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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038) Seat Belt Assemblies (Standard 209)

Enabling Statute: Motor Vehicle Safety Act



Statutory Text

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Consolidated text


Regulation consolidated to 2011.12.07
Regulatory Initiatives and Government Notices updated to 2012.02.11

Seat Belt Assemblies (Standard 209)

  • [SOR/95-536, s. 7(F);
  • SOR/2011-238, s. 4]

209. (1) Every passenger car, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, low-speed vehicle, three-wheeled vehicle and enclosed motorcycle shall be equipped with seat belt assemblies that conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies (TSD 209), as amended from time to time.

(2) The pelvic restraint of a Type 2 manual seat belt assembly that is equipped with a detachable upper torso restraint shall meet all requirements for a Type 1 seat belt assembly set out in these Regulations.

(3) The webbing of a seat belt assembly shall not transfer colour to a crock cloth, either wet or dry, to a greater degree than Rating 3 on the Chromatic Transference Scale specified in AATCC Evaluation Procedure 8, AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transference Scale (2002 revision).

(4) Compliance of the webbing of a seat belt assembly with the requirements of subsection (3) shall be determined by testing the webbing from three seat belt assemblies in accordance with the procedure specified in AATCC Test Method 8-2005, Colorfastness to Crocking: AATCC Crockmeter Method.

(5) The webbing of a seat belt assembly shall not stain to a greater degree than Rating 2 on the Chromatic Transference Scale specified in the AATCC Evaluation Procedure 8, AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transference Scale (2002 revision).

(6) Compliance of the webbing of a seat belt assembly with the requirements of subsection (5) shall be determined by testing the webbing from three seat belt assemblies in accordance with the procedure specified in AATCC Test Method 107-2002, Colorfastness to Water, except:

  • (a) the test solution shall be freshly boiled distilled water;

  • (b) the AATCC perspiration tester shall be used;

  • (c) on removal from the oven, the test specimen shall be hung to dry for four hours; and

  • (d) the AATCC Chromatic Transference Scale shall be used to evaluate the staining of the multifiber test fabric.

(7) A reference in TSD 209 to a standard published by ASTM or AATCC that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection may be read as a reference to the standard set out opposite that standard in column 2 of the table.

TABLE

Item Column 1 Column 2
1. AATCC Test Method 30 – 1981, Fungicides Evaluation on Textiles: Mildew and Rot Resistance of Textiles AATCC Test Method 30 – 2004, Antifungal Activity, Assessment on Textile Materials: Mildew and Rot Resistance of Textile Materials
2. ASTM B 117 – 73, Standard Method of Salt Spray (Fog) Testing ASTM B 117 – 03, Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
3. ASTM B 456 – 79, Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Copper Plus Nickel Plus Chromium and Nickel Plus Chromium ASTM B 456 – 03, Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Copper Plus Nickel Plus Chromium and Nickel Plus Chromium
4. ASTM D 756 – 78, Standard Practice for Determination of Weight and Shape Changes of Plastics Under Accelerated Service Conditions ASTM D 756 – 93, Standard Practice for Determination of Weight and Shape Changes of Plastics Under Accelerated Service Conditions
5. ASTM E 4 – 79, Standard Methods of Load Verification of Testing Machines ASTM E 4 – 07, Standard Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
6. ASTM G 23 – 81, Standard Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus (Carbon-Arc Type) With and Without Water for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials ASTM G 152 – 06, Standard Practice for Operating Open Flame Carbon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials

(8) For the purposes of S4.1(e) of TSD 209, the first sentence of the section shall be read without reference to the words “readily accessible to the occupant to permit his easy and rapid removal from the assembly”.

(9) Sections S4.1(g) and (m), S4.5(b) and S4.6 of TSD 209 do not apply.

(10) The instructions referred to in S4.1(l) of TSD 209 shall be provided in the English and French versions of the owner’s manual.

(11) The requirements relating to non-locking retractors provided in S4.1(l), S4.3(h) and S5.2(h) and (k) of TSD 209 do not apply.

(12) A Type 1 or Type 2 seat belt assembly that includes a load-limiter and that does not meet the elongation requirements of S4.2(c), S4.4(a)(2) or S4.4(b)(4) or (5) of TSD 209 may be installed only at a front outboard seating position that is equipped with a frontal air bag.

(13) This section expires on January 31, 2016.


Regulatory Initiatives (specific to the regulation section)

Depending on the date, amendments listed may not yet be included in the consolidated text.

Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (proposed)

Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 145, No. 48 — November 26, 2011
Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (proposed)

Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Standards 105, 106, 116, 118, 123, 124, 131, 135, 209, 301, 302, 305, 401 and 500)

Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 145, No. 23 — November 9, 2011
Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Standards 105, 106, 116, 118, 123, 124, 131, 135, 209, 301, 302, 305, 401 and 500)
SOR/2011-238 October 27, 2011
CIF November 9, 2011.

Government Notices (specific to the regulation section)

No current notices.




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Date modified:
2012-05-14