Technical bulletins (CoF)

The manufacturer’s safety recall of affected Suzuki Fronx vehicles in New Zealand has now been completed and the advice not to carry back seat passengers can be ignored. If you get any questions from customers, ask them to contact Suzuki directly.

The Director of Land Transport (the Director) has decided to extend the modified cabs class exemption for another 3 years.

The latest issue of Inspection news is now available to download.

Inspection news issue 22

The new cardan shaft park brake warning label is now available to order via the NZTA/Bluestar portal.

From 19 May 2026, the certificate of fitness vehicle inspector application form, which is currently a PDF form, will be available as an online form. It has been added in to the existing online WoF vehicle inspector application form. 

The Government has announced changes to light vehicle inspections, which will start to come into effect from 1 November 2026.

There are changes to inspections for cars, vans, people-movers, trailers and rental vehicles. There are also changes for motorcycles registered before 1 January 2000.

This announcement follows public consultation on proposed changes to light vehicle inspections, which ran from 29 October to 17 December 2025.