LPG inspection
- CNG inspection
virm-alternative-fuels-certification-v1a1.pdf
- Border inspection of imported used vehicles
- Introduction
- Technical bulletins
- Takata alpha airbag recall
- Takata non-alpha airbag recall
- Vehicles fitted with ITS Connect
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- 3-ITS-Connect-fitted.jpg
- 4-Vellfire-MFD-control-buttons.jpg
- 5-Vellfire-MFD.jpg
- 6-Scroll-Right-to-find-settings.jpg
- 7-Select-the-gear-icon-for-settings.jpg
- 8-Scroll-down-and-select-Vehicle-Settings.jpg
- 9-Scroll-down-if-ITS-connect-is-fitted-you-will-see-the-settings-as-above.jpg
- Acid wash process on used imports
- Reference materials
- Guidelines for the detection of reportable damage on imported used vehicles (excl motorcycles)
- Border inspection system guidelines
- System guidelines overview
- Accessing and logging into the system
- Border Inspection System administration and corrections information
- Entering an individual record
- Completing the form
- Entering further information if the vehicle is damaged
- Entering multiple border inspection records (batch files)
- Adding additional images to an existing record
- Attachments
- Example error messages (screenshots)
- Notice to the importer
- Report on water damaged vehicles
- Examples of major structural damage and corrosion
- Under-body damage: Crushing of floor pan stiffening members
- Under body damage: Splitting of seam wells
- Under body damage: Tearing of the metal
- Damage to rocker panels
- Rear quarter/dogleg
- Dogleg flag
- Distortion to longitudinal rails: Front and rear crush zones
- Collision damage to steering or suspension components
- Damage to the vehicle’s outer body panels: Seam or joint integrity
- Corrosion which has resulted in perforation or flaking of the metal: Nissan Terrano and Mistral
- Water damaged vehicles
- Heat and fire damaged vehicles
- Examples of repairs
- Examples of minor non-structural cosmetic damage
- Checksheet specifications (vehicles inspected in NZ)
- Checksheet specifications (vehicles inspected outside NZ)
- The border inspected sticker
- Procedure for inspecting vehicles ... without having the NZTA border inspection
- Inspection of motorcycles
No amendment PDFs
- Amendment 1 PDFs
- Entry certification
- Introduction
- Purpose and scope
- Overview of the manual
- Contacts
- The pre-registration process
- The inspection and certification process
- Overview
- General duties and responsibilities
- Inspection and certification
- Performance review
- Investigations
- Identifying the vehicle class
- Establishing whether a vehicle requires inspection and certification for entry into service
- Establishing whether a vehicle may be inspected and certified for entry into service
- Establishing whether a vehicle complies
- Checksheets and the LT4085
- Recording the inspection outcome (‘record of determination’)
- Issuing the WoF or CoF label (‘evidence of vehicle inspection’)
- Collecting fees
- Complaints
- Inspection premises and equipment
- Appointments
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Pre-registration and VIN
- Inspection and certification
- Required documentation and registration
- Registering a vehicle for the first time in New Zealand
- Re-registering a vehicle
- Customs-seized vehicles
- Temporarily imported vehicles
- Annex C: conditional operation of a vehicle
- Specialist certification
- Document availability
- Inspection
- The MR2A
- Vehicle rechecks
- Completing the inspection and certification process
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Introduction
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps (heavy vehicles)
- End-outline marker lamps (heavy vehicles)
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Registration plate lamps
- Rearward-facing retroreflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Cosmetic lamps
- PSV aubible and visible reversing warning devices
- Heavy PSV interior lighting
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Seats and seat anchorages
- PSV seating (light and heavy PSVs)
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- Head restraints
- PSV aisles (light PSVs)
- PSV aisles (heavy PSVs)
- Seatbelts and seatbelt anchorages
- Airbags
- Interior impact
- PSV heating and ventilation (light and heavy PSVs)
- PSV fire protection (light and heavy PSVs)
- Brakes
- Service brake and park brake
- Service brake and park brake (heavy vehicles)
- Service brake and park brake (heavy PSVs)
- Service brake and park brake (heavy trailers)
- Inspection specifications
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- Approved-friction-brakes-suppliers-2018-03.jpg
- Approved-friction-brakes-suppliers-2020-11.jpg
- Approved-friction-brakes-suppliers-2021-02.jpg
- Approved-friction-brakes-suppliers-2021-07.jpg
- Approved-friction-brakes-suppliers-2021-09.jpg
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing
- Miscellaneous items
- Alternative fuel system
- Load restraints
- Certificate of loading
- Technical bulletins
- Replacement parts
- Water- or fire-damaged vehicles
- Vehicles modified to change vehicle class
- Identifying a Honda Gyro
- Inspection requirements for temporary vehicle imports
- Auxiliary bars
- Frontal impact standard exemptions
- Frontal impact compliance for Mitsubishi models
- Frontal impact compliance for Toyota Cavaliers
- Inspection for corrosion in Nissan Terrano & Mistral rear floorpan assemblies
- Inspection of motorhomes
- Inspection of daytime running lamps
- Glazing on house-trucks
- Seatbelt requirements for rotating seats
- Toyota Hiace seat and seatbelt requirements
- Replacement seatbelts
- Seatbelt and seatbelt anchorage standards for heavy motor vehicles
- Seatbelt markings
- Seatbelt exemptions
- OE rear upper seatbelt anchorages (with retrofitted seatbelts)
- Rear seatbelts as aisle obstructions in passenger service vehicles
- Used imported motorsport vehicles
- Recording the number of seats for self-propelled motorhomes
- Immigrants' vehicles
- Special interest vehicles
- Alternative proof of compliance – Singapore/Japan
- Exhaust emissions standard compliance
- Declaration for SRS, ABS, ESC, and ADAS inspections
- Dual brake systems in overseas driving school vehicles
- Brakes standards compliance
- Static tilt stability compliance
- Category A left-hand drive vehicles
- Bridgestone tyres manufactured in Thailand, Taiwan or Indonesia
- Moped entry certification (class LA, LB)
- Removing a border damage flag
- Electronic stability control identification
- Class MC vehicle definition
- Identifying class MB, MD1 or MD2 based on seats on Japanese deregistration certificates
- Passenger airbag inspection – used imported vehicles from Japan
- Entry certification procedures for certain modified vehicles
- Conversion vans (AKA day vans)
- Takata airbag recall
- Rust prevention or under-sealing on late model cars from the UK
- Recording the number of seats in a vehicle with wheelchair positions
- Parallel imports
- Vehicles fitted with ITS Connect
- Verification of compliance with Australian Design Rules (ADRs)
- Acid wash process on used imports
- COVID-19 recovery
- Reference materials
- PDFs
- Request-for-exemption-from-border-check-requirements-v2.2.pdf
- Annex-B-heavy-vehicle-checksheet-v2.pdf
- Annex-B-light-vehicle-checksheet.pdf
- statement-of-compliance.pdf
- Vehicle-report-form-v2.pdf
- Vehicle-odometer-discrepancy-notification-to-the-Police-v2.pdf
- Single-sentsitive-seatbelt-declaration-v2.pdf
- Existing-brake-supplier-declaration.pdf
- Brake-repair-declaration.pdf
- Brake-supplier-declaration-suppliers-returned-statement-of-assurance.pdf
- Request-to-remove-damage-flag-light-vehicles-v2.1.pdf
- Request-to-remove-damage-flag-heavy-vehicles-v2.1.pdf
- Request-to-remove-damage-flag-motorcycles-v2.1.pdf
- DVCUAF-06-Application-for-recognition-of-an-immigrants-vehicle-1.4.pdf
- Annex-B-Conditional-permit-v2.pdf
- Annex-A-List-of-addresses-to-attach-to-Annex-B.pdf
- MoT-St31391-seatbelt-anchorage-specifications.pdf
- metered-exhaust-emissions-test-certificate.pdf
- Annex B: Conditional permit for the operation of uncertified vehicles
- Annex A: List of addresses to be attached to Annex B conditional permit
- Annex B heavy vehicle safety check sheet
- Annex B light vehicle safety check sheet
- Sample vehicle compliance certificates
- Sample light vehicle repair record of certification (LT308)
- Sample heavy vehicle specialist certificate (LT400)
- Sample low volume vehicle certification plates
- Sample statement of compliance issued under the Low Volume Vehicle Code (F001)
- Sample LVV plate attachment delegation form
- Sample Vintage Car Club identity card
- Sample Vintage Car Club certificate of authentication
- Translations of common Japanese vehicle makes
- Translations of Japanese year of manufacture
- Request to locate missing border check record/s
- Request for an exemption from border check requirements
- Request to remove border damage flag
- Request for an exemption to remove trim on an imported used and parallel imported new vehicle
- Sample statement of compliance
- Sample de-registration certificates (Japan)
- Sample temporary de-registration certificates (Japan)
- Sample export certificates (Japan)
- Sample completion inspection certificate (Japan)
- Sample detailed registration history certificate (Japan)
- Sample notification of dismantlement for motorcycles and mopeds (Japan)
- Sample registration documents (Singapore)
- Sample registration documents (Hong Kong)
- Sample United Nations Economic Commission - UN/ECE - compliance plates
- Sample European Community (EC) whole vehicle approval plates
- Sample Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard - FMVSS - compliance plate/label
- Sample certificate of origin (US)
- Sample Australian Design Rules - ADR - compliance plates
- Vehicle odometer discrepancy – notification to the NZ Police
- Sample EPA plates
- Application for an exemption from vehicle rules
- Chassis rating procedure: independently imported vehicles (including trailers)
- Sample fuel consumption statement
- Sample single-sensitive seatbelt declaration
- Sample TSD agent’s single-sensitive seatbelt declaration
- MoT St31391 seatbelt anchorage specifications
- Brake declaration templates
- Exhaust emissions standards compliance information for heavy vehicles
- Sample frontal impact exemption letter
- Application for a special interest vehicle permit
- Sample Annex C conditional permit
- MotorSport exemption application
- Sample EC certificate of conformity
- Application for identification of an immigrant's vehicle
- Category A left-hand drive vehicle permit application
- VIN approval request form
- Vehicle report form
- FS012 upper seatbelt anchorage request form
- Alternative documents form
- Lost de-registration or export certificate form
- Sample Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard - CMVSS - compliance plate/label
- Sample UK registration certificates
- Authority to issue statements of compliance for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles
- HVSC Memo 59: HV power pack upgrades to meet emissions requirements
- Sample letter – Recognition of specified vehicle as an immigrant’s vehicle
- Sample letter and permit for Category A left-hand drive vehicle
- British certificate of permanent export
- Exhaust emissions test certificate
- NZ Customs ‘Deed of undertaking’
- Sample UK V308 registration document
- Sample UK VX302 registration document
- Sample auction invoices
- Sample hpi and Experian reports
- Examples of major structural damage and corrosion
- Under-body damage: Crushing of floor pan stiffening members
- Under body damage: Splitting of seam wells
- Under body damage: Tearing of the metal
- Damage to rocker panels
- Rear quarter/dogleg
- Dogleg flag
- Distortion to longitudinal rails: Front and rear crush zones
- Collision damage to steering or suspension components
- Damage to the vehicle’s outer body panels: Seam or joint integrity
- Corrosion which has resulted in perforation or flaking of the metal: Nissan Terrano and Mistral
- Water damaged vehicles
- Heat and fire damaged vehicles
- Examples of repairs
- Examples of minor non-structural cosmetic damage
- DEKRA Certificate of compliance - vehicles classes
- DEKRA Certificate of compliance - emissions standards
- TUV Emissions certificates
- TUV SUD Certificate of compliance
- Torque wrenches
- PPSR certificate
- Re-identify stolen and recovered vehicles
- VIA and IMVIA Exhaust emission compliance certificates
- Fuel Consumption Import Statement System
- Sample LT307 (No Repair Certification Required Declaration - Light Vehicle)
- Old EC directives for exhaust emissions standards
- Sample VTNZ-issued proof of emissions compliance letter
- Sample Singapore LTA technical letter
- Irish certificate of registration
- Sample provisional UK type approval plate
- Sample Estimated CO2 sticker
- Entry certification (new light vehicles)
- Heavy vehicle specialist certification
- Introduction
- Purpose and Scope
- Overview of the manual
- Inspection and certification
- Duties and responsibilities
- Disqualification from certification
- Establishing whether a vehicle must be HV certified
- Identifying the vehicle class
- Work procedure
- Establishing whether the vehicle aspect complies
- Record of certification
- Collecting fees
- Documentation of heavy vehicle specialist certification
- Complaints
- Inspection premises and equipment
- Appointments
- Sample certification documents
- Definitions
- Vehicle Identification
- External projections
- Dimensions
- Structure
- Brakes
- Occupant features
- Vehicle dynamic performance
- PSV rollover
- PSV static rollover
- Static roll threshold (SRT)
- Swept path
cert-of-compliance.docx
- cert-of-compliance-cat-2.docx
- cert-of-compliance-travel-time-restrictions-2016.docx
- cert-of-compliance-cat-2-operate-cat-1-2016.docx
- cert-of-compliance-pilot-exemptions-2016.docx
- cert-of-compliance-exempt-from-class-2-pilot-vehicle-escort-2016.docx
- cert-of-compliance-bike-rack-2016.docx
- Dynamic performance
- Equipment fitting
- Towing connections
- Load retention
- Local manufacture and repair code of practice
- Additional topics
- Technical bulletins
- Heavy vehicle repair thresholds
- Isuzu CXH450 chassis repairs and expectation for chassis repairs and certification
- Heavy vehicle chassis ratings: modification thresholds to allow a heavy vehicle’s GVM to be altered (and its chassis rating to be changed)
- Heavy vehicle alterations and modifications that may affect the brakes
- HV manufacturer certifier (HMxD) use of design certificates for batch built or standard components
- Certification of light vehicles towing heavy trailers
- High Productivity and Overweight Permit attributes checks
- SRT requirements for ‘O’ Permit Export/Import containers
- Attributes sheet for HPMV/’O’ Permit
- Welding in the transport industry 2013
- Attributes sheet for 50MAX permit
- SARN brake data
- Stock crate certification
- Lost or illegible identification plates for drawbars, drawbeams and towbars
- Documents required for presentation to an IO following HV specialist inspection and certification
- Heavy vehicle power pack upgrades to meet emissions requirements
- Rebirthing
- Tightening or reusing bolt-in tow eyes
- Modifications to truck cabs
- In-service certification (WoF and CoF)
- Introduction
- Purpose and scope
- Overview of the manual
- Inspection and certification process
- Overview – steps in the inspection and certification process
- Duties and responsibilities
- Identifying the vehicle class
- Establishing whether the vehicle requires a WoF or CoF
- Establishing whether the vehicle may be inspected for a WoF or CoF
- Establishing whether the vehicle complies
- Checksheets
- Recording the inspection outcome (‘determination’)
- Issuing the WoF or CoF label - ‘evidence of vehicle inspection’ - or temporary permit
- Collecting fees
- Operating a vehicle without a current WoF or CoF
- Rechecks
- Complaints
- Inspection premises and equipment
- Appointments
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Sample certification documents
- General vehicles
- Vehicle identification
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-reg.-plate illumination lamps
- Rear-reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Other lighting
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing connections
- Miscellaneous items
- Heavy vehicles
- Vehicle identification
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-reg.-plate illumination lamps
- Rear-reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Other lighting
- Heavy vehicle lighting identification and requirements
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing connections
- Miscellaneous items
- Load restraints
- Certificate of loading
- Transport service licence
- Light PSVs
- Vehicle identification
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-reg.-plate illumination lamps
- Rear-reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Other lighting
- PSV interior lighting
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing connections
- Miscellaneous items
- Load restraints
- Certificate of loading
- Transport service licence
- Heavy PSVs
- Vehicle identification
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-reg.-plate illumination lamps
- Rear-reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Other lighting
- PSV audible and visible reversing warning devices
- PSV interior lighting
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing connections
- Miscellaneous items
- Load restraints
- Certificate of loading
- Transport service licence
- Motorcycles
- Vehicle identification
- Vehicle Exterior
- Vehicle Structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-reg.-plate illumination lamps
- Rear reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Other lighting
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing connections
- Miscellaneous items
- Certificate of loading
- Transport service licence
- General trailers
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-registration-plate illumination lamps
- Rear reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Cosmetic lamps
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Towing connections
- Heavy trailers
- Vehicle identification
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-registration-plate illumination lamps
- Rear reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Other lighting
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Towing connections
- Miscellaneous items
- Load restraints
- Certificate of loading
- Transport service licence
- Forklifts
- Introduction
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-reg.-plate illumination lamps
- Rear reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Cosmetic lamps
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing connections
- Miscellaneous items
- Tractors
- Unclassified vehicles
- Unclassified-WoF-and-Cof-v4a4.pdf
- Introduction
- Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle structure
- Lighting
- Headlamps
- Front and rear fog lamps
- Cornering lamps
- Daytime running lamps
- Direction indicator lamps
- Forward-facing position lamps
- Rearward-facing position lamps
- Side-marker lamps
- End-outline marker lamps
- Stop lamps
- High-mounted stop lamps
- Rear-reg-plate illumination lamps
- Rear reflectors
- Reversing lamps
- Cosmetic lamps
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing connections
- Miscellaneous items
- Technical bulletins (general)
- Quick noise check procedure
- Inspection for corrosion in Nissan Terrano and Mistral rear floorpan assemblies
- Detecting wear in spring-loaded ball joints
- Jacking points for common suspension types
- Webbing clamp seatbelts in class MA vehicles
- Inspection requirements for temporary vehicle imports
- Guidance for vehicle inspectors when checking tyre tread depth
- Guidance for vehicle inspectors when inspecting vehicles for clearly visible smoke
- Shock absorbers – misting vs excessive leakage
- Brake test procedures for specific vehicles
- Electronic stability control identification
- Used imported vehicles from Japan – disconnected airbags at WoF inspection
- Acceptable overseas proof of modification
- LED light bars
- Identifying compliant hitches and brake systems
- Seatbelt repair and re-webbing
- COVID-19 recovery
- Technical bulletins (CoF)
- Expiry dates recorded on ID label/plate and HVS certificate (LT400)
- OEM wheel rim options
- Rear seatbelts as aisle obstructions in passenger service vehicles
- Taximeter compliance
- Door test procedure: Compressed air- or vacuum-operated doors
- Michelin X Multiway tyres
- Stock crate retention certification
- Factory produced bodies fitted to new imported Heavy Motor Vehicles (first registered in New Zealand)
- Park brake inspection and 4085D requirements
- Interim amendments
- Deleted content
- Light vehicle repair certification
- Introduction
- Purpose and Scope
- Overview of the manual
- Inspection and certification process
- Duties and responsibilities
- Disqualification from certification
- Establishing whether a vehicle must be repair certified
- Identifying the vehicle class
- Repair instructions
- Establishing whether the vehicle complies
- Record of certification (section 6.6 of the Rule)
- Collecting fees
- Vehicle quarantine
- Evidence of repair and inspection process
- Repairer register
- Repair shop profile
- Complaints
- Inspection premises and equipment
- Appointments
- Sample certification documents
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Vehicle identification
- Vehicle structure
- Vision
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- Brakes
- Steering and suspension
- Vehicle measurement
- General repairs
- Motorcycles
- Technical bulletins
- Inspection for corrosion in Nissan Terrano and Mistral rear floorpan assemblies
- Salvaged airbags
- Declaration for SRS, ABS, ESC, and ADAS inspections
- Threshold for requiring repair certification
- Threshold for lifting border damage flag
- LT307 Declaring that a vehicle doesn't require repair certification
- Certification of vehicles written off for hail/malicious/vandalism damage
- Repairer categories, capabilities and requirements
- Acid wash process on used imports
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- Alt fuels
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- fig-2-3-1-cylinder-markings.jpg
- Compliance-plate-CNG.jpg
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- alt-fuels-cert-LTSA.jpg
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- LPG-identification-label.jpg
- CNG-identification-label.jpg
- Annex C
- RM 71
- BI-images
- RM1
- RM2
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- 1.1-BI-home-screen-contact-us.jpg
- access-point.jpg
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- RM3
- RM4
- RM5
- RM6
- RM8
- RM10
- Icons
- IS Intro
- vehicle class
- Sample certification docs
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- LT400-0616.jpg
- LT400-0616-2.jpg
- LT400-0616-sm.jpg
- lvv-plates.jpg
- LT308.png
- LT308-for-VIRM-sample.jpg
- LT4085N.png
- LT4085N-0915.png
- LT4085U.jpg
- ADR-plates.jpg
- FMVSS-plates.jpg
- ECE-plate.jpg
- statement-of-compliance_Page_1.jpg
- statement-of-compliance_Page_2.jpg
- LVV-Authority-cards.jpg
- vcc-id.jpg
- vehicle-licence-label.jpg
- motorsport-authority-card.jpg
- NZHRA-authority-card-front.jpg
- Low-Volume-Authority-2016-Front-1.jpg
- Low-Volume-Authority-2016-Rear-1.jpg
- lvv-plates-2018.jpg
- LT400-1220.jpg
- LVVTA-electronic-plate.jpg
- modification-declaration-sample.jpg
- vehicle identification
- Vehicle exterior
- VDAM 2016 image updates
- GV-02-02-01-Dimensions-2016.jpg
- 02-02-05-HV-dimensions-2016.jpg
- T2-2-1Trailer-dimensions-2016.jpg
- ht-dimensions-ex-pole-2016.jpg
- ht-dimensions-ex-pole-2016-v2.jpg
- ht-dimensions-pole-trailer-2016.jpg
- mc231-Maximum-width-2016.jpg
- MC02-03-02-Maximum-width-trike-and-side-car-2016.jpg
- MC02-03-03-Other-dimensions-2016.jpg
- FK-Fig-2-2-4-Dimension-requirements-2016.jpg
- TR-Dimension-requirements-2016.jpg
- UC-Trailer-dimensions-2016.jpg
- Vehicle-categories-2016.2.jpg
- HSPV-dimension-width-2016.jpg
- Bendy-bus-dimensions.jpg
- Light-PSV-dimensions-2016.jpg
- hazard-panels-2016.jpg
- 02-02-01-Dimensions.png
- Vehicle-categories.png
- ht-dimensions.png
- Hazard-panels-colour.png
- Hazard-panels-location.png
- T2-2-1Trailer-dimensions.png
- T2-2-2-Trailer-dimensions02.png
- 02-02-05-HV-dimensions.png
- 02-02-06-Bendy-bus-dimensions.png
- Fig-2-2-4-Dimension-requirements.png
- 2-2-3-Dimension-requirements.png
- UC-Trailer-dimensions.jpg
- ag-hazard-panels-2013.jpg
- ag-Hazard-panels-location-2013.jpg
- ag-Dimension-requirements-2013.jpg
- ag-Dimension-requirements-2013-v2.jpg
- Structure
- Shaded-areas-referred-to-in-Condition-above.png
- 03-01-01-Rust-50-mm.png
- 313-Rust-heave.png
- T3-1-2-Trailer-structure.png
- T3-1-3-Hinge-and-latch.png
- Figure-3-3-2.jpg
- Shaded-areas-referred-to-in-Condition-above.jpg
- secondary-cert-plate.jpg
- Auto-trail.jpg
- Burstner.jpg
- Fig-3-1-3-Bumper-bar-image.jpg
- 20190322_075805.jpg
- Drawbar-attachment-to-trailer.jpg
- front-mount-repaired-trailpro.png
- hail-40mm.jpg
- 313-Rust-heave-2021.jpg
- Lighting
- gen vehicle
- 4-1-3-Headlamps-asymmetric.png
- 4-1-4-Dipped-beam-symmetric.png
- 4-1-7-Headlamps-main-beam.png
- 4-1-6-Main-high-beam-.png
- 411-dipped-beam-angles.png
- 4-1-2-Dipped-beam-asymmetric.png
- 4-1-5-Headlamps-symmetric.png
- 4-1-1-Minimum-illuminated-area.png
- 421-front-fog-lamp-characteristics.png
- 4-13-1-Reflector-vs-reflective-01.jpg
- 411-dipped-beam-angles-2019.jpg
- 421-front-fog-lamp-characteristics-2021.jpg
- gen trailer
- forklifts
- tractors
- figure-4-1-1-headlamps-dipped-beam.png
- fig-4-2-1-front-fog-lamp-characteristics.png
- fig-4-5-1-direction-indicator-beam-angles.png
- fig-4-6-1-forward-facing-position-lamp-beam-angles.png
- Figure-4-7-1.-Rearward-facing-position-lamp-beam-angles.png
- Figure-4-10-1.-Stop-lamp-visibility-angles.png
- Figure-4-15-1.-Visibility-angles-for-cosmetic-lamps.png
- unclassified
- figure-4-1-2-dipped-beam-patterns.jpg
- Figure-4-2-1.-Front-fog-lamp-characteristics.png
- Figure-471.-Rearward-facing-position-lamp-beam-angles.png
- Figure-4-10-1.-Stop-lamp-visibility-angles.png
- 4-15-1-visibility-angles-cosmetic-lamps.png
- figure-4-1-1.-minimum-illuninated-area.jpg
- Figure-4-2-1.-Front-fog-lamp-characteristics-2021.jpg
- typical-standards.markings.png
- approved-headlamps-standards.markings.png
- approved-lighting-and-signalling-standards-markings.png
- daytime-running-almp-stds-markings.png
- exempt-from-marks.png
- 452-required-angles-side-facing.png
- 481-visibility-angles-side-marker-lamps.png
- 4-15-1-visiblity-angles-non-specified-lamps.heavy-vehicle.png
- fig-5-1-7-side-view.png
- high-mounted-stop-lamps-stds-markings.png
- approved-rego-plate-standards.markings.png
- T4-8-1-Side-marker-lamp-angles.png
- T4-15-1-cosmetic-lamps.png
- 4-2-1-front-fog-lamp-characteristics-2021.jpg
- Vision
- table515-Types-and-maximum.png
- fig514-Windscreen-critical-vision.png
- 5-1-1-standard-markings.png
- fig515-Actual-maximum-sizes.png
- fig512-Typical-laminated-glazing.png
- fig513-Typical-markings-required.png
- fig516-Glazing-tints.png
- 5-1-6-Glazing-tints-2015.jpg
- UN-ECE1.png
- EEC.png
- FMVSS.png
- 220px-JIS_mark_svg.png
- JIS-standard.png
- fig-5-1-7-side-view.jpg
- with-V-symbol.jpg
- 5-1-6-Glazing-tints-2019.jpg
- HV-CVA-2019.jpg
- CVA-2019-general.jpg
- CVA-2019-v2-general.jpg
- Brakes
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
- 7-5-1-Corrosion.png
- 7-5-2-Approved-Certifier-Declaration-sml.jpg
- 7-5-3-TSD-Agent-Declaration-sml.jpg
- Fig-7-5-7-FS012-seatbelt-form.png
- 7-5-4-Example-of-plate-fitted.png
- LVVTA_FS012_2015.jpg
- Figure-7-5-6-01.jpg
- non-compliant-seatbelts.jpg
- light-edge-fluff.jpg
- moderate-edge-fluff.jpg
- heavy-edge-fluff.png
- deformation-webbing.jpg
- pull-in-webbing.jpg
- cut-threads-hole.jpg
- CR-affected-seatbelt-1.jpg
- CR-affected-seatbelt-2.jpg
- CR-affected-seatbelt-3.jpg
- Tyres-wheels-hubs
- fig1011-Tyre-and-body.png
- fig1012-Tyre-markings.png
- fig1013.png
- fig1015.jpg
- MC
- 15b-Hot-Rod.jpg
- fig1033-Size-and-position.png
- fig1035-permissable-damage-area.png
- fig1032-Position-of-body-panel.png
- fig1031-Position-of-individual.png
- 1015-Fig-3-5423-tyres.png
- space-saver-labels.jpg
- Tyre-markings-figure-10-1-2.jpg
- HT-Figure-07-02-01-Permitted-axle.png
- 7-3-2-Size-and-position.png
- 20180625_112653.jpg
- 20180625_112717.jpg
- 20180625_112720.jpg
- fig1015.2.jpg
- HV-minimum-mudguard-requirements.jpg
- exhaust
- Towing
- misc items
- Load restraints
- CoL
- TSL
- Technical bulletins
- Reference materials
