Canada Revises TSD 114, 216 and 301 to Reflect Revised FMVSS 114, 216 and 301

On July 24, 2010 the Canadian Department of Transportation published in the Canada Gazette Part I (Vol. 144, No. 30):

• Revision 1 of Technical Standards Documents (TSD) No. 114, Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention, which specifies vehicle performance requirements intended to reduce the incidence of crashes resulting from theft and accidental rollaway of motor vehicles.

• Revision 1 of TSD No. 216, Roof Crush Resistance, which establishes strength requirements for the passenger compartment roof.

• Revision 2 of TSD No. 301, Fuel System Integrity, which specifies requirements for the integrity of motor vehicle fuel systems.

Revision 1 of TSD No. 114 as well as Revision 2 of TSD No. 301 are effective as of the date of publication and will become enforceable six months thereafter. Vehicles manufactured during the six-month interim period may conform to the requirements of either Revision 0 or Revision 1 in the case of TSD No. 114, and either Revision 1 or Revision 2 in the case of TSD No. 301. Revision 1 of TSD No. 216 is effective as of the date of publication of this notice and will become enforceable on September 1, 2016. Vehicles manufactured during the interim period may conform to the requirements of either Revision 0 or Revision 1.

TSD No. 114 reproduces U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 114 of the same title and is incorporated by reference in section 114 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations. This revision replicates the regulatory text of the Final Rule issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the United States Department of Transportation that was published in the Federal Register (FR) of March 30, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 60, p. 15621).

TSD No. 216, Roof Crush Resistance, reproduces FMVSS 216a of the same title and is incorporated by reference in section 216 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations. This revision replicates the regulatory text of the Final Rule issued by the NHTSA that was published in the FR of April 7, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 66, p. 17604). Revision 1 is introduced to correct one error that was identified in FMVSS 216a.

TSD No. 301, Fuel System Integrity, reproduces FMVSS 301 of the same title and is incorporated by reference in section 301 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations. This revision replicates the regulatory text of the Final Rule issued by the NHTSA that was published in the FR of March 15, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 49, p. 12123). This revision is introduced to take into account the use of new anthropomorphic test devices.