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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations



Defect Information

15. (1) The notice of defect referred to in subsections 10(1) and (3) of the Act shall be given in writing and shall indicate

(a) the name of the company giving the notice;

(b) the identifying classification of each vehicle in respect of which the notice is given, including its make, model, model year, vehicle identification number and the period during which it was manufactured;

(c) the estimated percentage of the potentially affected vehicles that contain the defect;

(d) a description of the defect;

(e) an evaluation of the safety risk arising from the defect; and

(f) a statement of the measures to be taken to correct the defect.

(2) A company shall, within 60 days after it has given a notice of defect, submit to the Minister a report referred to in subsection 10(6) of the Act containing, in addition to the information required by subsection (1), the following information:

(a) the total number of vehicles affected by the notice of defect and the number of such vehicles in each identifying classification;

(b) a chronology of all principal events that led to the determination of the existence of the defect; and

(c) copies of all notices, bulletins and other circulars issued by the company in respect of the defect, including a detailed description of the nature and physical location of the defect with diagrams and other illustrations as necessary.

(3) For the purposes of subsection 10(6) of the Act, the quarterly reports to be submitted following the report referred to in subsection (2) shall contain the following information:

(a) the number, title or other identification assigned by the company to the notice of defect;

(b) the number of vehicles affected by the notice of defect;

(c) the date that notices of defect were given to the current owners of the affected vehicles; and

(d) the total number or percentage of vehicles repaired, including vehicles requiring inspection only.

Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978
(Section 12)

amended by

SOR/80-441 12 June, 1980 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Subsection 12(1) preceding paragraph (a) of the French version; and subsection 12(4) is added.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT IS NOW CHAPTER 16 OF THE STATUTES OF CANADA, 1993.

SOR/95-147 21 March, 1995 pursuant to subsection 3(2) and sections 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective April 12, 1995

Section 12 is revoked and replaced by section 15.

SOR/98-524 22 October, 1998 pursuant to sections 5, 10 and 11 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, into force on October 22, 1998

Subsection 15(2) before paragraph (a) is replaced.


Last updated: 2005-03-02 Top of Page Important Notices