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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACTMotor Vehicle Safety RegulationsStandard 208
Occupant Restraint Systems in Frontal Impact (Standard 208) Seat Belt Installation Requirements 208. (1) Subject to subsections (2.1) and (8) to (10), every vehicle shall be equipped at each front outboard designated seating position with a Type 2 manual seat belt assembly that
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), every passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle and every truck, bus or multipurpose passenger vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, other than a school bus or motor home, shall be equipped at each forward-facing rear outboard designated seating position with a Type 2 manual seat belt assembly that
(2.1) Every enclosed motorcycle shall be equipped at each designated seating position with a Type 2 manual seat belt assembly that
(3) A vehicle that has a rear outboard designated seating position that has a seat that can be adjusted to face forward and to face in any other direction may be equipped with a Type 2 manual seat belt assembly that
(4) A vehicle that has a rear outboard designated seating position that has a seat designed by the manufacturer to be removable shall meet the requirements of subsection (2) or, where the seat can be adjusted to face forward and to face in any other direction, the requirements of subsection (3). (5) A seat belt assembly required pursuant to subsection (4) may be detachable at either its upper or lower anchorage point, but not at both anchorage points. (6) Subject to subsection (9), every vehicle, other than a bus that has a GVWR greater than 4 536 kg or a school bus, shall be equipped with a Type 1 or Type 2 manual seat belt assembly at each designated seating position, other than a front outboard designated seating position or a rear outboard designated seating position. (7) The seat belt assembly referred to in subsection (6) shall
(8) A walk-in van that has a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less may be equipped at the driver's designated seating position with a Type 1 manual seat belt assembly that can be adjusted by means of an emergency-locking retractor or an automatic-locking retractor. (9) A truck or multipurpose passenger vehicle that has a GVWR greater than 4 536 kg
(10) A bus that has a GVWR greater than 4 536 kg shall be equipped at the driver's designated seating position with a Type 1 manual seat belt assembly, or a Type 2 manual seat belt assembly the upper torso restraint of which can be adjusted by means of an emergency-locking retractor. (10.1) In the case of a motor home, the number of designated seating positions with seat belts shall not be less than the number of sleeping positions. (11) Where a Type 1 manual seat belt assembly or the pelvic restraint portion of a Type 2 manual seat belt assembly is installed at a front outboard designated seating position of a truck, bus or multipurpose passenger vehicle that has a GVWR greater than 4 536 kg, the seat belt assembly shall be capable of adjustment by means of an emergency-locking retractor or an automatic-locking retractor. (12) An automatic-locking retractor referred to in paragraph (7)(a) and subsections (8) and (11) shall
(13) A Type 2 manual seat belt assembly shall be constructed such that, when a 50th percentile adult male occupant is secured in place by the seat belt assembly, the intersection of the upper torso restraint and the pelvic restraint shall be at least 150 mm from the front vertical centreline of the occupant, measured along the centreline of the pelvic restraint, with
(14) When the seat is placed in any position, the seat back is placed in the manufacturer's nominal design riding position and any adjustable seat belt anchorage is placed in the manufacturer's nominal design position for a 50th percentile adult male occupant, every pelvic restraint shall
(15) When the seat is placed in any position, the seat back is placed in the manufacturer's nominal design riding position and any adjustable seat belt anchorage is placed in the manufacturer's nominal design position for a 50th percentile adult male occupant, every upper torso restraint shall be adjustable to fit any occupant whose dimensions range from those of a 5th percentile adult female to those of a 95th percentile adult male. (16) A vehicle that has a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less, other than a school bus, shall be equipped with
(17) The tell-tale referred to in subsection (16) shall be activated when
(18) The warning system referred to in subsection (16) shall be activated when the ignition switch of the vehicle is moved to the "on" or "start" position and
(19) The tell-tale referred to in subsection (16) shall display the identification symbol for the seat belt set out in Table II to section 101. (20) The release mechanism of a seat belt assembly shall be accessible in both the stowed and operational positions to the occupant of the seat and shall, by a single push-button action,
(21) Every passenger car and every truck, bus or multipurpose passenger vehicle that has a GVWR of 3 856 kg or less and an unloaded vehicle weight of 2 495 kg or less, other than a vehicle manufactured for operation by persons with disabilities, shall comply with the crash protection requirements set out in subsection (22). (21.1) Every three-wheeled vehicle shall, at the option of the manufacturer, either comply with the crash test requirements set out in subsection (22) or display on one or more labels, permanently affixed in view of the front seat occupants, in letters of not less than six points in height, the following statement: "This vehicle does not comply with the requirements of the dynamic crash test set out in CMVSS 208/Ce véhicule n'est pas conforme aux exigences de l'essai de collision dynamique prévu par la NSVAC 208". (21.2) If the label referred to in subsection (21.1) is displayed in a vehicle, the English and French versions of the owner's manual shall include the statement on the label. (22) Where a vehicle is tested in accordance with subsection (23), during the test
(23) Subject to subsection (23.1), when a vehicle is tested, it shall be tested
(23.1) For the purposes of paragraph (23)(a), when a three-wheeled vehicle is tested, it shall be loaded in accordance with paragraph S2.2.1 of Test Method 208 — Occupant Restraint Systems in Frontal Impact (December 1996). (24) An air bag shall have a monitoring system that
(25) Passenger cars, three-wheeled vehicles, trucks, buses and multipurpose passenger vehicles may be equipped with a manual air bag cut-off switch to deactivate an air bag installed at the right front outboard designated seating position if
(26) Where a vehicle is equipped at a designated seating position with an air bag, the vehicle shall, if scheduled maintenance or replacement of the air bag is required, have a label permanently affixed within the passenger compartment of the vehicle, in letters of not less than 6 points in height stating, in both official languages, the manufacturer's recommended maintenance or replacement schedule by
(27) Where a vehicle is equipped at a designated seating position with an air bag, the vehicle shall have a label or labels permanently affixed to the sun visor at that position or in a readily visible area adjacent to the sun visor, in letters of not less than 6 points in height stating, in both official languages, the following warnings:
(28) Where a vehicle is equipped at a designated seating position with an air bag, the English and French versions of the owner's manual shall include
(29) Where a vehicle that has a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less is equipped at a designated seating position with a Type 2 manual seat belt assembly that has a tension-relieving device that permits the introduction of slack in the webbing of the upper torso restraint, the vehicle shall be equipped with a means that automatically cancels any slack in that webbing when
(30) The English and French versions of the owner's manual for a vehicle referred to in subsection (29) shall
(31) Notwithstanding subsection (29), in the case of an open-body type vehicle with no doors, a tension-relieving device may be deactivated manually. (32) Where a vehicle is tested in accordance with subsection (23) and the vehicle is equipped at a front outboard designated seating position with a seat belt assembly that has a tension-relieving device that permits the introduction of slack in the webbing of the upper torso restraint, that webbing shall be adjusted to introduce the maximum amount of slack that is recommended in the owner's manual under normal conditions of use or, where the owner's manual does not contain such a recommendation, to the maximum amount of slack possible. (33) Any seat belt assembly latch plate that is located outboard of a front outboard designated seating position of a vehicle shall be located within the outboard reach envelope, as obtained in accordance with Test Method 208-Occupant Restraint Systems in Frontal Impact (December 1996), of either the outboard arm or inboard arm when the latch plate is in its normal stowed position. (34) There shall be sufficient clearance between a front outboard designated seating position seat and the side of the vehicle interior to allow a clearance test block that conforms to the dimensions set out in Figure 2 of Test Method 208-Occupant Restraint Systems in Frontal Impact (December 1996) unhindered transit to the latch plate or buckle of any seat belt assembly that is located outboard of that front outboard designated seating position. (35) The webbing of an upper torso restraint and pelvic restraint installed in a vehicle at a front outboard designated seating position, where tested in accordance with this section and under the conditions set out in section 5 of Test Method 208-Occupant Restraint Systems in Frontal Impact (December 1996), shall automatically retract to a stowed position
(36) The stowed position of a seat belt assembly shall, in the case of a vehicle with doors, prevent any part of the seat belt assembly from being pinched when the adjacent vehicle door is closed. (37) Where a seat belt assembly has seat belt webbing that passes through the seat cushion or between the seat cushion and the seat back,
(38) Subsection (37) does not apply where
(39) The buckle and latch plate referred to in subsection (37) shall not pass through any seat belt webbing guides or conduits that are provided and shall not fall behind the seat where the seat belt is completely retracted or, if the belt is non-retractable, where the belt buckle is unlatched and, in either case,
(40) The inboard receptacle end of a seat belt assembly installed at a front outboard designated seating position shall be accessible without having to move the centre armrest where that armrest is in any position. (41) Trucks, buses and multipurpose passenger vehicles that have a GVWR of 3 856 kg or less and an unloaded vehicle weight of 2 495 kg or less and that are manufactured before September 1, 1998 need not comply with the requirement of subsection (21). (42) Passenger cars manufactured before September 1, 1998 need not comply with paragraph (22)(b). (43) Passenger cars manufactured before September 1, 1999, and trucks, buses and multipurpose passenger vehicles that have a GVWR of 3 856 kg or less and an unloaded vehicle weight of 2 495 kg or less, manufactured on or after September 1, 1998 but before September 1, 2000, need not comply with paragraph (22)(c) if, during the test referred to in subsection (23), a compression deflection of the sternum relative to the upper thorax portion of the spine of each anthropomorphic test device does not exceed 65 mm. Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978.amended by SOR/78-80 24 January, 1978 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective September 1, 1979 Section 208 of Schedule D. SOR/80-782 2 October, 1980 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act Section 208 of Schedule IV. SOR/87-578 24 September, 1987 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act Subsection 208(16) of Schedule IV preceding paragraph (a). PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT IS NOW CHAPTER M-10 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF CANADA, 1985. SOR/90-387 28 June, 1990 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety, Act, effective September 1, 1991 Subsection 208(3), paragraphs 208(6)(a) and (8)(a) by substituting the expression "walk-in van-type truck" for the expression "walk-in van type truck". SOR/93-5 21 December, 1992 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act Revoked and replaced. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT IS NOW CHAPTER 16 OF THE STATUTES OF CANADA, 1993. SOR/97-201 15 April, 1997 pursuant to section 5 and paragraph 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, in force September 1, 1997 The expression "walk-in van-type truck" in subsection 208(13) of Schedule IV is replaced with "walk-in van". SOR/97-447 17 September, 1997 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective January 1, 1998 Revoked and replaced. SOR/98-125 19 February, 1998 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, into force April 1, 1999 Subsection (10.1) is added after subsection (10) in section 208 of Schedule IV. SOR/2002-55 31 January 2002 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force February 13, 2003.Subsection 208(26)(c) of Schedule IV is replaced. SOR/2003-272 24 July, 2003 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force 24 July, 2003. The portion of subsection 208(1) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; The portion of subsection 208(2) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; Section 208 of Schedule IV is amended by adding subsection (2.1) after subsection (2); Section 208 of Schedule IV is amended by adding subsection (21.1) after subsection (21); The portion of subsection 208(23) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; Section 208 of Schedule IV is amended by adding subsection (23.1) after subsection (23); The portion of subsection 208(25) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced.
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