MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

Standard 114

• Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention (Standard 114)
• Established by

Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention (Standard 114)

114. (1) With the exception of a walk-in van, every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle, and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle and truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 114, Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention (TSD 114), as amended from time to time.

(2) The term "self-mobility" in TSD 114 means movement of a vehicle under its own power.

(3) Subsection (1) expires on January 1, 2010.

Immobilization System

(4) With the exception of a walk-in van and an emergency vehicle, every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle, and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle and truck with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less shall be equipped with an immobilization system that meets one of the following sets of requirements as modified by subsection (5), (6) or (7):

(a) section 3, subsection 4.3, sections 6 to 10 and subsections 12.1, 12.2 and 12.16 of National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S338-98, entitled Automobile Theft Deterrent Equipment and Systems: Electronic Immobilization (May 1998), published by the Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada;

(b) the general and particular specifications of an immobilizer that are set out in Part III of ECE Regulation No. 97, entitled Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicle Alarm Systems (VAS) and of Motor Vehicles with Regard to Their Alarm Systems (AS), as revised on October 14, 2002; or

(c) the general and particular specifications of an immobilizer that are set out in Part IV of ECE Regulation No. 116, entitled Uniform Technical Prescriptions Concerning the Protection of Motor Vehicles Against Unauthorized Use, as revised on March 6, 2006.

(5) The requirements set out in National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S338-98 are modified as follows:

(a) the requirements respecting non-OEM systems as defined in section 2, respecting local noise regulations and respecting radio frequency interference immunity do not apply; and

(b) a reference to a "manufacturer of an electronic immobilization system" is to be read as a reference to a "manufacturer".

(6) The requirements set out in Part III of ECE Regulation No. 97 are modified as follows:

(a) the aftermarket, type approval and radio emission requirements do not apply;

(b) for the purposes of section 31.7, the word "rapidly" means less than 5 minutes and the words "time consuming" mean at least 5 minutes;

(c) despite any statement to the contrary in sections 31.10 and 31.11, the immobilization system shall not have any impact on the vehicle's brake system; and

(d) for the purposes of section 32.4.1, the expression "maximum of 5 minutes" is replaced by the expression "a maximum of 1 minute".

(7) The requirements set out in Part IV of ECE Regulation No. 116 are modified as follows:

(a) the aftermarket, type approval and radio emission requirements do not apply;

(b) for the purposes of section 8.2.7, the word "rapidly" means less than 5 minutes and the expression "time consuming" means at least 5 minutes;

(c) despite any statement to the contrary in sections 8.2.10 and 8.2.11, the immobilization system shall not have any impact on the vehicle's brake system; and

(d) for the purposes of section 8.3.4.1, the expression "maximum of 5 minutes" is replaced by the expression "a maximum of 1 minute".

(8) A vehicle equipped with an immobilization system shall be accompanied by the following written information:

(a) instructions for operating and maintaining the system; and

(b) a warning not to leave in the vehicle a device or a combination that disarms or deactivates the system.

(9) The information shall be provided in English, French or both official languages, as requested by the first retail purchaser.

Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978.

amended by

SOR/79-940 6 December, 1979 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Section 116 of Schedule IV is renumbered as section 114.

SOR/95-164 28 March, 1995 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

The heading preceeding section 114 of Schedule IV of the French version; subsections 114(2) and (3) of Schedule IV; and subsection 114(5) of Schedule IV preceeding paragraph (a). Subsections 114(2), (2.1), (2.2), (2.3) and (3) come into force on September 28, 1995.

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

SOR/97-264 20 May, 1997 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, in force May 20, 1997

Subsections 114(1.1), (2.1) and (2.3) of Schedule IV; and section 114 of Schedule IV by adding subsection (6).

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 114(2)(c) and subsection 114(3) of Schedule IV.

SOR/2005-45 February 22 2005 pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 11 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, in force February 22 2005.

The heading before section 114 of Schedule IV is replaced; "Locking System" is added after subsection (1.1);  Subsection (2.11) is added after subsection (2.1); Subsection (7), (8) and (9) are added after subsection (6).

SOR/2007-246 November 1, 2007 pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act comes into force November 14, 2007.

Section 114 of Schedule IV and the headings before it are replaced.