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Border inspection of imported used vehicles
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Examples of major structural damage and corrosion
Damage to rocker panels and cant rails
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Border inspection of imported used vehicles
Introduction
1
Purpose and Scope
2
Contacts
3
The border inspection process
4
Complaints
5
Inspection premises and equipment
6
Appointments
7
Definitions and abbreviations
Technical bulletins
1
Takata alpha airbag recall
2
Takata non-alpha airbag recall
3
Vehicles fitted with ITS Connect
4
Acid wash process on used imports
Reference materials
1
Guidelines for the detection of reportable damage on imported used vehicles (excl motorcycles)
2
Border inspection system guidelines
2-1
System guidelines overview
2-2
Accessing and logging into the system
2-3
Border Inspection System administration and corrections information
2-4
Entering an individual record
2-5
Completing the form
2-6
Entering further information if the vehicle is damaged
2-7
Entering multiple border inspection records (batch files)
2-8
Adding additional images to an existing record
2-9
Attachments
2-10
Example error messages (screenshots)
3
Notice to the importer
4
Report on water damaged vehicles
5
Examples of major structural damage and corrosion
5-1
Under-body damage: Crushing of floor pan stiffening members
5-2
Under body damage: Splitting of seam wells
5-3
Under body damage: Tearing of the metal
5-4
Damage to rocker panels and cant rails
5-5
Rear quarter/dogleg
5-6
Dogleg flag
5-7
Distortion to longitudinal rails: Front and rear crush zones
5-8
Collision damage to steering or suspension components
5-9
Damage to the vehicle’s outer body panels: Seam or joint integrity
5-10
Corrosion which has resulted in perforation or flaking of the metal: Nissan Terrano and Mistral
5-11
Water damaged vehicles
5-12
Heat and fire damaged vehicles
5-13
Examples of repairs
6
Examples of minor non-structural cosmetic damage
6-1
Front guards
6-2
Sills/rocker panels (minor damage)
6-3
Minor/cosmetic damage: Rear quarter panel and dogleg
6-4
Minor/cosmetic damage: Floor pan stiffening members
7a
Checksheet specifications (vehicles inspected in NZ)
7b
Checksheet specifications (vehicles inspected outside NZ)
8
The border inspected sticker
9
Procedure for inspecting vehicles ... without having the NZTA border inspection
10
Inspection of motorcycles
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Examples of major structural damage and corrosion
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