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Vehicle inspection requirements manual (VIRM): Entry certification (new light vehicles)

Published: | Category: Vehicle inspection requirements manual (VIRM) , Manuals | Audiences: Certifiers, Vehicle inspectors & inspecting organisations

This manual applies to the entry inspection and certification of new motor vehicles.

This VIRM can now be found on the NZ Transport Agency's Vehicle inspection portal(external link).

Publication details

  • Author:
  • Published: October 2009
  • Version: Version 3 amendment 2 (effective from 1 August 2011)
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-478-34627-5
Order copies online from the NZTA retail website.
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