MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

Standard 301.2

• CNG Fuel System Integrity (Standard 301.2)
• Established by

CNG Fuel System Integrity (Standard 301.2)

301.2. (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (3.1), a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of subsection (2) when tested in accordance with Test Method 301.2 — CNG Fuel System Integrity (February 28, 2004),

(a) in the case of a vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less,

(i) by the vehicle impacting a fixed collision barrier that is at any angle of up to 30º in either direction to the perpendicular to the vehicle's line of travel while the vehicle is travelling longitudinally forward at any speed up to and including 48 km/h,

(ii) by a collision barrier travelling at 48 km/h impacting the vehicle from the rear, and

(iii) by a collision barrier travelling at 32 km/h impacting the vehicle laterally on either side; and

(b) in the case of a vehicle with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg, by a moving contoured barrier assembly travelling at any speed up to and including 48 km/h impacting the vehicle at any point and any angle.

(1.1) Instead of being tested in accordance with subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), a vehicle referred to in subsection (1) may be tested in accordance with paragraph S6.2(b) of TSD 301, except for the fuel spillage requirements, under the applicable conditions set out in sections 3.2 to 3.4 of Test Method 301.2 — CNG Fuel System Integrity (February 28, 2004) and paragraph S7.3(b) of TSD 301.

(1.2) Instead of being tested in accordance with subparagraph (1)(a)(iii), a vehicle referred to in subsection (1) may be tested in accordance with paragraph S6.3(b) of TSD 301, except for the fuel spillage requirements, under the applicable conditions set out in sections 3.2 to 3.4 of Test Method 301.2 — CNG Fuel System Integrity (February 28, 2004) and paragraph S7.2(b) of TSD 301.

(1.3) Subsections (1.1) and (1.2) expire on the day that TSD 301 expires.

(2) When a vehicle is tested in accordance with subsection (1), (1.1) or (1.2),

(a) the fuel container shall remain attached to the vehicle at a minimum of one attachment point; and

(b) when the pressure in the high-pressure portion of the fuel system is the greater of the maximum operating pressure and 20 680 kPa, this pressure shall not decrease during the 60-minute period after each impact by more than the greater of

(i) 1 062 kPa, and

(ii) the product, expressed in kPa, obtained using the following formula:

895 (T/V_FS)

where

T is the ambient temperature of the test gas in degrees Kelvin, and

V_FS is the volume of the high-pressure portion of the fuel system in litres.

(3) Instead of complying with subsection (1), a vehicle, other than a school bus, that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion may comply with section 4 of the version of Canadian Standards Association Standard CSA B109, Natural Gas for Vehicles Installation Code, that is in effect 24 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer's information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard, except that the following requirements do not apply:

(a) any requirement to obtain an approval from, or to act under the supervision of, an authority having jurisdiction or the boiler and pressure vessel inspection authority of a province or territory; and

(b) any requirement respecting inspection, service or repair after the main assembly of the vehicle has been completed.

(3.1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall comply with the standard referred to in subsection (3).

(4) Only a CNG cylinder that is marked in accordance with the marking requirements in one of the following standards to indicate that the cylinder complies with that standard may be installed on a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion:

(a) the version of Canadian Standards Association Standard CSA B51, Part 2, High-Pressure Cylinders for the Onboard Storage of Natural Gas as a Fuel for Automotive Vehicles, that is in effect 24 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer's information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard; or

(b) the version of American National Standard ANSI/AGA - NGV2, Basic Requirements for Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fuel Containers, that is in effect 24 months before the date of the last manufacturing operation performed by the manufacturer who installed the fuel system, as shown on the manufacturer's information label, or the date of manufacture of the completed vehicle, as shown on the vehicle compliance label, or a more recent version of that Standard.

(5) A manufacturer of a vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses CNG as a source of energy for its propulsion shall provide to the Minister, on request, information respecting the version of the standards referred to in subsections (3) and (4) with which the vehicle complies.

(6) [repealed by SOR/2004-89]

Established by

SOR/82-754 29 July, 1982 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective January 1, 1983

Schedule IV by adding section 301.2.

SOR/95-77 31 January, 1995 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Revoked and replaced.

SOR/2001-152 26 April, 2001 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, into force May 26, 2001

Section 301.2 of Schedule IV and the heading before it are replaced.

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.

The portions of subsection 301.2(3) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; paragraphs 301.2(4)(a) and (b) of Schedule IV are 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 301.2(1) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; The portion of subsection 301.2(3) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; Section 301.2 of Schedule IV is amended by adding subsection (3.1) after subsection (3); Schedule IV is amended by adding section 301.1 after section 301.2.

SOR/2004-89 22 April, 2004 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force 22 April, 2004.

The portion of subsection 301.2(1) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; Section 301.2 of Schedule IV is amended by adding subsections (1.1), (1.2) and (1.3) following after subsection (1); The portion of subsection 301.2(2) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; Subsection 301.2(6) of Schedule IV is repealed. 

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

Subsections 301.2(1.1) and (1.2) of Schedule IV are replaced.