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Land Transport Rule: Head Restraints 2001

Incorporated by reference

Section/standard Title Source of material Version View the material Free of charge?
(Y/N)
Australian Design Rule 22 Head Restraints Department of Infrastructure and Transport (Australia) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. www.infrastructure.gov.au Y
Council Directive 78/932/EEC Council Directive of 16 October 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to head restraints of seats of motor vehicles. European Commission (EU) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_naturel.do
or
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_consolidated.do for consolidated text.
Y
Council Directive 96/37/EC Council Directive of 22 July 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (strength of seats and their anchorages) as amended by Commission Directive 96/37/EC of 17 June 1996 (74/408/EEC as amended by 96/37/EC); European Commission (EU) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_naturel.do
or
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_consolidated.do for consolidated text.
Y
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 202 (49CFR571.202) Head Restraints - Passenger Cars; Department of Transport (USA) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  www.access.gpo.gov Y
UN/ECE Regulation No. 17 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the seats, their anchorages and any head restraints (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.16); United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  http://live.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs.html  Y
UN/ECE Regulation No. 25  Uniform provisions concerning the approval of head restraints (headrests), whether or not incorporated in vehicle seats (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add 24); United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  http://live.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs.html  Y
Technical Standard for Head Restraints (Japan). Technical Standard for Head Restraints (Japan). Japan Automobile Standards Internationalization Center (JASIC) in the Automobile Type Approval Handbook for Japanese Certification. Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library N
Low Volume Vehicle Code Low Volume Vehicle Code Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association   www.lvvta.org.nz/documents.html#standards;
Hard copy Available for viewing at NZTA Library
Y


Abbreviations
ABG Allgemeine Bauartgenehmigung
ADR  Australian Design Rule
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AS Australian Standard
BS British Standard
EEC, EC European Economic Community, European Communities
FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
JIS Japanese Industrial Standard
LTSA Land Transport Safety Authority of New Zealand 
MoT Ministry of Transport, New Zealand
NZS  New Zealand Standard
SABS South African Bureau Standards
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
UN/ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNRTDG  United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model Regulations