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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT
Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations
Standard 301.3
Fuel System Integrity for Three-wheeled Vehicles and
Motorcycles (Standard 301.3)
301.3 (1) A three-wheeled vehicle that
is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or
higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of
SAE Recommended Practice J288, Snowmobile Fuel Tanks (revised version
of November 1983), except that section 1 of that Practice does not apply.
(2) For the purposes of this section,
(a) the word "should" in sections 3.2, 3.3 and 4.3 and in
the footnote on page 5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be interpreted as
expressing an obligation;
(b) the words "snowmobile fuel" in sections 3.2, 4.3 and
4.5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be read as "unleaded
gasoline"; and
(c) the word "snowmobile" in sections 4.3 and 4.5 of SAE
Recommended Practice J288 shall be read as "vehicle".
(3) Subject to subsection (5), a motorcycle that is equipped with a fuel
system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of
energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of SAE Recommended
Practice J1241, Fuel and Lubricant Tanks for Motorcycles (revised
version of November 1999), except that section 1 of that Practice does not
apply.
(4) For the purposes of this section,
(a) the words "rated fuel capacity" in SAE Recommended
Practice J1241 shall have the same meaning as "vehicle fuel tank
capacity" as defined in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations; and
(b) the words "significant effect" in sections 5.2.3 and
5.3.3 of SAE Recommended Practice J1241 shall be read as "any effect
resulting in the cracking or leaking of the tank".
(5) Instead of complying with subsection (3), a motorcycle that is equipped
with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a
source of energy for its propulsion may meet the requirements of the following
parts of Chapter 6 of Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of June 17, 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or
three-wheel motor vehicles, as amended from time to time,
(a) Annex I, except that section 1.0 does not apply; and
(b) Appendix 1 to Annex I, except that sections 2.2 and 4 of that
Appendix do not apply.
(6) For the purposes of this section, the words "rated capacity"
and "nominal capacity" in Annex I and Appendix 1 to Annex I of Chapter
6 of Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June
17, 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor
vehicles shall have the same meaning as "vehicle fuel tank capacity"
as defined in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations.
(7) Motorcycles that are manufactured before September 1, 2004 need not
comply with this section.
SOR/2003-272 24 July, 2003 pursuant to sections 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety
Act,
effective 24 July, 2003.
Schedule IV
Section 301.3 was added.
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