Technical bulletins
7 Frontal impact standard exemptions
Vehicle inspection requirements manual references
This bulletin gives guidance to vehicle inspectors in applying the following requirements in the VIRM: Entry certification:
- Vehicle structure – 3-1 Structure, Reason for rejection 1
- Vehicle structure – 3-2 Determining frontal impact compliance.
Application
This bulletin applies to specific model ranges of class MA, MB or MC vehicles manufactured by Toyota Japan, Nissan Japan and Mazda/Ford Japan that are exempt from the requirement to meet a specified frontal impact vehicle standard under the New Zealand Gazette notice au3660.
Inspection
Vehicles manufactured by:
- Toyota Japan, in the Estima, Lucida or Emina families, and
- Nissan Japan, in the Serena or Largo families, and
- Mazda/Ford Japan, in the Bongo, Friendee or Freda families
are exempt from the requirement to meet an approved frontal impact standard (as specified in Table 3-2-1 of the VIRM: Entry certification) if the vehicle’s chassis number is included in the ranges identified below.
|
Vehicle make/model |
Industry model code |
Chassis number |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Range from |
Range to |
||
|
Toyota Japan
|
CXR10G |
CXR10-0001177 |
CXR10-0146676 |
|
Nissan Japan
|
KBC23 |
KBC23-007242 |
KBC23-517067 |
|
Nissan Japan
|
W30 |
W30-000106 |
W30-774375 |
|
Mazda/Ford Japan
|
SG5W |
SG5W-100012 |
SG5W-302529 |
|
IMPORTANT: Individual exemptions from frontal impact standards requirements do not need to be made for vehicles that fall within these ranges. |