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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038)
Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4 536 KG (Standard 120)
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- Regulatory Initiatives (specific to the regulation section)
- Government Notices (specific to the regulation section)
Statutory Text
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Consolidated text
- Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038)
Regulatory Initiatives and Government Notices updated to 2012.02.11
Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4 536 KG (Standard 120)
General
120. (1) Every motor vehicle with a GVWR of more than 4 536 kg, except vehicles imported temporarily for special purposes, every three-wheeled vehicle equipped with tires other than passenger car tires, every motorcycle except motor tricycles equipped with passenger car tires, and every tire rim manufactured for use on those vehicles shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4,536 kg (TSD 120), as amended from time to time.
Technical Standards Document No. 120
(2) In addition to the requirements set out in section S5.1.3 of TSD 120, used or retreaded tires installed on a bus, trailer, trailer converter dolly or truck shall
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(a) not have been the subject of a notice of defect;
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(b) have a tread depth greater than 1.5 mm; and
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(c) have been originally manufactured to comply with
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(i) in the case of used tires, the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995, and
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(ii) in the case of retreaded tires, Schedule V to the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995, the United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119 or the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS D4230.
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(3) The label information specified in section S5.3 of TSD 120 shall be in both official languages.
(4) The following definitions apply for the purposes of TSD 120.
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“load rating” means the maximum load a tire is rated to carry at a given inflation pressure. (charge nominale)
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“maximum load rating” means the load rating at the maximum permissible inflation pressure for that tire. (limite de charge nominale)
Load Range Identification Symbol
(5) In the case of vehicles equipped with light-truck tires, the load range identification symbol shall appear on the compliance label required by section 6 of these Regulations or on the tire information label.
Compliance
(6) Compliance with subsection (3) is only required after August 31, 2009.
Expiry Date
(7) This section expires on August 1, 2013.
- SOR/79-340, s. 3;
- SOR/79-696, ss. 1, 2;
- SOR/87-451, s. 1;
- SOR/94-670, s. 2(F);
- SOR/95-147, s. 10;
- SOR/2002-55, ss. 15, 21;
- SOR/2003-272, s. 17;
- SOR/2005-342, s. 3;
- SOR/2006-94, s. 4(E);
- SOR/2008-258, s. 9.
Regulatory Initiatives (specific to the regulation section)
Depending on the date, amendments listed may not yet be included in the consolidated text.
Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations (proposed)
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 146, No. 6 — February 11, 2012
Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations (proposed)
Government Notices (specific to the regulation section)
No current notices.
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