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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

Standard 212



Windshield Mounting

212. (1) This section does not apply to

(a) any vehicle with a GVWR in excess of 4 536 kg (10,000 lbs.); or

(b) forward control configuration vehicles, walk-in van or open-body type vehicles with fold down or removable windshields.

(2) When a vehicle, prepared and loaded in accordance with subsections (5) to (7), travelling longitudinally forward at any speed up to and including 48 km/h (30 mph), impacts a fixed collision barrier perpendicular to the line of travel of the vehicle, the windshield mounting of the vehicle shall, when tested in accordance with subsection (8), retain not less than the minimum portion of the windshield periphery specified in subsection (3) or (4), whichever is applicable.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a vehicle that meets the requirements of section 208 and is equipped with an air bag at a front designated seating position shall retain not less than 50 per cent of the windshield periphery on each side of the vehicle longitudinal centre line.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a vehicle that meets the requirements of section 208 but is not equipped with an air bag at a front designated seating position shall retain not less than 75 per cent of the windshield periphery.

(5) A passenger car shall be loaded to its unloaded vehicle mass, which shall include the test devices and instrumentation mass, except for the fuel system, which shall be filled as specified in subsection (6) and, in addition, the vehicle shall have

(a) the vehicle cargo and luggage capacity mass secured in the luggage area; and

(b) the appropriate number of anthropomorphic test devices, as specified in paragraph (7)(a), restrained only by means that are installed in the vehicle for protection at their seating positions.

(5.1) A multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck or bus, with the test devices and instrumentation included in its unloaded vehicle mass and the fuel tank filled as specified in subsection (6), shall be loaded to its unloaded vehicle mass or 2 500 kg (5,500 lbs), whichever is the lesser, except that the mass shall not include the mass of any work-performing accessories but the following shall be added to the load

(a) the vehicle rated cargo and luggage capacity mass or 140 kg (300 lbs), whichever is the lesser, secured to the vehicle and distributed so that the mass on each axle as measured at the tire-ground interface is in proportion to its GAWR, except that if the mass on any axle when the vehicle is loaded to its unloaded vehicle mass plus the anthropomorphic test device mass exceeds the axle's proportional share of the test mass, the remaining mass shall be placed so that the mass on that axle remains the same; and

(b) the appropriate number of anthropomorphic test devices, as specified in paragraph (7)(a), restrained only by means that are installed in the vehicle for protection at their seating positions.

(6) The fuel tank of a vehicle referred to in subsection (5) shall be filled to any level from 90 to 95 per cent of capacity with Stoddard solvent, having the physical and chemical properties of type 1 solvent, Table 1 American Society for Testing and Materials Standard D484-71, "Standard Specifications for Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvents".

(7) For the purposes of subsection (2),

(a) a 50th percentile adult male anthropomorphic test device shall be provided at each front outboard seating position and at any other seating position whose protection system is required to be tested using an anthropomorphic test device under the frontal impact protection provision of section 208;

(b) the parking brake shall be disengaged and the transmission shall be in neutral; and

(c) the tires shall be inflated to the manufacturer's specifications.

(8) For the purposes of subsection (2), the test shall be conducted on the windshield mounting material and all vehicle components in direct contact with the mounting material at any temperature between -9°C (15°F) and 43°C (110°F).

Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978.

amended by

SOR/80-282 21 April, 1980 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective September 1, 1980

Section 212 of Schedule IV.

SOR/82-274 26 February, 1982 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Subsection 212(5) of Schedule IV; and paragraph 212(7)(a) of Schedule IV.

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

Paragraph 212(1)(b) of the French version.

SOR/93-5 21 December, 1992 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Subsections 212(3) and (4) of Schedule IV.

SOR/94-692 7 November, 1994 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

French version only.

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

SOR/95-536 7 November, 1995 pursuant to paragraph 5(1)(a) subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

French version only.

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 paragraph 212(1)(b) of Schedule IV is replaced with "walk-in van".

SOR/97-421 28 August, 1997 pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 11 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, in force August 28, 1997

Paragraph 212(1)(a) of Schedule IV.

SOR/2003-57 13 February, 2003 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force on 13 February, 2003.

Subsections 212(3) and (4) of Schedule IV are replaced.


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