These lists show the Class MA vehicles (passenger cars) by make and model that manufacturers have advised as meeting (or not meeting) New Zealand's frontal impact requirements. For completeness we have included some lists that were produced at the time frontal-impact legislation was being implemented in various countries, and some of these lists have not been updated since then.
Please note that the information on these lists is supplied by vehicle manufacturers, and is not exhaustive. The NZ Transport Agency has taken every reasonable precaution to ensure the accuracy of this information. Contact an entry certifier if you are in doubt about any of the information in these lists.
The table below lists the frontal impact compliance status of some Class MA Ford vehicles first registered new in the Australian and Japanese markets.
You must read our pages on importing a vehicle in conjunction with this information.
Important: Some Ford Freda vehicles do not meet an approved frontal impact standard. If you have one of these please read this important notice relating to these vehicles.
| Model | Model code | Country of manufacture | Comply with a NZ approved frontal impact standard? | Which ones? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Falcon | Australia | Some | Only if they have a VIN that has an 11thcharacter* that is a T, V, W, X, Y, 1, or 2, or if the 11thdigit is an "S" and the vehicle has an ADR approval plate number of 10241, 10242, 10243 or 10244. | ||
| Festiva | D23PF | Korea | Some | From D23PF-200229 onwards | |
| D25PF | Some | From D25PF-200011 onwards | |||
| Focus | Europe | Some | Only if they have a VIN that has an 11thcharacter*that is a Y, 1, or 2. | ||
| Galaxy | Europe | No | - | ||
| Ka | Europe | Some | Only if they have a VIN that has an 11thcharacter* that is an X, Y, 1, or 2. | ||
| Laser | BHA3PF | Japan | Yes | All | |
| BHA5PF | Yes | All | |||
| BHA5SF | Yes | All | |||
| BHA6RF | Yes | All | |||
| BHA7PF | Yes | All | |||
| BHA7RF | Yes | All | |||
| BHA8PF | Yes | All | |||
| BHA8SF | Yes | All | |||
| Laser | BHALPF | Yes | All | ||
| BHALSF | Yes | All | |||
| BJ3PF | Yes | All | |||
| BJ5PF | Yes | All | |||
| BJ5WF | Yes | All | |||
| BJ8WF | Yes | All | |||
| BJEPF | Yes | All | |||
| Mondeo | Europe | Some | Only if they have a VIN that has an 11thcharacter* that is an R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, 1, or 2. | ||
| Probe | USA | Some | Only if they have a VIN that has a 10thcharacter* that is an R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, 1, or 2. | ||
| Taurus | USA | Some | Only if they have a VIN that has a 10thcharacter* that is a T, V, W, X, Y, 1, or 2. | ||
| Telstar | CG2PPF | Japan | Yes | All | |
| CG2SPF | Yes | All | |||
| CG2SRF | Yes | All | |||
| Telstar Wagon | GV8WF | Japan | Some | From GV8WF-203034 onwards | |
| GVERF | Some | From GVERF-301592 onwards | |||
| GVEWF | Yes | All | |||
| GVFRF | Some | From GVFRF-200452 onwards | |||
| GVFWF | Some | From GVFWF-300407 onwards | |||
Note: For vehicles manufactured in the USA the 10th character of the VIN denotes the model year as per the table below.
For vehicles manufactured in Australia and Europe the 11th character of the VIN denotes the year of manufacture, as per the table below.
|
VIN character
|
Year
|
|---|---|
|
R
|
1994
|
|
S
|
1995
|
|
T
|
1996
|
|
V
|
1997
|
|
W
|
1998
|
|
X
|
1999
|
|
Y
|
2000
|
|
1
|
2001
|
|
2
|
2002
|
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Last updated: 28 April 2006
