Low Volume Vehicle Code of the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association Incorporated

LOW VOLUME
VEHICLE CODE

Developed and issued by the

Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association
Incorporated
with the approval of the
Director of Land Transport New Zealand

1 July 2007

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Amendment Record Sheet

# Details of amendment Issue date Effective date Gazette ref.
1. Initial issue 01.11.98 01.11.98

2. Complete reissue to incorporate 15.01.2001 01.03.2001 22 Feb 2001

detail revisions #397 au1317
3 Revisions to accommodate 20 June 2002
Authority Cards and LT Rule 23.04.2002 01.05.2002 #67 au4108
amendments
4 Revision to add LVV certification 01.05.04 01.06.2004
Plate affixing details, and other
minor revisions and detail
changes
5 Reissue to accommodate the 20.10.2006 20.10.2006 5 October
transfer of the LVV certification 2006
plate production operations from # au6904
Land Transport NZ to LVVTA,
and other revisions and detail
changes.
6 Revision to change procedures in 01.07.2007 01.07.2007
relation to the delegation of LVV
certification plate affixing, and
other minor detail changes.

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Contents
Overview

Part 1 Purpose, scope and development

1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope
1.3 Development and approval
1.4 Revocation
1.5 Master copies of the Code

Part 2 Implementation of the Code and LVV Standards

2.1 When LVV Certification is required

2.2 Who carries out LVV Certification
2.3 When a vehicle qualifies for LVV Certification
2.4 What a survey for LVV Certification must establish
2.5 Other requirements for LVV Certification survey
2.6 Road test requirements for LVV Certification survey
2.7 Statement of Compliance
2.8 Action where a vehicle is not a LVV
2.9 The LVV Certification Plate
2.10 Fitting of the LVV Certification Plate
2.11 Repairs
2.12 LVV Authority Cards
2.13 Exemptions
2.14 General provisions
2.15 Fees and royalties

Annex 1 LVV Standards incorporated

Annex 2 LVV form-set documents incorporated
Annex 3 Specific purposes covered by LVV Authority Card

Terms and definitions

LVVTA Member Associations
LVVTA contact details

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Overview
The Low Volume Vehicle Code of Practice has been developed to ensure that scratch built
vehicles and modified production vehicles are safe to be operated on the road and comply as
closely as practical with the legal safety requirements applying to production vehicles.

The Low Volume Vehicle Code of Practice incorporates both this Low Volume Vehicle Code
[‘the Code’], which is contained in the following pages, and the Low Volume Vehicle
Technical Association Inc. [‘LVVTA’] Certification Manual.

Part 2 of the Code sets out requirements for the inspecting, certifying and plating of low
volume vehicles. The Code also incorporates by reference Low Volume Vehicle Standards
[‘LVV Standards’], which must be met when it is not practical to test modifications against
the international standards applying to production vehicles.

The LVVTA Manual and the LVVTA Information Sheets provide information on the way
that certification processes can be properly carried out, together with technical information
about the LVV Standards. The LVVTA Member Technical Manuals provide advice on the
best practice for the safe modification of vehicles for various purposes.

Low Volume Vehicle Code of Practice

Low Volume Vehicle Code Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association Inc.
[‘Code’] Manual

Low Volume Vehicle Standards Low Volume Vehicle

[‘LVV Standards’] LVVTA Information Technical Association
Sheets Member Technical Manuals

LVV Form-sets

Part 1 of the Code sets out procedures for developing and approving the Code itself and the
LVV Standards. The Code is legally binding because it is incorporated by reference within
the Land Transport Compliance Rule 2002 35001/1 [‘Rules’] made by the Minister of
Transport, and because it is gazetted as an alternative standard under the Transport (Vehicle
Standards) Regulations 1990 [‘VSR90’]. Where any conflict or inconsistency is identified
between the Code and any Land Transport Rules, the requirements in the Rules will prevail.

Additional LVV Standards will come into force progressively over time, in many cases in
step with the corresponding Rules, and all will be applied as set out in this Code. For as
long as no LVV Standard is in force for a particular component or system, either the
relevant LVV Information Sheet or the general provisions of the technical manual of the
appropriate LVVTA member association may be used as the guide in determining whether a
vehicle is safe to be operated on the road.

Copies of the Code, and the LVV Standards as they come into force, are available to the
public, free of charge, from the LVVTA website, www.lvvta.org.nz.

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Part 1 Purpose, scope and development

1.1 Purpose

1.1(1) The purpose of the Code is to set out requirements for providing assurance
that, before being allowed to be operated on the road, scratch-built vehicles
and modified production vehicles:

(a) are safe to be operated on the road; and

(b) comply as closely as practical with the legal safety requirements

applying to production vehicles of the same class and date of
manufacture.

1.2 Scope

1.2(1) The Code applies to motor vehicles that are either scratch-built vehicles or
modified production vehicles either:

(a) of classes LC, LD, LE1, LE2, MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2, and NA; or

(b) that are vehicles of a class not in Table-A that do not exceed 3500 kg
GVM.

NOTE 1: MA, MB, and MC classes have no upper gross vehicle mass (GVM) limit, therefore an MA,
MB, or MC-class vehicle can exceed 3500 kilograms GVM, and can still be subject to the
Low Volume Vehicle Code.

NOTE 2: Details of the classes referred to above can be found within Table-A of the Land Transport
Compliance Rule 2002 35001/1.

1.2(2) The Code specifies inter alia:

(a) in Part 1, requirements for developing and implementing the Code and
LVV Standards; and

(b) in Part 2, requirements for:

(i) determining whether or not a modification has affected

compliance of a vehicle with an applicable requirement; and

(ii) inspecting, certifying, and plating of LVVs.

1.2(3) The LVV Standards listed in Annex 1, the form-set documents listed in Annex
2, together with any amendments to those standards and documents made
after this version of the Code comes into force, are hereby incorporated into
the Code.

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1.2(4) Additional guidance and explanatory or technical material, including the

LVVTA Manual, the LVVTA Information Sheets and the LVVTA member
technical manuals, may be used to assist in implementing the Code including
the LVV Standards.

1.3 Development and approval

1.3(1) The LVVTA, through consultation with its member associations, the Director,
and interested industry bodies and members of the public, develops the Code
and the LVV Standards.

1.3(2) Both the Code, including the LVV Standards, and any amendments to the
Code or the LVV Standards, must be approved by the Member Council of the
LVVTA and the Director before they can come into force.

1.3(3) Approval by the LVVTA and the Director is indicated by a signature and date
placed on page 1 of the Code, and on page 1 of each LVV Standard, by an
authorised representative of the LVVTA and the Director.

1.3(4) The Code, and any amendments to the Code, come into force from the
application date specified by notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

1.3(5) LVV Standards and Form-set documents already incorporated into the Code,
or authorised for future incorporation into the Code, are listed in Annex 1 or
Annex 2 of the Code, as applicable.

1.3(6) The LVV Standards, and any amendments to the LVV Standards, come into
force from the application date specified on the Title page of each LVV
Standard.

1.3(7) A LVV Standard made under one version of the Code shall remain in force
until it is amended or revoked, even if the Code under which the LVV
Standard was made is amended.

1.4 Revocation

1.4(1) Where the Director believes, on reasonable grounds relating to safety, and
after reasonable consultation with the LVVTA, that any provisions of the
Code or of any LVV Standard are not appropriate or sufficient, the Director
may, by notice given to the LVVTA, revoke any such provisions (including
the whole of the Code or any such Standard), and the revocation shall take
effect from such date as the Director specifies in that notice of revocation.

1.4(2) Where notice is given under 1.4(1) the Director and/or the LVVTA must take
such steps as may be reasonably necessary to advise LVV Certifiers of the
revocation, but no notice shall be invalid because of any failure to so advise.

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1.5 Master copies of the Code

1.5(1) There are two master copies of the Code and each LVV Standard:

(a) one held by the LVVTA; and

(b)one held by the Director.

1.5(2) Each master copy of the Code and LVV Standard must consist of a full set of
documentation. Each page must contain:

(a) a sequential page number; and

(b)the date of issue or amendment;

1.5(3) All copies of the Code, including the LVV Standards, must incorporate an
amendment record document to verify that amendments have been
incorporated in the Code or LVV Standard as applicable.

Part 2 Implementation of the Code and the LVV Standards

2.1 When LVV Certification is required

2.1(1) To be operated on the road, a LVV must be certified for compliance with the
Code.

2.1(2) A LVV must be certified for compliance with the Code when the vehicle
concerned:

(a) is being certified for first registration in New Zealand or re-registration

in New Zealand; or

(b)has been modified whilst registered so as to affect compliance with

applicable requirements.

2.2 Who carries out LVV Certification

2.2(1) Certification of a LVV must only be carried out by a LVV Certifier appointed
by the Director to certify that type of vehicle.

2.3 When a vehicle qualifies for LVV Certification

2.3(1) A scratch-built vehicle to which 2.1(2)(a) applies must be LVV certified only
if there is adequate assurance that the vehicle:

(a) is safe to be operated on the road; and

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(b) is designed and constructed using materials and components that are
fit for their purpose; and

(c) complies with all other applicable requirements.

2.3(2) A modified vehicle is not required to be LVV certified, or further certified

where it is a scratch-built vehicle to which 2.1(2)(b) applies, in order to be
operated on the road if there is adequate assurance that the modifications have
not affected compliance with any applicable requirement, for one or more of
the following reasons:

(a) the modifications do not directly or indirectly affect any of those

components or systems that have to comply with an applicable
requirement; or

(b) the modified vehicle is within safe tolerance of the original state of the
vehicle when manufactured or previously modified; or

(c) the modifications are listed within the LVVTA LVV Modification
Threshold Schedule; or

(d) the modified vehicle is authorised by an LVV Authority Card, for a

specific purpose listed in Annex 3, and the owner can present such
authorisation that approves each modification subject to an applicable
requirement, in the form of a valid LVV Authority Card held in the
name of that owner, to a vehicle inspector or inspection organisation.

2.3(3) Subject to 2.3(2), a modified vehicle must be LVV certified only if:

(a) there is adequate assurance that the modifications:

(i) have not compromised the safe operation of the vehicle; and

(ii) are designed and constructed using materials and components that
are fit for the purpose; and

(iii) have not compromised the vehicle’s compliance with all other
applicable requirements;

and

(b) in the case of a vehicle which has been modified whilst registered,
including a scratch-built vehicle to which 2.1(2)(b) applies, there is
adequate assurance that the vehicle as a whole complies with all other
applicable requirements.

2.3(4) A LVV must be declined certification where there is reason to believe the
vehicle does not comply with the requirements of 2.3(1) or 2.3(3).

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2.3(5) For a vehicle to qualify for LVV Certification the vehicle must first be
inspected in accordance with 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6.

2.3(6) For an unregistered modified production vehicle to be inspected it must first

have both its identity verified and its original standards compliance
established by an inspecting organisation prior to registration, appointed
under 2.2(1)(e) of Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002
35001/1.

2.4 What an inspection for LVV Certification must establish

2.4(1) For scratch-built vehicles, except where one or more of 2.5(1), 2.5(2) or 2.5(3)
apply, the LVV Certifier must inspect the whole vehicle to establish:

(a) the effect of the materials and components used in constructing the
vehicle on the vehicle’s compliance with applicable requirements; and

(b) the collective influence of all the materials and components used on the
fitness for purpose of the vehicle; and

(c) that the vehicle complies with the general safety requirements for in-
service fitness.

2.4(2) For modified production vehicles, except where 2.5(1) or 2.5(2) or 2.5(3)
apply, the LVV Certifier must inspect the whole vehicle to establish:

(a) the presence of each modification; and

(b) the effect of each modification on the vehicle’s compliance with

applicable requirements; and

(d) the collective influence of all the modifications on the fitness for
purpose of the vehicle; and

(d)where a vehicle has been modified after registration, that the

vehicle complies with the general safety requirements for in-
service fitness.

2.4(3) All LVV inspections must provide the information required by the appropriate
form-set documents listed in Annex 2 or, where there is no form-set document
listed in Annex 2, a relevant checklist approved by the LVVTA.

2.5 Other requirements for LVV Certification inspection

2.5(1) Where a LVV Certification Plate is already affixed to the vehicle, the LVV
Certifier may apply the requirements of 2.4(1)(a) or 2.4(2)(b) only to those
components and systems that have been modified since the previous LVV
Certification, or have been affected by a modification that is being certified.

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2.5(2) Where a vehicle is modified to enable its operation by, or carriage of people
with disabilities together with or without other persons, the LVV Certifier
may apply the requirements of 2.4(1) or 2.4(2) only to those components and
systems that are modified for that purpose, provided:

(a) no modifications that affect compliance with applicable requirements

are present for purposes other than to enable vehicle operation by, or
carriage of people with disabilities together with or without other
persons; or

(b) the LVV Certifier responsible for the LVV Certification of the vehicle
provides evidence from another LVV Certifier that the modifications
that exist for other purposes comply with 2.4(1) or 2.4(2).

2.5(3) The LVV Certifier, instead of inspecting the whole vehicle, may exclude the
requirements of 2.4(1)(c) and 2.4(2)(d) if:

(a) the vehicle is not an unregistered scratch-built vehicle; and

(b) another Certifier has completed a warrant of fitness or certificate of

fitness check-sheet no more than fourteen days prior to the current
inspection; and

(c) the LVV Certifier has no reason to believe that any item which the
other Certifier has shown as passed on the check-sheet:

(i) has been modified, or further modified, so that a component or

system covered by an applicable requirement is directly or
indirectly affected; or

(ii) has been subject to repair since the date of completion of the
check sheet.

2.6 Road test requirements for inspections

2.6(1) All inspections must incorporate the road testing requirements, if applicable,
specified within Section 4 of the LVVTA LVV Operating Requirements
Schedule.

2.7 Statement of Compliance

2.7(1) Where, following an inspection, a LVV Certifier has determined that the LVV
is in compliance, the certifier must prepare and sign the Statement of
Compliance listed in Annex 2 confirming the vehicle’s compliance with the
Code, which shall, for the purposes of compliance with 7.6 of the Land
Transport Rule Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 (Rule 35001/1), be the
record of determination.

2.7(2) For modified production vehicles and all vehicles modified after LVV
Certification, the record of determination together with copies of the form-sets
and other evidential documents, must satisfactorily identify and record:

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(a) the systems or components within the vehicle that may have been
affected by the modifications; and

(b) which LVV Standards or other standards each modification complies

with; and

(c) how compliance with those LVV Standards or other standards has been
assessed.

2.7(3) For a scratch-built vehicle, prior to registration for the first time, the record of
determination together with copies of the form-sets and other evidential
documents, must satisfactorily identify and record:

(a) the components and systems that the vehicle is comprised of; and

(b) which LVV Standards or other standards each component and system
complies with; and

(c) how compliance with those LVV Standards or other standards has been
assessed.

2.7(4) The documents required by 2.7(2) or 2.7(3) must be filled out in accordance
with the requirements specified in Section 2 of the LVVTA LVV Operating
Requirements Schedule.

2.7(5) The documents required by 2.7(2) or 2.7(3) must be forwarded to LVVTA for
processing prior to the issuing of the LVV Certification Plate.

2.8 Action where a vehicle is not a LVV

2.8(1) Where a LVV Certifier has determined in accordance with 2.3(2) that a
modification has not affected compliance with an applicable requirement, the
LVV Certifier must keep records making clear the reasons for the
determination.

2.9 The LVV Certification Plate

2.9(1) Following receipt of a Statement of Compliance and other necessary records

in accordance with 2.7(4), the LVVTA must, subject to 2.9(2), produce a
LVV Certification Plate, and issue it to the LVV Certifier who carried out the
LVV Certification.

2.9(2) Despite 2.9(1), the LVVTA must not produce or issue a LVV Certification
Plate if the LVVTA has reason to believe that the vehicle has not been
inspected in accordance with 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6.

2.9(3) A LVV Certification Plate produced and issued under 2.9(1) must list all of
the scratch-built or modified components and systems that have to comply
with applicable requirements.

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2.10 Affixing the LVV Certification Plate

2.10(1) On receipt of the LVV Certification Plate assigned to the vehicle, the LVV
Certifier must affix it to that vehicle, unless:

(a) there is reason to believe that the vehicle has been further modified in a
way that affects its compliance with an applicable requirement since the
inspection conducted for the purpose of that certification; or

(b) there is reason to believe that the vehicle has been damaged so that it no
longer meets the general safety requirements for in-service fitness.

2.10(2) A LVV Certifier may delegate his authority to affix a LVV Certification Plate
to a vehicle in accordance with the requirements specified within Section 4 of
the LVVTA LVV Operating Requirements Schedule.

2.10(3) The LVV Certification Plate must be affixed to the vehicle in accordance with
the requirements specified within Section 4 of the LVVTA LVV Operating
Requirements Schedule.

2.10(4) Where a LVV is modified after initial LVV Certification in a way that affects
compliance with an applicable requirement:

(a) a new LVV Certification Plate must be affixed that lists all the
modifications affecting compliance with applicable legal safety
requirements; and

(b) the previous LVV Certification Plate must be removed and disposed of
as required by the LVVTA.

2.10(5) Where a plate is required to be removed from a vehicle and returned to

LVVTA, such removal may only be carried out by an authorised LVV
certifier.

2.11 Repairs

2.11(1) Any repairs carried out to a motor vehicle or its systems or components must,
in accordance with Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Repair 1998, restore the
damaged or worn vehicle, system or component so that it is within safe
NOTE: The scope for LVV Type Approval and Auxiliary items have been removed from the LVV Code
for the time being.
tolerance of the state of the vehicle, system or component when manufactured
or modified.

2.11(2) A determination as to whether the vehicle, system or component has been

restored to a safe tolerance of its state when manufactured or modified must
take into account any modifications that have been made to the vehicle,
system or component.

2.12 LVV Authority Card

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2.12(1) The addition, removal or modification of a component or series of safety

related components or systems may be authorised by an LVV Authority Card
provided:

(a) the specific purpose is authorised by the Director and listed in Annex 3;
and

(b) the vehicle modified for that purpose is clearly identified by the
Authority Card; and

(c) all changes to safety related systems authorised by the Authority Card
are clearly identified; and

(d) the Authority Card identifies the individual person requiring use of the
vehicle for the specific purpose; and

(e) the Authority Card is authorised by a LVV Certifier appointed by the

Director for one of the specific purposes shown in Annex 3; and

(e) the Authority Card is valid for a period from the date of issue of not
more than that period shown in Annex 3 ; and

(f) the Authority Card conforms with LVVTA’s specifications covering its
construction and layout.

2.13 Exemptions

2.13(1) The Director may grant an exemption from any specified requirement of the
Code in accordance with section 166 of the Land Transport Act 1998.

2.13(2) In considering whether or not to grant an exemption, the Director may, in

addition to the requirements of section 166(2) of the Act, take into account the
date that work in modifying a vehicle or constructing a scratch-built vehicle
began where this is:

(a) before the introduction of a legal safety requirement applying at the

date of completion of the work; or

(b)before the introduction of an amendment to a legal safety requirement

applying at the date of completion of the work.

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2.14 General provisions

2.14(1) A reference to an enactment, regulation or rule is a reference to that

enactment, regulation or rule as amended, or to any enactment, regulation or
rule that has been substituted for that enactment, regulation or rule.

2.14(2) The singular includes the plural and vice versa and words imparting any
gender include any other genders.

2.14(3) Where reference is made in the Code to the Director that reference shall
include any employee or duly authorised representative of the Director of
Land Transport New Zealand ("Land Transport NZ").

2.14(4) Where any term or word(s) which is defined in any Rule is used in the Code,
whether or not as a defined term, that term or word(s), shall, unless the
context or Code definition otherwise requires, have the meaning ascribed to it
in the applicable Act or Rule.

2.15 Certification fees and royalties

2.15(1) The LVV Certifier, when forwarding the documents required by 2.7(2) or
2.7(3) to the LVVTA, must remit to the LVVTA all monies required by Land
Transport NZ as their crown regulatory fee, and LVVTA as royalties for the
use of the Code and its associated LVV Standards and prescribed systems.

2.15(2) The LVVTA shall give a minimum of two months notice to Land Transport
NZ and the LVV Certifiers of any change to the LVVTA royalty

NOTE: Column shading in the following table in Annex 1 indicates LVV Standards that are not completed
at the time of this Code amendment, but are authorised for future incorporation into the Code in
accordance with 1.3(5).

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Annex 1 - LVV Standards incorporated into the Code

# Title Implementation date

100-30(01) External Projections 03 April 2000

184-40(00) Head Restraints 03 April 2000

200-30(00) Rear View Mirrors 03 April 2000

035-00(00) Braking Systems 01 December 2000

195-00(01) Suspension Systems 01 December 2000

155-30(00) Frontal Impact 01 June 2002

155-40(00) Interior Impact 01 June 2002

85-40(00) Engine and Drive-train Conversions 01 September 2002

155-20(00) Door Retention Systems (1st amendment) 01 September 2002

205-00(00) Wheels and Tyres 01 Sepember 2003

175-00(00) Seatbelt Anchorages (1st amendment) 01 October 2003

190-70(00) Right Hand Drive Steering Conversions (1st amendment) 01 September 2004

45-30(00) Disability Adaptive Hand Controls (2nd amendment) 01 October 2005

185-00(00) Seats and Seat Anchorages (1st amendment) 02 April 2006

125-00(00) Lighting Equipment 01 March 2005

90-20(00) Exhaust Noise Emissions 19 July 2006

90-10(00) Air Quality Emissions 2007

45-80(00) Wheelchair Hoist and Restraints 2007

75-00(00) Electric Vehicles 2007

110-00(00) Glazing and Vision 2007

155-60(00) Side Impact 2008

105-10(00) Fuel System Integrity 2008

160-00(00) Auxiliary Equipment 2008

190-20(00) Steering Column Impact 2008

145-00(00) Motorcycles 2009

198-00(00) Motorcycle-controlled trikes 2009

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Annex 2 - LVV form-set documents incorporated into the Code

Form-set # Form or Form-set issue date
F000-MN LVV Certification Plate Order Form [M and NA class] April 2005
F001-MN LVV Statement of Compliance Certificate April 2005
F002-MN LVV Compliance Plate Data Form [modified class M and N] April 2005
F003-MN LVV Safety Item Form [registered vehicles] April 2005
F004-MN LVV Rectification Form Nov 2005
F005-MN LVV Plate Attachment Delegation Form April 2005
F000-L LVV Certification Plate Order Form [L class] April 2005
F001-L LVV Statement of Compliance Certificate April 2005
F002-L LVV Compliance Plate Data Form [L class] April 2005
F003-L LVV Safety Item Form [L class] April 2005
F004-L LVV Rectification Form Nov 2005
F005-L LVV Plate Attachment Delegation Form April 2005
FS 007 Form-set – RHD Steering Conversions Sep 2004
FS008 Form-set – Braking System Modifications Dec 2000
FS009 Form-set – Brake Performance Test Dec 2000
FS010 Form-set – Engine and Drive-train Conversions Sept 2005
FS011 Form-set – Modified Suspension Systems Mar 2005
FS012 Form-set – Upper Seatbelt Anchorage Request Form June 2006
FS013 Request for the Disabling / Removal of Airbag Nov 2004
FS014 Supplementary Formset Sheet for Modified Vehicles 22 Nov 2000
FS015 Form-set – Trikes with Motorcycle Controls April 2005
FS016 Form-set – Seatbelt Anchorage Retro-fitting Sept 2003
FS021 Form-set – Interior Impact Sept 2005
FS022 Form-set – Door Retention Systems 1 Sept 2002
FS023 Form-set – Wheels & Tyres June 2006
FS027 Form-set – Frontal Impact June 2002
FS028 Form-set – Terrano Rear Anchorages Sep 2004
FS029 Form-set – Disability Adaptive Control Systems Sept 2005
FS030 Form-set - Seats and Seat Anchorages April 2006
FS031 Form-set - Security Vehicles Jan 2005
FS032 Form-set - Mistral Rear Floor Modification Procedure Jan 2005
FS033 Form-set - External Projections Jan 2005
FS034 Form-set - Rear View Mirrors Jan 2005
FS035 Form-set - Head Restraints Jan 2005
FS036 Form-set - Lighting Equipment Mar 2005
FS037 Form-set – Exhaust Noise Emissions July 2006

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Annex 3 – Specific purposes covered by a LVV Authority Card [refer 2.12]

# Purpose Implimentation date

Compliance with the Appendix Two, Vehicle Safety Requirements

for competitions under the National Sporting Code of MotorSport
ACSP 01 New Zealand Inc, covering only those components and systems 1 May 2002
that do not comply with applicable requirements for general use on
the road and valid for a maximum period of 12 months only.
Compliance with Chapter 3, LVV Authority Card, under the Hobby
Car Technical Manual of the New Zealand Hot Rod Association
ACSP 03 Inc, covering only those components and systems that do not 01 October 2006
comply with applicable requirements for general use on the road
and valid for a maximum period of 12 months only.

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Terms and definitions

Applicable requirements has the meaning ascribed to “applicable requirements” in

Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002

Application date means the date on which a Rule or Low Volume Vehicle
Standard begins to apply.

Certifier means a person who is an inspecting organisation under the

provisions in the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards
Compliance 2002

Certify in relation to a motor vehicle, means to verify that the vehicle

complies with applicable requirements; and ‘certified’ and
‘certification’ have similar meanings.

Class has the meaning ascribed to the term "Class" in the Land
Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002

Compliance means a condition where evidence exists that a motor vehicle

complies with the Code and the LVV Standards.

Director means the Director of Land Transport appointed under

Section 186 of the Land Transport Act 1998.

Fitness for purpose When applied to a LVV, means the LVV is modified or
constructed so that the vehicle, its structure, safety related
systems, components and equipment will carry out their
functions safely, having regard to any increased duty that the
modifications or construction may place on them.

Form-set means one or more of a series of documents listed in Annex 2

of the Code, issued by the LVVTA for the purpose of
specifying inspection items required for LVV Certification.

Gross vehicle mass means either:

(a) the maximum permitted mass of the vehicle, which
includes the mass of the accessories, the crew, the
passengers and the load, and is, unless (b) applies, the
gross vehicle mass specified by the manufacturer of that
vehicle; or

(b) if a person approved for the purpose by the Director

determines that the gross vehicle should differ from that
specified by the manufactuer, taking int account
evidence on the capability of the systems and
components of the vehicle, or the effects of any
modification, that mass determined by that person.

In-service fitness means in a safe condition equivalent to that required for the
issue of a Warrant of Fitness, with the exception of the
completion of LVV Certification.

Inspection means the vehicle inspection process prescribed by the Code,

Section 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6, carried out by a LVV Certifier as a
requirement for the Certification of a LVV.

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Inspecting organisation means a person or organisation appointed by the Director f

Land Transport under 2.2(1) of the Land Transport Rule:
Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 who is responsible for
inspection and certification outcomes. A LVV Certifier is an
inspecting organisation.

Low Volume Vehicle (LVV) means a motor vehicle of a class specified in Table A of the
Vehicle Standards Rules, other than Class MD3, MD4, ME,
NB, NC, TC or TD that is:

(a) manufactured, assembled or scratch-built in quantities

of 200 or less at any one location in any one year, by a
manufacturer whose total production of motor vehicles
does not exceed 200 units over the same period, and
where the construction of the vehicle directly or
indirectly affects compliance of the vehicle with any of
the vehicle standards prescribed by New Zealand law;
or
(b) modified uniquely, or in quantities of 200 or less at
any one location in any one year, in such a way as
to affect the compliance of the vehicle, or of any
system or component, with a legal requirement relating
to safety performance applicable at the time of the
modification.

LVV Authority Card means a certification document, issued under the delegated
authority of the Director, specifying alternative safety related
equipment required by a vehicle for special purposes defined
in Annex 3.

LVV Certification Plate means a plate that is to be permanently affixed to a vehicle

that, in a form approved by the LVVTA and the Director of
Land Transport, is engraved with data positively identifying
the vehicle and the degree of modification applied to it within
its compliance with the Code.

LVV Certifier means a person who is appointed under the provisions of

Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 to
carry out the certification of low volume vehicles as specified
by Part 2 of the Code.

LVV Code (the Code) means this Code

LVV Standard means a standard written specifically for low volume vehicles
under the Code and listed in Annex1, as an alternative to
either those standards listed in the Transport (Vehicle
Standards) Regulations 1990, or other standards listed as
approved standards in the Rules.

LVVTA means the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association

Incorporated.

LVVTA Information Sheets means Information Sheets issued by the LVVTA and includes
any amendments made to the Information Sheets from time to
time by the LVVTA.

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LVVTA Certification Manual means the Manual issued by the LVVTA and includes any
amendments made to the Manual from time to time by the
LVVTA.

LVVTA member technical manual means the manual issued by a LVVTA member society for
advising best practice in the construction and modifying of
motor vehicles in their area of interest.

Modify in relation to a motor vehicle, means to change the vehicle

from its original state by altering, substituting, adding or
removing any structure, system, component or equipment, but
does not include repair; and 'modified' and 'modification' have
corresponding meanings.

Modified production vehicle means a motor vehicle, originally produced in quantities of

200 or more at any one location in any one year, which has
been modified.

Motor vehicle means a vehicle drawn or propelled by mechanical power;

and includes a trailer, but does not include:

(a) a vehicle running on rails;

(b) an invalid carriage;

(c) a trailer (other than a trailer designed solely for the

carriage of goods) that is designed and used exclusively as
part of the armament of the New Zealand Defence Force;

(d) a trailer running on one wheel and designed exclusively as

a speed measuring device or for testing the wear of vehicle
tyres;

(e) a vehicle designed for amusement purposes and used

exclusively within a place of recreation, amusement, or
entertainment to which the public does not have access
with motor vehicles;

(f) a pedestrian-controlled machine.

Production Vehicle means a motor vehicle that is produced in quantities of more

than 200 at any one location in any one year.

Registered has the meaning ascribed in the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle
Standards Compliance 2002

Repair means to restore a damaged or worn vehicle, its structure,

systems, components or equipment; and includes the
replacement of damaged or worn structures, systems,
components or equipment with equivalent undamaged or new
structures, systems, components or equipment.

Rule means a Rule made under the Land Transport Act 1998

Safe tolerance means the tolerance within which the safe performance of the
vehicle, its structure, systems, components or equipment are
not compromised, having regard to any manufacturer’s
operating limits.

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Scratch-built vehicle means a motor vehicle that is either:

(a) assembled from previously unrelated components and

construction materials which have not been predominantly
sourced from donors of a single make or model and which, in
its completed form, never previously existed as a mass
produced vehicle, though the external appearance may
resemble or replicate an existing vehicle; or

(b) a modified production vehicle which contains less than the

following componentry from a mass-produced vehicle of a
single make and model:

(i) 40% of the chassis rails and 50% of the crossmembers,

or alternately 40% of a spaceframe, or 40% of the
floorpan of a unitary constructed body, whichever is
appropriate, and

(ii) for light vehicles, 40% or more of the bodywork (based

on surface area of body panels but does not include the
floorpan, internal bracing, sub panels, bulkheads or
firewall).

Statement of Compliance means a document that summarises the evidence confirming

that a motor vehicle complies with this Code and the LVV
Standards, duly authenticated by the Certifier and the
LVVTA.

Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association Inc members:

ƒ Component Car Manufacturers Association of New Zealand Inc.
ƒ Constructors Car Club Inc.
ƒ Kiwi Trikers Social Club Inc.
ƒ MotorSport New Zealand Inc.
ƒ New Zealand Four Wheel Drive Association Inc.
ƒ New Zealand Hot Rod Association Inc.
ƒ New Zealand Motor Caravan Association Inc.
ƒ Sports Car Club of New Zealand Inc.
ƒ The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Inc.
ƒ Vehicle Association of New Zealand for People with Disabilities Inc.

To contact Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association Inc:

Street address: 214 Great South Road, Takanini, South Auckland
Post: P.O. Box 202-104 Southgate, Takanini, South Auckland
Phone: (09) 299 2990
Fax: (09) 299 2992
E-mail: adminlvvta@xtra.co.nz

Signed by and on

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behalf of the Low (Signature)

Volume Vehicle Name:

Technical Association
(Incorporated) Designation:

In the presence of:

Name:
Occupation:
Date:

Signed by and on
behalf of Land
Transport New (Signature)

Zealand Name:
Designation:

In the presence of:

Name:
Occupation:
Date:

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