Vol. 147, No. 24 — November 20, 2013

Registration

SOR/2013-198 November 8, 2013

MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations

P.C. 2013-1151 November 7, 2013

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (see footnote a), a copy of the proposed Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, substantially in the form set out in the annexed Regulations, was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on February 11, 2012 and a reasonable opportunity was afforded to interested persons to make representations to the Minister of Transport with respect to the proposed Regulations;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to subsection 3(2), sections 4 and 5 (see footnote b), subsection 7(1), section 10 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (see footnote c), makes the annexed Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations.

MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS

INTERPRETATION

Definitions

1. (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

“Act”
« Loi »

“Act” means the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

“bead”
« talon »

“bead” means the portion of a tire that is made of steel wires wrapped or reinforced by plies and that is shaped to fit the rim.

“bias ply tire”
« pneu à carcasse diagonale »

“bias ply tire” means a tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at alternate angles that are substantially less than 90° to the centreline of the tread.

“CMVSS”
« NSVAC »

“CMVSS” means Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.

“FI tire”
« pneu pour instruments aratoires »

“FI tire” means a tire designed for use only on farm implements that are occasionally driven or drawn on a road.

“load rating”
« charge nominale »

“load rating” means the maximum load a tire is rated to carry at a given inflation pressure.

“maximum load rating”
« limite de charge nominale »

“maximum load rating” means the load rating of a tire at the maximum permissible inflation pressure for that tire.

“maximum permissible inflation pressure”
« pression maximale permise de gonflage »

“maximum permissible inflation pressure” means the maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire may be inflated.

“ply”
« pli »

“ply” means a layer of rubber-coated parallel cords.

“radial ply tire”
« pneu à carcasse radiale »

“radial ply tire” means a tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at substantially 90° to the centreline of the tread.

“rim”
« jante »

“rim” means a support for a tire or a tire-and-tube assembly on which the beads are seated.

“sidewall”
« flanc »

“sidewall” means the portion of a tire that is between the tread and the bead.

“ST tire”
« pneu à usage spécial »

“ST tire” means a tire designed for use only on trailers drawn on a road.

“tread”
« bande de roulement »

“tread” means the portion of a tire that comes into contact with the road.

“TSD 109”
« DNT 109 »

“TSD 109” means Technical Standards Document No. 109, New Tires and Certain Specialty Tires, as amended from time to time.

“TSD 119”
« DNT 119 »

“TSD 119” means Technical Standards Document No. 119, New Tires for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4 536 kg and Motorcycles, as amended from time to time.

“TSD 139”
« DNT 139 »

“TSD 139” means Technical Standards Document No. 139, New Radial Ply Tires for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of 4 536 kg or Less, as amended from time to time.

“T-type temporary-use spare tire”
« pneu de secours de type T à usage temporaire »

“T-type temporary-use spare tire” means a temporary-use spare tire that is designed for use at inflation pressures that are higher than those established for standard and reinforced tires.

Terms defined in the MVSR

(2) In these Regulations, “GVWR”, “light-truck tire”, “motorcycle”, “passenger car”, “rim diameter” and “trailer” have the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.

Terms defined in TSD 109, 119 or 139

(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, words and expressions used in TSD 109, TSD 119 or TSD 139 and not defined in that technical standards document but defined in either of those other technical standards documents have the same meaning as in that other technical standards document. This subsection expires on March 31, 2018.

System of measurement

2. If, in the application to a tire of a portion of a section of these Regulations or a portion of a provision of a technical standards document, either the metric or the imperial system of measurement is used, the same system of measurement must be used in the application to the tire of any other portion of the section or provision.

PRESCRIBED CLASSES OF EQUIPMENT AND PRESCRIBED STANDARDS

CMVSS 109 — NEW TIRES AND CERTAIN SPECIALTY TIRES

TSD 109

3. (1) The following tires are prescribed as a class of equipment for the purposes of subsection 3(2) and sections 4 and 5 of the Act, and must conform to the requirements of TSD 109 and section 6:

Maximum permissible inflation pressure

(2) The maximum permissible inflation pressure referred to in S4.3(b) of TSD 109 must be expressed in kilopascals, and may in addition, at the manufacturer’s option, be expressed in pounds per square inch.

Maximum load rating

(3) The maximum load rating referred to in S4.3(c) of TSD 109 must be expressed in kilograms, and may in addition, at the manufacturer’s option, be expressed in pounds.

Expiry date

(4) This section expires on March 31, 2018.

CMVSS 119 — NEW TIRES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH A GVWR OF MORE THAN 4 536 KG AND MOTORCYCLES

TSD 119

4. (1) The following tires, other than tires of the class prescribed by subsection 3(1), are prescribed as a class of equipment for the purposes of subsection 3(2) and sections 4 and 5 of the Act, and must conform to the requirements of TSD 119 and section 6:

Table III to TSD 119

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), Table III to TSD 119 is replaced by Table III to this subsection.

Table III — Endurance Test Schedule

Description

Load range

Test wheel speed

Test load: Percent of maximum load rating

Total test revolutions (thousands)

km/h

r/m

I — 7 hours

II — 16 hours

III — 24 hours

Speed restricted service: 90 km/h (55 mph)

All

40

125

66

84

101

352.5
 

80 km/h (50 mph)

C, D

48

150

75

97

114

423.0

80 km/h (50 mph)

E, F, G, H, J, L

32

100

66

84

101

282.0

56 km/h (35 mph)

All

24

75

66

84

101

211.5

Motorcycle

All

80

250

100 (see footnote 1)

108 (see footnote 2)

117

510.0 (see footnote 3), (see footnote 4)

All Other

A, B, C, D

80

250

75 (see footnote 5)

97 (see footnote 6)

114

………….

E

64

200

70

88

106

564.0

F

64

200

66

84

101

564.0

G

56

175

66

84

101

493.5

H, J, L, N

48

150

66

84

101

423.0

Expiry date

(3) This section expires on March 31, 2018.

CMVSS 139 — NEW RADIAL PLY TIRES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH A GVWR OF 4 536 KG OR LESS

TSD 139

5. (1) Tires, other than tires of a class prescribed by subsection 3(1) or 4(1), that are radial ply tires designed for use on a motor vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less manufactured on or after January 1, 1975 are prescribed as a class of equipment for the purposes of subsection 3(2) and sections 4 and 5 of the Act, and must conform to the requirements of TSD 139 and section 6.

Maximum permissible inflation pressure

(2) The maximum permissible inflation pressure referred to in S5.5(c) of TSD 139 must be expressed in kilopascals, and may in addition, at the manufacturer’s option, be expressed in pounds per square inch.

Maximum load rating

(3) The maximum load rating referred to in S5.5(d) of TSD 139 must be expressed in kilograms, and may in addition, at the manufacturer’s option, be expressed in pounds.

Definition of “winter tire”

(4) For the purposes of TSD 139, “winter tire” means a tire that

Expiry date

(5) This section expires on March 31, 2018.

TIRE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

Tires of a class prescribed by subsection 3(1) or 4(1)

6. (1) Every tire of a class prescribed by subsection 3(1) or 4(1) must have a tire identification number on one of its sidewalls.

Tires of a class prescribed by subsection 5(1)

(2) Every tire of a class prescribed by subsection 5(1) must have

Manner and location

(3) The tire identification number and partial tire identification number must be permanently moulded into or onto the tire

Mandatory symbols

(4) The tire identification number must consist of the following groups of symbols:

Optional symbols

(5) At the manufacturer’s option, to identify the tire type, the tire identification number may also include not more than four symbols that

Laser-etching

(6) At the manufacturer’s option, instead of being permanently moulded into or onto the tire, the symbols referred to in paragraph (4)(c) may, not later than 24 hours after the tire is removed from the mould, be permanently laser-etched into it

Permitted symbols

(7) The tire identification number may consist of any of the following symbols:

NATIONAL SAFETY MARK

Authorization by Minister

7. (1) For the purposes of subsection 3(2) of the Act, on application by a company, the Minister may, in the form set out in Schedule 2, authorize the company to apply a national safety mark to a tire.

Application of the national safety mark

(2) For the purposes of subsection 3(2) of the Act, when a company applies the national safety mark to a tire, the company must

TIRE INFORMATION

Manufacturers and importers

8. (1) A company must, in respect of the tires of each specific size designation and type that it manufactures or imports, provide to the Minister, at the address set out in Schedule 3, to the dealers of the tires, and to any person who requests it, the following information:

Non-application

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of tires of a specific size designation and type if the information specified in that subsection in respect of the tires appears in a publication issued by any of the following:

RECORDS

Compliance

9. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(g) of the Act, a company must, in respect of each tire to which the national safety mark is applied or that is imported into Canada, maintain in writing or in readily readable electronic or optical form records showing that the tire conforms to all prescribed standards applicable to it. The records must be in one of the official languages of Canada. The company must retain the records for at least five years after the day on which the tire is manufactured or, if the tire is imported into Canada, after the day of importation.

If records maintained on behalf of company

(2) If the records are maintained by a person on behalf of a company, the company must keep the name and address of the person.

Tires imported from United States

(3) If a tire is imported from the United States, records that the manufacturer of the tire maintains and makes available to the Administrator of the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in accordance with section 30166, chapter 301, title 49 of the United States Code are considered to meet the requirements of subsection (1).

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS

Written notice

10. (1) For the purpose of maintaining a registration system referred to in paragraph 5(1)(h) of the Act, the company must provide, to each person who purchases from the company a tire manufactured, imported or sold by the company, a written notice, in both official languages, that

On-line registration or card

(2) If the written notice does not permit the retail purchaser to provide the information to the company by means of an on-line registration system, the company must provide to the person who purchases the tire from the company a card that permits the retail purchaser to provide the information to the company at no-cost.

Information to be kept in registration system

(3) The registration system maintained by the company must consist of the information provided under paragraph (1)(a).

Minimum retention period

(4) The information kept in the registration system must be retained for at least five years after the day on which the tire is sold.

IMPORTATION

GENERAL

Declaration

11. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act, a company that imports into Canada a tire of a class prescribed by subsection 3(1), 4(1) or 5(1) must make, at the nearest customs office that is open for business, a declaration that is signed by the company’s duly authorized representative and that sets out

Importation of 10,000 or more tires

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act, a company that imports into Canada 10,000 tires or more a year may provide the declaration referred to in subsection (1) in another form and manner that is satisfactory to the Minister.

Tires imported from United States

(3) A company that imports a tire into Canada from the United States may replace the statement referred to in paragraph (1)(c) with a statement from the manufacturer or its duly authorized representative that the tire was manufactured for sale in the United States and conforms on the day of its manufacture to the requirements established under chapter 301, title 49 of the United States Code.

Used tires for large motor vehicles

(4) In the case of a used tire, the statement referred to in paragraph (1)(c) may be replaced with a statement that the tire bears a national safety mark, a DOT symbol used by the United States Department of Transportation or a JIS symbol used by the Japanese Standards Association, if the tire

TEMPORARY IMPORTATION

Declaration before importation

12. For the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act, a person importing a tire must file with the Minister, at the address set out in Schedule 3, a duly completed declaration in the form set out in Schedule 4.

DEFECT INFORMATION

Content of notice of defect

13. (1) A notice of defect required to be given under section 10 of the Act must contain the following information:

Notice requirements

(2) A notice of defect required to be given under subsection 10(1) of the Act must be given in writing and, when given to a person other than the Minister, must be

Additional information

(3) The report referred to in subsection 10(6) of the Act must be submitted within 30 days after the day on which the company gives a notice of defect, and must contain the information required by subsection (1) and the following information:

Content of quarterly reports

(4) For the purposes of subsection 10(6) of the Act, the quarterly reports to be submitted following the report referred to in subsection (3) must contain the following information:

TRANSITIONAL PROVISION, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT, REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE

TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

Conformity

14. Until September 1, 2014, tires of a class prescribed by subsection 3(1), 4(1) or 5(1) may, instead of conforming to the applicable requirements of sections 3 to 5, conform to the applicable requirements of sections 5, 6 and 8 to 10 of the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995 as they read on the day before the day on which these Regulations came into force.

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATIONS

15. Paragraph 120(2)(c) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

REPEAL

16. The Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995 (see footnote 2) are repealed.

COMING INTO FORCE

Publication date

17. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

SCHEDULE 1
(Paragraphs 6(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 7(2)(a) and subparagraph 7(2)(b)(i))

IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS AND NATIONAL SAFETY MARK

This figure presents the identification numbers and national safety mark.

Notes:

  1. For tires less than 155 mm in cross-section or less than 330 mm in bead diameter, the minimum height of the characters in the Tire Identification Number may be 4 mm.
  2. The Tire Identification Number must be in Futura Bold, Modified, Condensed characters or in Gothic characters.
  3. This drawing is not to scale.

Figure 1 — Tire Identification Number

This figure presents the tire identification number.

Figure 2 — Location of Tire Identification Number and National Safety Mark

SCHEDULE 2
(Subsection 7(1))

MINISTERIAL AUTHORIZATION

Department of Transport

Motor Vehicle Safety Act (subsection 3(2))

Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations (subsection 7(1))

MINISTERIAL AUTHORIZATION

Pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations,

[company name and address]

is authorized to use and apply a national safety mark to any tire of a class referred to in subsection 3(1), 4(1) or 5(1) of the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, on condition that the tire conforms to the applicable Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.

This ministerial authorization expires on ____________________

Issued in Ottawa on ________________, 20__________________

_____________________________________________________

for the Minister of Transport

SCHEDULE 3
(Subsection 8(1) and section 12)

ADDRESS OF MINISTER

Minister of Transport
c/o Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Directorate
Department of Transport
Place de Ville, Tower C
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5

SCHEDULE 4
(Section 12)

DECLARATION OF IMPORTATION FOR EXHIBITION, DEMONSTRATION, EVALUATION OR TESTING PURPOSES

1. Name of the manufacturer of the tire:

___________________________________________________

2. Name, postal address and email address of the person importing the tire:

___________________________________________________

3. Brand name, size designation and type of the tire:

___________________________________________________

4. Purpose of the importation:

___________________________________________________

5. Date that the tire is presented for importation:

___________________________________________________

I, the undersigned, declare that the information set out in this declaration is true and that the tire

Note *: Subsection 7(5) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act prohibits a person who signs the declaration referred to in paragraph 7(1)(a) of that Act in respect of a tire to use or dispose of the tire in a manner contrary to the terms of the declaration.

__________________
Signature

__________________
Date

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Issues and objectives

The Canadian Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995 (MVTSR 1995)have not been significantly updated since their introduction. As a result, they have fallen behind the corresponding tire safety regulations of the United States (U.S.). The tire and vehicle manufacturers have been encouraging the Government to align the Canadian tire safety regulations with those of the U.S.

The U.S. began to address tire safety issues in the early 2000s, conducting research and, where warranted, amending their tire safety regulations. That amendment introduced a new U.S. standard for more stringent tire testing, namely U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, New pneumatic radial tires for light vehicles. Those regulations have made the U.S. passenger car tire and light-duty truck tire safety standards more stringent and increased U.S. public awareness of the importance of observing tire load limits and maintaining proper tire inflation levels.

The MVTSR 1995 are less stringent than the U.S. regulations. Aligning Canadian tire safety standards with those of the U.S. helps improve the safety performance of tires in Canada. It also relieves tire manufacturers of the additional cost of testing and marking tires to the current requirements found in the MVTSR 1995.

Description and rationale

The Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations (the Regulations) repeal and replace the existing MVTSR 1995 to facilitate alignment with the more stringent U.S. tire safety regulations.

The Regulations align the Canadian and U.S. tire testing and marking requirements. It is anticipated that this will reduce the cost and complexity of product testing for tire and vehicle manufacturers, while improving safety for Canadians.

Subsection 12(2) of Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Act (MVSA) gives the authority for regulations to incorporate “technical standards documents” (TSDs) by reference. TSDs are reproductions of enactments of foreign governments, such as U.S. FMVSS, with adaptations of form and reference to facilitate the incorporation. The Regulations introduce most of the requirements of U.S. tire safety standards FMVSS 109, 119 and 139 into Technical Standards Document No. 109, New Tires and Certain Specialty Tires; Technical Standards Document No. 119, New Tires for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4 536 kg and Motorcycles and Technical Standards Document No. 139, New Radial Ply Tires for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of 4 536 kg or Less, respectively.

Since U.S. tire safety standard FMVSS No. 139 also introduced requirements for winter tires marked with the Alpine Symbol, the inclusion of such requirements in the Regulations will allow the enforcement of such requirements in Canada. These Regulations will allow enforcement when Canadian-market manufacturers apply the Alpine Symbol. This will indicate to consumers that the tire meets specific winter tire regulatory standards.

The Regulations are based on the text of the MVTSR 1995, but changes were made to improve clarity and internal consistency, to be consistent with current legal drafting practices, and to enable alignment with the U.S. tire safety standards through the incorporation by reference of TSDs. In view of the mandatory provisions of section 26 of the Official Languages Act, official language requirements are added to the registration systems and defect information sections.

Consequential amendments to paragraph 120(2)(c) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR) have been made as this paragraph referenced the MVTSR 1995. Also, Schedule III of the MVSR includes the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) 110 and 120. These two safety standards specify tire and rim selection requirements and rim marking requirements. CMVSS 110 and 120 incorporate TSDs 110 and 120, respectively. Amendments were also made to TSDs 110 and 120 since they originally made reference to various subsections of the MVTSR 1995.

Multinational tire industry stakeholders are very much in favour of the introduction of aligned Canadian tire safety regulations. Alignment of Canadian and U.S. tire safety regulations will reduce costs for the tire industry by allowing them to test to a common standard for the North American market. These Regulations are consistent with the objective of the Canada–United States Regulatory Cooperation Council.

“One-for-One” Rule

The “One-for-One” Rule does not apply to these Regulations, as there is no change in administrative costs to business.

Small business lens

The small business lens does not apply to these Regulations, as there are no costs on small business.

Consultation

The Department of Transport (Transport Canada) informs the vehicle industry, public safety organizations, and the general public when changes are planned to the regulations relating to tire and motor vehicle safety. This gives them the opportunity to comment on these changes by letter or email. Transport Canada also consults regularly, in face-to-face meetings or teleconferences, with the tire and vehicle manufacturers, public safety organizations, the provinces, and the territories.

In addition, Transport Canada meets regularly with the federal authorities of other countries. Given that aligned regulations play a key trade role and contribute to a competitive Canadian vehicle industry, Transport Canada and the U.S. Department of Transportation hold semi-annual meetings to discuss issues of mutual interest and planned regulatory changes. In addition, departmental officials participate in and support the development of Global Technical Regulations, which are developed by the World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations under the direction of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

In the case of this regulatory initiative, Transport Canada announced a proposed rewrite of the MVTSR 1995 and accompanying TSDs in its Regulatory Plan distributed to Canadian stakeholders in August 2004. Specifically, Transport Canada meets with the Rubber Association of Canada (RAC), the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC), the Motorcycle & Moped Industry Council (MMIC) and the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association (CVMA) several times each year, thus providing the opportunity to discuss regulatory development issues. The proposal had been discussed during several of these meetings.

During July 2011, a discussion draft of the proposal was distributed to industry stakeholders. The RAC returned a list of comments on July 29, 2011. The RAC comments relating to the requirements of the proposal had, to the extent possible, been addressed in the Part I publication. However, they noted several outstanding issues that went beyond the scope of the proposal, mostly relating to efforts to develop international tire testing and marking requirements under a Global Technical Regulation, which will need to be addressed in future proposals. Finally, the RAC requested that Transport Canada delay the introduction of TSD 119, noting that there is an impending amendment underway in the U.S. This request was not accepted as Transport Canada did not wish to delay the introduction of the updated tire safety regulations. Because the requirements are part of a TSD publication, future alignment with any amended or newly published requirements of the U.S. would be relatively straightforward to facilitate.

The CVMA also provided discussion draft comments on July 27, 2011, noting their appreciation for the high degree of alignment with the corresponding U.S. tire safety regulations. They requested clarification on one minor issue regarding the classification of certain specialty tires in the proposed TSD 119. No changes were required as a result of their request.

Notice of Transport Canada’s intention to make these Regulations was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on February 11, 2012, followed by a 75-day comment period. The Part I publication resulted in five stakeholder submissions with comments.

Comments were received with regard to the proposed change that would require a notice of defect to be communicated to the public and Transport Canada in both official languages (English and French). The RAC proposed that the notice of defect be provided in either official language. The CVMA proposed that only the notice to the minister be provided in either official language. For consistency with recent similar amendments to other regulations, the requirements in these Regulations now ensure that communication with Transport Canada (the Minister) can occur in either official language and further that manufacturers have the choice to provide consumers with notices of defect in the official language of the consumers’ choice, if it is known.


The CVMA and the MMIC requested clarifications to sections 10 (Registration Systems) and 11 (Importation), respectively, of the proposed Regulations to clearly specify that these sections do not apply to those tires installed on an imported vehicle or a new vehicle manufactured for sale in Canada. No changes to the Regulations were required, as the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (MVSA) clearly defines that these sections apply only to tires sold as individual pieces of equipment and not to tires installed on a new or imported vehicle. Tires installed on an imported vehicle, or a new vehicle manufactured for sale in Canada, are regulated under the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.

The RAC requested that, with regard to section 10, the Regulations should provide the option for online or electronic tire registration, on an equivalent basis. To encourage an increase in the registration of tires sold as individual pieces of equipment, the Regulations now feature a provision to facilitate online/electronic, as well as postal, tire registration.

The RAC also provided seven comments on TSDs 119 and 139, requesting certain modifications. For TSD 119 the requested modifications were a scope clarification, as well as corrections to tables II and III. Table III of TSD 119 was thus replaced by subsection 4(2) of the Regulations. For TSD 139 the requested modifications were again a scope clarification, plus the deletion of a subsection referring to 60 psi tires, and suggested changes to table headings. These requests have been granted, insofar as possible, under the authority of section 12 of the MVSA.

Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc. commented on the inconsistencies in section 6 regarding the need for tire identification numbers (TINs) on both sidewalls under TSD 139. Section 6 of the Regulations now provides clear, specific TIN requirements for the classes of tires defined in sections 3, 4, and 5.

Bridgestone Canada Inc. and the CVMA requested that TSDs 110 and 120 be amended to have the same expiry dates as TSDs 109, 119 and 139. This amendment is being proposed in a separate regulatory file.

Implementation, enforcement and service standards

The Regulations come into force on the day the final text is published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. However, mandatory compliance with the safety and marking requirements is delayed from that day until September 1, 2014. During this transitional period, manufacturers may follow either the existing requirements of the MVTSR 1995 or the new requirements.

Motor vehicle manufacturers and importers are responsible for ensuring compliance with therequirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and its regulations. The Department of Transport monitors the self-certification programs of manufacturers and importers by reviewing their test documentation, inspecting vehicles, and testing vehicles obtained in the open market. In addition, when they identify a defect in a vehicle or equipment, manufacturers and importers must issue a notice of defect to the owners and to the Minister of Transport. Any person or company that contravenes a provision of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act or its regulations is guilty of an offence, and liable to the applicable penalty set out in the Act.

Contact

Roland Jonasch
Senior Regulatory Development Engineer
Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Directorate
Transport Canada
275 Slater Street, 16th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5
Email: roland.jonasch@tc.gc.ca