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Land Transport Rule: Seatbelts and Seatbelt Anchorages 2002

Incorporated by reference

Section/standard Title Source of material Version View the material Free of charge?
(Y/N)
Australian Design Rule 4 Seat Belts; 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/roads/motor/design/adr_online.aspx Yes
Australian Design Rule 5, Anchorages for Seat Belts and Child 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/roads/motor/design/adr_online.aspx Yes
Australian Design Rule 61/01; Vehicle marking 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/roads/motor/design/adr_online.aspx Yes
Australian Standard E35.1:1970, Seat belt assemblies for motor vehicles; Standards Australia 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 No
Australian Standard E35.2:1970 Seat belt assemblies (including retractors) for motor vehicles; Standards Australia 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 No
Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 2596:1995 Seat belt assemblies for motor vehicles; Standards Australia 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 No
British Standard AU 160c:1971, Specification for seat belt assemblies for motor vehicles; British Standards Institute 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 No
Chapter 565, Code of Federal Regulations 49 (49CFR565) Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements 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/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1 Yes
Council Directive 76/115/EEC Council Directive 76/115/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to anchorages for motor-vehicle safety belts; 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.
Yes
Council Directive 77/541/EEC Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems on 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.
Yes
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209 (49CFR571.209) Seat Belt Assemblies; 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/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1 Yes
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210 (49CFR571.210) Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages — Passenger Cars, Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, Trucks and Buses; 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/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1 Yes
ISO 3779; Vehicle Identification Number International Organization for Standardization 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 No
Japanese Industrial Standard D 4604-1988, Seat Belts for Automobiles; Japanese Standards Association 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 No
New Zealand Standard 1662:1969 Specification for seat belt assemblies for motor vehicles; Standards New Zealand 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 No
New Zealand Standard 5401:1982, Specification for seat belt assemblies for motor vehicles; Standards New Zealand 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 No
South African Bureau of Standards 1080-1983, Standard specification for restraining devices (safety belts) for occupants of adult build in motor vehicles (Revised requirements). South African Bureau of Standards 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 No
UN/ECE Regulation No. 14  Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to safety belt anchorages (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.13) 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  Yes
UN/EEC Regulation No. 16  Uniform provisions concerning the approval of safety belts and restraint systems for adult occupants of power-driven vehicles (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.15); 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  Yes
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
Yes
Technical Standard for Seat Belt Anchorages (Japan). Technical Standard for Seat Belt Anchorages (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 No
Technical Standard for Seat Belt Assemblies (Japan); Technical Standard for Seat Belt Assemblies (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 No


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