MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

Standard 120

• Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles
  Other Than Passenger Cars
• Established by

Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles
Other Than Passenger Cars

120. (1) Subject to subsection (5), the tires of every bus, motorcycle, multipurpose passenger vehicle, three-wheeled vehicle, trailer, trailer converter dolly and truck shall meet the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995.

(2) Every vehicle described in subsection (1) shall be equipped with rims that are specified as being suitable for use with the tires of the vehicle in accordance with section 7 of the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995.

(2.1) In the case of tires installed on a motor tricycle or a three-wheeled vehicle, subsections (3) and (6) to (13) apply to tires that are not passenger car tires.

(3) The sum of the maximum load ratings of the tires fitted to an axle shall

(a) be not less than the GAWR of the axle system as specified in the vehicle's compliance or information label;

(b) where the compliance or information label shows more than one GAWR for the axle system, be not less than the GAWR corresponding to the size designation of the tires fitted to the axle; and

(c) where the size designation of the tires fitted to the axle does not appear on the compliance label or information label, be not less than the lowest GAWR appearing on the label.

(4) For the purpose of determining the sum referred to in subsection (3), where a bus, multipurpose passenger vehicle, trailer, trailer converter dolly or truck is equipped with a passenger car tire, the maximum load rating of that tire shall be divided by a factor of 1.10.

(5) A bus, trailer, trailer converter dolly or truck may, at the request of the purchaser, be equipped at the place of manufacture of the vehicle with retreaded or used tires if those tires

(a) are owned or leased by the purchaser;

(b) have a total maximum load rating that meets the requirements of subsection (3);

(c) have not been the subject of a notice of defect;

(d) have a tread depth greater than 1.5 mm (1/16 inch); and

(e) were originally manufactured to comply with

(i) in the case of used tires, the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995, and

(ii) in the case of retreaded tires, Schedule V to the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995, United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 119 or Japanese Industrial Standard JIS D4230.

(6) Each rim fitted to a vehicle described in subsection (1) shall be marked with

(a) a letter indicating the source of the rim's published nominal dimensions, which letter shall be

(i) "T" if the nominal dimensions are published by the Tire and Rim Association, Inc.,

(ii) "E" if the nominal dimensions are published by the European Tire and Rim Technical Organization,

(iii) "J" if the nominal dimensions are published by the Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers' Association, Inc.,

(iv) "A" if the nominal dimensions are published by the Tyre and Rim Association of Australia,

(v) "B" if the nominal dimensions are published by the Associacao Latino Americana de Pneus e Aros (Brazil),

(vi) "S", if the nominal dimensions are published by the South African Bureau of Standards, or

(vii) "N", if the nominal dimensions are contained in the document that is referred to in paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule IV or paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule V to the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995 and required to be provided under subsection 7(1) of those Regulations;

(b) the rim size designation;

(c) in the case of a multipiece rim, the rim type designation;

(d) a designation that identifies the manufacturer of the rim by

(i) name,

(ii) trademark, or

(iii) symbol; and

(e) the date of manufacture of the rim, expressed in numerals showing

(i) the month, day and year, or

(ii) the month and year.

(7) The markings referred to in subsection (6) shall

(a) be in lettering not less than 3 mm (1/8 inch) high; and

(b) be impressed to a depth or embossed to a height of not less than 0.13 mm (.005 inch) as measured from the surrounding surface.

(8) The markings referred to in paragraphs (6)(a) to (c) shall appear on the weather side of the rim.

(9) The markings referred to in paragraphs (6)(d) and (e) may appear on any part of the rim.

(10) In the case of wheels of single piece construction, the markings referred to in subsection (6) may appear on the wheel disc.

(11) In the case of rims of multipiece construction,

(a) the markings referred to in subsection (6) shall appear on the rim base; and

(b) the markings referred to in paragraphs (6)(b) to (d) shall appear on each other part of the rim in addition to the rim base.

(12) Subject to subsection (14), the compliance label required by these Regulations shall display, after each GAWR,

(a) the size designation of tires appropriate for that GAWR;

SOR/2005-342 Coming into force September 1, 2007. Paragraph 120(12)(a) of Schedule IV is replaced by the following: (a) the size designation of tires appropriate for that GAWR, followed by the load range of the tires if it is marked on their sidewalls in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995;

(b) the size designation and, if applicable, the type designation of rims appropriate for the tires specified pursuant to paragraph (a); and

(c) the cold inflation pressure, in kilopascals or pounds per square inch, for the tires specified pursuant to paragraph (a).

(13) The tires specified pursuant to paragraph (12)(a) and the rims specified pursuant to paragraph (12)(b) need not be the tires and rims with which the vehicle is equipped.

(14) At the option of the manufacturer, the information required by subsection (12) may be listed on a separate tire information label applied to the vehicle in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations for a compliance label or, in the case of a motor tricycle or three-wheeled vehicle equipped with passenger car tires and tires other than passenger car tires, on the placard referred to in subsection 110(5).

Established by

SOR/79-340 9 April, 1979 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

amended by

SOR/79-696 28 September, 1979 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Subsections 120(6) to (11) of Schedule IV are revoked, effective September 27, 1979; and section 120 of Schedule IV by adding subsections (6) to (11), effective September 1, 1980.

SOR/87-451 30 July, 1987 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Subsection 120(1) of Schedule IV; subsection 120(3) of Schedule IV preceding paragraph (a); subsection 120(5) of Schedule IV; and subsection 120(6) of Schedule IV preceding paragraph (b).

SOR/94-670 25 October, 1994 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Subsection 120(1), 120(4) and 120(5) of Schedule IV.

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

Subsection 120(12) preceeding paragraph (a).

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 120(1) of Schedule IV is replaced; paragraphs 120(3)(a) to (c) of Schedule IV are replaced; subsection 120(4) of Schedule IV is replaced;  the portion of subsection 120(5) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; the portion of subsection 120(12) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; subsection 120(14) 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.

Subsections 120(1) and (2) of Schedule IV are replaced; Subparagraphs 120(5)(e)(i) and (ii) of Schedule IV are replaced; Subparagraphs 120(6)(a)(iv) to (viii) of Schedule IV are replaced; Subsection 120(14) of Schedule IV is replaced.

SOR/2005-342 15 November, 2005 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force 15 November, 2005

Paragraph 120(6)(a) of Schedule IV is amended by striking out the word "or" at the end of subparagraph (v) and by replacing subparagraph (vi).