Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038) Fuel System Integrity for Three-wheeled Vehicles and Motorcycles (Standard 301.3)

Fuel System Integrity for Three-wheeled Vehicles and Motorcycles (Standard 301.3)

301.3 (1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J288, Snowmobile Fuel Tanks (revised version of November 1983), except that section 1 of that Practice does not apply.

(2) For the purposes of this section,

• (a) the word “should” in sections 3.2, 3.3 and 4.3 and in the footnote on page 5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be interpreted as expressing an obligation;

• (b) the words “snowmobile fuel” in sections 3.2, 4.3 and 4.5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be read as “unleaded gasoline”; and

• (c) the word “snowmobile” in sections 4.3 and 4.5 of SAE Recommended Practice J288 shall be read as “vehicle”.

(3) Subject to subsection (5), a motorcycle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion shall meet the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J1241, Fuel and Lubricant Tanks for Motorcycles (revised version of November 1999), except that section 1 of that Practice does not apply.

(4) For the purposes of this section,

• (a) the words “rated fuel capacity” in SAE Recommended Practice J1241 shall have the same meaning as “vehicle fuel tank capacity” as defined in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations; and

• (b) the words “significant effect” in sections 5.2.3 and 5.3.3 of SAE Recommended Practice J1241 shall be read as “any effect resulting in the cracking or leaking of the tank”.

(5) Instead of complying with subsection (3), a motorcycle that is equipped with a fuel system that uses a fuel with a boiling point of 0°C or higher as a source of energy for its propulsion may meet the requirements of the following parts of Chapter 6 of Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 17, 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, as amended from time to time,

• (a) Annex I, except that section 1.0 does not apply; and

• (b) Appendix 1 to Annex I, except that sections 2.2 and 4 of that Appendix do not apply.

(6) For the purposes of this section, the words “rated capacity” and “nominal capacity” in Annex I and Appendix 1 to Annex I of Chapter 6 of Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 17, 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles shall have the same meaning as “vehicle fuel tank capacity” as defined in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations.

(7) Motorcycles that are manufactured before September 1, 2004 need not comply with this section.