YELLOW DRAFT Land Transport Rule
Vehicle Equipment Amendment [2007]
Rule 32017/2
Draft for public comment
Land Transport Rules are produced for the Minister of Transport. Rules are drafted in plain language to reach a wide audience, and are refined in response to consultation.
This is the yellow (public consultation) draft of Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment Amendment [2007] (Rule 32017/2). Submissions have now closed.
Contents
Part 1 Rule requirements
Section 2 Amendments relating to equipment requirements
- 2.1 Scope of the Rule
- 2.2 Audible warning devices
- 2.3 Speedometers
- 2.4 Sun visors
- 2.5 Mudguards
- 2.6 Exhaust systems
Section 3 Modification and repair
Section 4 Amendments to definitions
Section 5 Amendments to Schedules
Part 2 Schedules
Part 1 Rule requirements
Section 1 Application
1.1 Title
1.1(1) This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment Amendment [2007].
1.1(2) This Rule amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment 2004.
1.2 Date when Rule comes into force
This Rule comes into force on [Date].
Section 2 Amendments relating to equipment requirements
2.1 Scope of the Rule
Subclause 1.2(b) is amended by inserting “vehicle noise, vehicle exhaust noise emissions and” before “child restraints”.
2.2 Audible warning devices
Subclause 2.1(3) is amended by omitting “the Schedule” and substituting “Schedule 1”.
2.3 Speedometers
Subclause 2.2(2) is amended by omitting “the Schedule” and substituting “Schedule 1”.
2.4 Sun visors
Subclause 2.3(3) is amended by omitting “the Schedule” and substituting “Schedule 1”.
2.5 Mudguards
Paragraph 2.4(7)(a) is amended by omitting “the Schedule” and substituting “Schedule 1”.
2.6 Exhaust systems
2.6(1) Subclause 2.7(1) is amended by omitting “the Schedule” and substituting “Schedule 1”.
2.6(2) Clause 2.7 is amended by revoking subclause (3) and substituting the following subclauses:
“2.7(3) The noise output from a motor vehicle in Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 that is entering or re-entering service in New Zealand must not exceed:
“(a) the applicable maximum decibel level in Schedule 2, when tested in accordance with one of the following:
- “(i) the vehicle drive-by test in I.S.O. Recommendation R 362, Measurement of Noise Emitted by Vehicles or British Standard 3425, Method for the Measurement of Noise Emitted by Motor Vehicles;
- “(ii) SAE J1470, Measurement of Noise Emitted by Accelerating Highway Vehicles;
- “(iii) ADR 28/01, External Noise of Motor Vehicles;
- “(iv) TRIAS 20: 1996 Noise test procedure for motor vehicles (measurement procedure for acceleration running noise level); or
“(b) the applicable maximum decibel level for entry or re-entry in Schedule 3, when tested in accordance with the Low Volume Vehicle Code.
“2.7(3A) The noise output from a standard or repaired exhaust system of a motor vehicle in Schedule 3 that is operated in service:
“(a) must be less than, or similar to, the noise output from the vehicle’s original exhaust system; or
“(b) must not exceed the applicable maximum decibel level for operation in service in Schedule 3, when tested in accordance with the Low Volume Vehicle Code.
“2.7(3B) The noise output from the exhaust system of any other motor vehicle must not be noticeably and significantly louder than it would have been when the vehicle was manufactured with its original exhaust system.
Section 3 Modification and repair
3.1 Modification
Clause 3.1 is amended by inserting the following subclauses after 3.1(1):
- “3.1(1A) Subject to 3.1(1B), if a light motor vehicle in Schedule 3 is modified so as to increase the vehicle’s exhaust noise output, the exhaust system must be certified under the Low Volume Vehicle Code in accordance with Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002.
- “3.1(1B) Subclause 3.1(1A) does not apply if the vehicle’s increased exhaust noise output is clearly below the maximum decibel level specified in Schedule 3.”
Section 4 Amendments to definitions
4.1 Insertion of new definitions
Part 2 is amended by inserting the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical order:
“Enter service has the same meaning as it has in Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002.
“Operation in service has the same meaning as it has in Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002.
“Re-enter service has the same meaning as it has in Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002.”
Section 5 Amendments to Schedules
5.1 Insertion of new definitions
The heading to Part 3 is revoked and “Schedule 1” is substituted.
5.2 Insertion of new definitions
Part 3 is amended by adding the schedules set out in Part 2 of this Rule.
Part 2 Schedules
New Schedules inserted into Part 3
Schedule 2 Maximum decibel levels – drive-by test
[Ref. 2.7(3)(a)]
| Vehicle class | dBA |
|---|---|
LA, LB |
77 |
LC, LD, LE (with engine capacity of 125 cm3 or less) |
82 |
LC, LD, LE (with engine capacity of more than 125 cm3) |
86 |
MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2, and NA |
81 |
MD3, MD4, ME, NB, and NC (with power output of 150 kW or less) |
86 |
MD3, MD4, ME, NB, and NC (with power output of more than 150 kW) |
88 |
Schedule 3 Maximum decibel levels – stationary test
[Refs. 2.7(3)(b); 2.7(3A)(b); 3.1(1B)]
| Vehicle class | Maximum noise level dBA on entry or re-entry | Maximum noise level dBA in service |
|---|---|---|
| LA, LB | 91 | 91 |
| LC, LD, LE (with engine capacity of 125 cm3 or less) | 96 | 96 |
| LC, LD, LE (with engine capacity of more than 125 cm3) | 100 | 100 |
| MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2, and NA -if first registered in New Zealand before 1 January 2010 -if first registered outside New Zealand before 1 January 1985 and first registered in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2010 - if first registered outside New Zealand on or after 1 January 1985 and first registered in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2010 -if a new vehicle first registered in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2010 |
95 95 93 90 |
95 95 93 93 |
YELLOW DRAFT Land Transport Rule - Vehicle Equipment Amendment - Rule 32017/2
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