Sitemap
- 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
- Introduction
- 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
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- 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 and cant rails
- 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
- 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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- Steering and suspension
- Tyres, wheels and hubs
- Exhaust
- Towing
- Miscellaneous items
- Alternative fuel system
- Load restraints
- Certificate of loading
- Required documentation and registration
- 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 and roll-over strength 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
- Reference materials
- PDFs
- 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 and cant rails
- 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 letters
- Irish certificate of registration
- Sample provisional UK type approval plate
- Introduction
- 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
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- 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
- Introduction
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Introduction
- 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
- Introduction
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- Alt fuels
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- Annex C
- RM 71
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- RM2
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- IS Intro
- vehicle class
- Sample certification docs
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- vehicle identification
- Vehicle exterior
- VDAM 2016 image updates
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- VDAM 2016 image updates
- Structure
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- Burstner.jpg
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- Drawbar-attachment-to-trailer.jpg
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- Lighting
- gen vehicle
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- 411-dipped-beam-angles-2019.jpg
- 421-front-fog-lamp-characteristics-2021.jpg
- gen trailer
- forklifts
- tractors
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- Figure-4-7-1.-Rearward-facing-position-lamp-beam-angles.png
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- unclassified
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- T4-15-1-cosmetic-lamps.png
- 4-2-1-front-fog-lamp-characteristics-2021.jpg
- gen vehicle
- Vision
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- 5-1-6-Glazing-tints-2019.jpg
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- Brakes
- Entrance and exit
- Vehicle interior
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- Tyres-wheels-hubs
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- MC
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- exhaust
- Towing
- misc items
- Load restraints
- CoL
- TSL
- Technical bulletins
- Reference materials
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- RM7
- RM20
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- RM22
- RM23
- RM24
- RM25
- RM26
- RM28
- RM29
- RM30
- RM 32 ADR plates
- RM-35-epa-plate-1-web.jpg
- RM38
- RM66
- RM67
- RM68
- Rm69
- RM70
- RM73a
- 73b
- RM73c
- 73c-TUV-SUD-Certificate_Page_2.jpg
- Sample-TUV-SUD-SoC_Page_1.jpg
- Sample-TUV-SUD-SoC_Page_2.jpg
- 73c-TUV-SUD-Certificate_Page_1.jpg
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- SOC-NZ-Ltd-Sample-Emission-Certificate-for-VIRM,NZTA_Page_1.jpg
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- 73d
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- TUEV-SUD-Statement-of-Compliance-certificate-SAMPLE-DOCUMENT_Page_2.jpg
- SOC-NZ-Ltd-Sample-Statement-of-Compliance-Certificate-for-VIRM,NZTA_Page_1.jpg
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- 73d-Signed-Draft-Full-SOC-For-NZTA-2022_Page_1.jpg
- 73d-Signed-Draft-Full-SOC-For-NZTA-2022_Page_2.jpg
- RM74
- 75-1-PPSR.jpg
- 75-2-PPSR.jpg
- RM-76-MLIT-method.jpg
- RM77
- RM 78
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- 35-Chrysler-EPA-plate.jpg
- CMVSS-mototrcycle.jpg
- VTNZ-emissions-letter-2.jpg
- Irish-cert-of-reg.jpg
- Child-Safety-Lock-Nov08.jpg
- Example-of-plate-fitted.png
- 7-3-1-seatbelt-marks-sml.jpg
- HVSC
- cert-process-engineer.jpg
- cert-process-manufacturing.jpg
- Fig-1-1-1-NZTA-VIN.jpg
- Fig-1-1-2-Manufacturer-VIN.jpg
- matrix.jpg
- HVEK-certification-record.jpg
- recertification-drawbeams-bars.jpg
- recertification-drawbeams-bars.pdf
- 11-1-flowchart.jpg
- Tech bulls
- recertification-drawbeams-bars-2019.jpg
- 11-1-flowchart-2019.jpg
- cert-process-manufacturing-2021.jpg
- LT307-Aug-2014-top.jpg
- Wickliffe-and-NZTA.jpg
- Trailpro
- Alt fuels
- Alternative fuel system certification
- PRS & QMS
- Alternative fuel systems
- Certification for the conditional operation of new heavy vehicles
- QMS: Entry certification
- QMS: In-service certification
- QMS: Heavy vehicle specialist certification
- PRS: Border inspection of used imported vehicles
- PRS: Entry certification
- PRS: Entry certification (new light vehicles)
- PRS: Heavy vehicle specialist certification
- PRS: Light vehicle repair certification
- Introduction
- General part
- Technical part
- Measuring your performance
- Master records
- 1-introduction.pdf
- 2-general-part.pdf
- 3-technical-part.pdf
- measuring-performance.pdf
- Master records
- PRS master records
- Master records
- PRS-Electronic-Score-Sheet-V3.1-June-09.xls
- prs-complaints.pdf
- prs-controlled-documents.pdf
- prs-delegation.pdf
- prs-equipment.pdf
- prs-improvement.pdf
- prs-induction.pdf
- prs-staff-record.pdf
- prs-technical-info.pdf
- prs-training.pdf
- PRS-Electronic-Score-Sheet-V3.1-June-09-manual-fill.pdf
- Notification-of-lost-or-stolen-controlled-documents.pdf
- Master records
- QMS master records (entry certification)
- QMS master records
- Staff-record.pdf
- Notification-of-lost-or-stolen-controlled-documents.pdf
- Induction-record.pdf
- Improvement-record.pdf
- Controlled-document-record.pdf
- Equipment-record.pdf
- Delegation-record.pdf
- Complaints-record.pdf
- Technical-information-record.pdf
- Training-record.pdf
- Internal-Performance-Assesssment-check-sheet.xls
- vehicle-inspector-transfer.pdf
- VLR10-Internal-Performance-IO.pdf
- VLR10-Internal-Performance-IO.xls
- VLR-VI-performance.pdf
- VLR-VI-performance.xlsx
- QMS-Conflict-of-interest-record.pdf
- VIN-plate-register.pdf
- QMS master records (heavy vehicle specialist certification)
- PRS master records
- pdf.gif
- spreadsheet.gif
- scoring-page.jpg
- Amendments
- VIRM: Alternative fuel system certification
- VIRM: Border inspection of used imported vehicles
- VIRM: Entry certification
- List of changes
- 30 April 2024
- 21 February 2024
- 10 December 2023
- 28 October 2023
- 1 October 2023
- 11 August 2023
- 20 July 2023
- 8 June 2023
- 26 April 2023
- 1 December 2022
- 1 October 2022
- 10 May 2022
- 5 April 2022
- 1 April 2022
- 8 March 2022
- 3 February 2022
- 14 January 2022
- 2 December 2021
- November 2021
- 22 September 2021
- 9 August 2021
- 1 May 2021
- 1 April 2021
- 1 October 2020
- 29 April 2020
- 1 April 2020
- 1 March 2020
- 2 December 2019
- 1 June 2019
- 1 November 2018
- 1 June 2018
- 1 March 2018
- 1 November 2017
- 1 July 2017
- 1 May 2017
- 1 December 2016
- 11 March 2016
- 1 March 2016
- 1 December 2015
- 1 July 2015
- 1 November 2014
- 28 April 2014
- 1 July 2013
- 1 January 2013
- 1 October 2012
- Cover-letter-urgent-update-29.10.2013.pdf
- Entry-TB2-Water-or-fire-damaged-vehicles.pdf
- List of changes
- VIRM: Entry certification (new light vehicles)
- VIRM: Heavy vehicle specialist certification
- VIRM: In-service certification
- List of changes
- 1 April 2024 (WoF and CoF)
- 1 April 2024 (WoF only)
- 1 October 2023 (WoF only)
- 1 October 2023 (WoF and CoF)
- 11 July 2023 (WoF and CoF)
- 1 May 2023 (WoF and CoF)
- 1 April 2023 (WoF only)
- 1 April 2023 (WoF and CoF)
- 1 December 2022 (WoF and CoF)
- 7 October 2022 (WoF and CoF)
- 1 October 2022 (WoF only)
- 1 October 2022 (WoF and CoF)
- 13 June 2022 (WoF and CoF)
- 1 April 2022 (WoF and CoF)
- 8 March 2022 (WoF and CoF)
- 14 January 2022 (WoF and CoF)
- 10 January 2022 (WoF and CoF)
- Earlier amendments
- Amendment change summaries
- 2021 amendments
- 2020 amendments
- 2019 amendments
- 2018 amendments
- 2017 amendments
- 2016 amendments
- 2015 amendments
- 2014 amendments
- 2013 amendments
- 2012 amendments
- List of changes
- VIRM: Light vehicle repair certification
- Minor changes & improvements register
- Interim amendments
- Consultation documents
- Technical info
- News
- WoF News 20 out now
- Newsletters
- Inspection news (2019-present)
- 2019-03-Inspection-news-1.pdf
- 2019-08-Inspection-news-2.pdf
- 2019-12-Inspection-news-3.pdf
- Inspection-news-4.pdf
- 2020-12-Inspection-news-5.pdf
- 2020-12-Inspection-news-6.pdf
- 2021-09-Inspection-news-7.pdf
- Inspection-news-issue-8.pdf
- Inspection-news-issue-9.pdf
- Inspection-news-issue-10.pdf
- Inspection-news-issue-11.pdf
- Inspection-news-issue-12.pdf
- Inspection-news-issue-13.pdf
- Inspection-news-issue-14.pdf
- WoF news (discontinued)
- WoF news
- WoF-news-2016-11.pdf
- WoF-news-22-March-2016.pdf
- wof-news-21.pdf
- wof-news-20.pdf
- wof-news-19-supplementary-issue.pdf
- wof-news-18.pdf
- wof-news-17.pdf
- wof-news-16.pdf
- WoF-news-15-web.pdf
- WoF-news-14-web.pdf
- WoF-news-issue-13.pdf
- WoF-news-issue-12.pdf
- WoF-news-issue-11.pdf
- WoF-news-issue-10.pdf
- WOF-news-Issue-092.PDF
- WoF-News-Issue-08.PDF
- News-issue-07.PDF
- WoF-News-issue-06.PDF
- WoF-News-Issue-05.PDF
- WoF-News-issue-04.PDF
- WoF-News-issue-03.PDF
- WoF-News-issue-02.PDF
- WoF-News-issue-01.PDF
- WoF-news-22-March-2016_Page_1.jpg
- WoF news
- CoF news (discontinued)
- Inspection news (2019-present)
- Takata Alpha airbags now being ban-flagged
- Inspection news 11 out now
- Emailed presentation and storage of inspection and certification documents
- Delivery delays – labels and forms
- April VIRM amendments delayed by COVID-19 now live
- WoF/CoF inspector delegation and recheck changes
- VPN password has expired or has been forgotten
- New compliance requirements for parking brake come in on 27 February
- UPDATED 1 April VIRM amendments - COVID-19 update
- 1 April VIRM amendments - previews now available
- 2 December 2019 VIRM amendment now live
- Inspection news issue 2 out now!
- 1 June VIRM amendments - now live
- VIRM: Entry certification amendment effective 1 July 2013
- CoF news 4 out now
- WoF news 19 out now
- VIRM: Light vehicle repair certification amendment effective 1 October 2013
- In-service VIRM amendment effective 14 October 2013 (affects both WoF and CoF)
- Online PRS manuals
- Urgent update - Entry and Repair VIRMs 29 October 2013
- In-service VIRM amendment effective 11 November 2013 (affects both WoF and CoF)
- In-service VIRM amendment effective 1 January 2014 (affects both WoF and CoF)
- In-service VIRM (WoF) withdrawn on 1 April 2014
- In-service VIRM amendment effective 28 April 2014 (affects both WoF and CoF)
- Entry certification VIRM amendment 28 April 2014
- In-service and Entry VIRM amendments effective 28 April 2014
- How to become a CoF inspecting organisation and/or CoF inspector – information now available
- In-service VIRM amendment effective 1 July 2014 (affects both WoF and CoF)
- Information pack for existing WoF IOs about how the CoF system changes will affect them
- CoF news 5 out now
- Vehicle certification administration fees - information now available (applies to all certification types)
- VIRM Entry certification amendment 1 November 2014
- New CoF VI and IO application forms now available
- 1 October 2020 VIRM amendments now live
- In-service VIRM amendment 1 November 2014 now live (affects both WoF and CoF)
- Charging for re-checks within 28 days of a failed inspection
- Changes live - electronic stability control VIRM amendments 1 July 2015
- WoF news 21 out now
- In-service VIRM amendment effective 1 November 2015 (affects both WoF and CoF) now live
- VIRM: Entry certification amendment 1 December 2015 now live
- 1 March 2016 VIRM: Entry certification amendment is now live
- 1 March 2016 VIRM: In-service amendment (affects both WoF and CoF) is now live
- **1 March VIRM amendment corrections – In-service and Entry VIRMs**
- WoF news March 2016 out now
- WoF recheck vouchers have now expired
- Takata Alpha airbags recall - update
- Inspection news 3 out now
- VIRM update: structural integrity after hail damage
- Sign up to receive news
- CoF news August 2016 out now
- Virtual private network password expiries
- Takata Alpha airbags will be a fail item in 2020
- WoF vouchers to be discontinued
- VIRM: In-service amendment 1 November 2018 now live
- Inspection news issue 2 out now!
- VIRM: Entry certification amendment 1 November 2018 now live
- VIRM: Entry certification amendment 1 November 2018 preview now available
- VIRM: In-service amendment 1 November 2018 preview now available
- 7 October repair VIRM amendment preview now live
- Takata Alpha airbags not a fail item but please keep checking for recall
- Print ordering has now changed to Blue Star
- **New technical bulletin - disconnected airbags**
- Vehicle inspectors can no longer be endorsed by inspecting organisations
- NZTA urging owners to get their vehicles re-checked
- NZTA regulatory compliance review - WoF voucher reimbursement process information
- Takata Alpha airbags compulsory recall - help for vehicle owners
- **Seatbelt amendment and safety alert update**
- Trailpro TP5 and TP8 trailer recall - VIRM amendment
- Order your stationery early
- 1 December VIRM amendment is live
- Vehicle Dimensions and Mass Rule 2016 signed
- WoF news November 2016 out now
- 19 October 2018 seatbelt amendment - effective immediately
- Important information - NZ Transport Agency is changing the way it approaches non-compliance by toughening up its enforcement regime.
- NZTA reviewing regulatory compliance and getting tough on enforcement
- 1 November 2017 in-service (WoF and CoF) VIRM amendment now live
- Entry VIRM amendment: ESC changes - 1 March 2018
- 1 November 2017 entry VIRM amendment now live
- 1 February 2017 VIRM amendment now live - affects WoF, CoF, HVSC
- Cargo nets on small passenger service vehicles
- Technical note: small passenger service changes from 1 October 2017
- Windows Vista and XP not supported
- Repair VIRM amendment 10 April now live
- 1 May in-service and entry VIRM amendments now live
- Changes to recording engine type for electric vehicles from 1 July 2017
- 13 December repair VIRM amendment available now live
- Interim amendment: heavy vehicle modifications (CoF only)
- HVSC VIRM amendment – memo incorporation – 9 April 2018
- In-service VIRM amendment 1 June 2018 is now live
- Entry VIRM amendment 1 June 2018 is now live
- VIRM: Light vehicle repair certification amendment now in effect
- Inspection news 4 out now
- Inspection news 5 out now
- Changes to appointment terms for new inspecting organisation applicants
- April 2021 VIRM amendments are now in effect
- Action taken on trucks with Sanwa Seiki brake system
- Exemptions legislation changes 1 April 2021
- Inspection news issue 6 out now
- Omnibus Rule 2021 - VIRM changes 1 May
- Small price increases to labels and forms
- VIRM update - approved seatbelt re-webbing organisations
- Entry VIRM August 2021 changes now in effect
- Don't update to Windows 11 just yet
- 1 October in-service VIRM amendment now in effect
- Inspection news issue 7 out now
- VIRM update - certification of cab modifications
- Agent VPN upgrade - affects WoF online and LANDATA users
- Rechecks under the traffic light system, and cargo barriers LVV threshold update
- Inspection news issue 8 out now
- Update to brake modification requirements in the in-service and HVSC VIRMs
- Rechecks under the traffic light system - stop clock now phased out
- Omicron response VIRM amendment - entry certification and in-service (WoF and CoF)
- 1 April VIRM amendment in effect
- Entry VIRM changes and an update to the MVR-PS01 form
- New failure codes for Cardan shaft park brakes
- Inspection news issue 9 out now
- Update to approved operating systems and browsers
- WoF inspection 6 tonne extension – participation in trial is restricted
- Launch of WoF video guides
- Inspection news issue 10 out now
- 1 October 2022 VIRM amendment now in effect
- WoF online security changes – stronger passwords
- Water damaged WoF booklets
- Rightcar annual safety ratings update
- New look and feel for Vehicle Inspection Portal
- 1 April VIRM amendments in effect
- Inspection news issue 12 out now
- WoF online password changes
- Security changes to Waka Kotahi Registers
- New vehicle inspector transfer form
- Fee changes for forms and labels
- July 2023 amendments and updates
- Inspection news issue 13 out now
- Updates to application forms
- 1 October VIRM amendments in effect
- Updated safety ratings available on Rightcar
- Clean Car Discount to end 31 December 2023
- Inspection news issue 14 out now
- Courier packs for returning old stock
- Look out for unusual VIN plates
- Safety alert issued: Heavy full trailer drawbar hinge pin failures
- Industry alert issued: Risk of cracks in perforated chassis rails
- Registration plate amendment now delayed
- 30 April 2024 VIRM amendments available to preview
- 1 April 2024 VIRM amendments in effect
- Forms
- Applications
- docs
- Border inspection and used light entry certification inspecting organisations
- IO-application-information-Border-inspection-Used-light-entry.pdf
- IO-application-Border-inspection-and-Used-light-entry.pdf
- Fit-and-proper-declaration-and-consent.pdf
- Fit-and-proper-declaration-and-consent-border-and-entry-Applicant.pdf
- Fit-and-proper-declaration-and-consent-border-and-entry-Key-personnel.pdf
- Fit-and-proper-declaration-and-consent-border-and-entry-3rd-party.pdf
- Appendix-C-draft-Notice-of-Appointment.pdf
- Appendix-D-reporting-data-collection-template.PDF
- Appendix-D-excel-spreadsheet-copy-Reporting-data-collection-template.XLSX
- Code-of-conduct-for-Border-and-entry-inspectors-and-3rd-party-sites-2019.pdf
- Data-technical-standards.pdf
- Appendix-I-Managing-Integrity-of-Vehicle-Inspections-Operational-Pol....pdf
- Site-checklist-used-light-entry-certification.pdf
- Site-checklist-border-inspection-2019.pdf
- Modifications-to-site.pdf
- QAs-Border-and-entry-applications.pdf
- Update-to-applicants-12-Dec-2019.pdf
- Reporting-of-vehicle-inspection-data-border-inspection.pdf
- Reporting-of-vehicle-inspection-data-entry-certification.pdf
- Appendix-D1-Updated-reporting-data-collection-template-entry-certifiers.XLSX
- Appendix-D2-Updated-reporting-data-collection-template-border-inspectors.XLSX
- Reporting-of-vehicle-inspection-data-further-questions-and-answers.pdf
- Heavy vehicle entry certification inspecting organisations
- Application-requirements-Heavy-vehicles-entry-certification-appointments.pdf
- Fit-and-proper-declaration-and-consent-heavy-entry.pdf
- Heavy-entry-certification-site-checklist.pdf
- IO-application-heavy-entry.pdf
- Draft-Notice-of-appointment-heavy-entry.pdf
- VI-code-of-conduct-heavy-entry-2021.pdf
- Reporting-data-collection-template-Heavy-entry-certifiers.xlsx
- Data-technical-standards-heavy-entry.pdf
- Questions and answers
- Heavy vehicle specialist applications
- Inspecting organisation applications (WoF & CoF)
- Repair certifier applications
- Vehicle inspector applications (WoF and CoF)
- Related documents
- Video guides
- Links
- Resources
- HVSC
- IO
- VI
- VI1B WoF vehicle inspector application
- VI1R Vehicle inspector resit application - WoF
- VI2 WoF VI application : warrant of fitness - agricultural machines / tractors / forklifts / heavy vehicles exempt from CoF
- VI3 Application to add inspection groups
- VI4 Application to become an alternative fuels vehicle inspector
- VI5B CoF application
- Notification of vehicle inspector transfer
- Vehicle-inspector-certificate-of-appointment-from-1-December-2017.pdf
- Vehicle inspector code of conduct
- Specialist certifier code of conduct
- Technical info
- Content
- Archive
- Border inspection application
- Chassis rating procedure: independently imported vehicles (including trailers)
- Conflict of interest
- Sample Notice of Appointment
- Sample Notice of Appointment (LVV)
- Annex B heavy vehicle check sheet
- Annex B Light vehicle check sheet
- Annex C permit
- Border inspection checkseet specifications
- Declaration form for ADAS inspections
- Declaration form for SRS and/or ABS inspections
- Exhaust emission test certificate
- CA01 VIN approval form
- CA02 Lost deregistration/export certificate
- CA03 Alternative documents form
- CA04 Request for an exemption to remove trim on an imported used and parallel imported new vehicle
- CA09 Manufacturer prototype vehicle
- CA11 Application for an exemption from land transport vehicle rules
- CA12 VIN Chassis verification
- CA99 Request for an exemption from border check requirements
- DVCUAF 06 Application for identification of an immigrant's vehicle
- LHDVP Application for a category A left-hand drive vehicle permit
- SIVVP Application for a special interest vehicle permit
- SIMCP Application for a special interest motorcycle permit
- VCUEF 08 Application for an exemption from PSV door height requirements
- VCUEF 10 Motorsport exemption
- WoF checksheet specifications
- Entry checkseet specifications
- CoF checksheet specifications
- Noise meter specifications
- Request to locate missing border check records
- Request to remove border damage flag
- Statement of compliance
- TSDAs single-sensitive seatbelt declaration
- Vehicle report form
- Water damage report
- Fit and proper persons guidelines
- Vehicle certification administration fees
- Vehicle certification administration fees guide
- Vehicle certification complaints form
- Vehicle identification
- LANDATA correction request
- 4085B Operator statement of skid plate inspection and maintenance
- Blue Star print ordering process - FAQs
- 4085D Operator statement of compliance with maintenance requirements for parking brake assemblies
- Change from Wickliffe to Blue Star
- Cardan shaft brake testing
- PDFs
- Border-inspection-checksheet-specifications-nov-2009.pdf
- Brake-repair-declaration.pdf
- Existing-brake-supplier-declaration.pdf
- Brake-supplier-declaration-suppliers-returned-statement-of-assurance.pdf
- metered-exhaust-emissions-test-certificate-TSDA-copy.pdf
- noise-meter-specifications.pdf
- Single-sentsitive-seatbelt-declaration.pdf
- TSDA-Single-sentsitive-seatbelt-declaration-v2.pdf
- Vehicle-odometer-discrepancy-notification-to-the-Police.pdf
- Interim amendments
- robots.txt
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