MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

Standard 301

• PART IV - Fuel System Integrity (Standard 301)
• Established by

PART IV

Fuel System Integrity (Standard 301)

General

301. (1) Every passenger car and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less 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 Technical Standards Document No. 301, Fuel System Integrity, as amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as TSD 301).

(2) A school bus with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg 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 TSD 301.

Technical Standards Document No. 301

(3) Instead of being tested in accordance with paragraphs S6.2(a) and S6.3(a) of TSD 301, a vehicle referred to in subsection (1) may, at the option of the manufacturer, be tested in accordance with paragraphs S6.2(b) and S6.3(b) of TSD 301 before September 1, 2009.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph S7.1.6(c) of TSD 301, the unsecured mass at each designated seating position shall be 55 kg.

Expiry Date

(5) This section expires on February 28, 2009.

Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978.

amended by

SOR/80-158 21 February, 1980 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, into force September 30, 1980

Subsection 301(1) of Schedule IV; and subsections 301(5) to (8) of Schedule IV.

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

Paragraph 301(1)(b) and subsection 301(9) of Schedule IV.

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 of Schedule IV and the heading before it are replaced.

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

Section 301 of Schedule IV is replaced.