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Vol. 143, No. 41 — October 10, 2009
Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations
Statutory authority
Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Sponsoring department
Department of Transport
REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT
(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)
Issue and objectives
Over the past two decades, the average size of children has increased, but the safety standards for child seats used in motor vehicles have not kept pace. Recognizing this evolution, the United States has recently adapted its requirements for child seats to account for heavier children in order to improve safety. The proposed Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations (RSSR) would update and more closely align the Canadian requirements and testing procedures for child seats contained in the current Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations with those recently adopted by the United States. This would allow for a wider variety of child seats to become available in Canada, as manufacturers would be able to design seats to one set of performance test requirements. This would also minimize the burden to manufacturers caused by different North American regulations.
This proposed amendment would provide child occupants with improved protection in the event of a collision by aligning the Canadian requirements with the United States requirements that involve the testing of child seats with more advanced test dummies and additional testing performance criteria. The sections relating to larger child seats in this proposed amendment have been in effect in Canada since May 2007 by means of successive interim orders, which this amendment would make permanent.
In addition, this proposed amendment introduces new lap/shoulder belt testing requirements to better reflect the use of child restraints in today’s vehicles.
Finally, this amendment would reorganize the regulatory text to clarify the intent of some of the existing requirements.
Description and rationale
Between 1993 and 2006, there was a 21% decrease in the number of motor vehicle occupants who died in motor vehicle collisions. This trend can be attributed to factors such as improved vehicle designs, improved road designs, and reduced high-risk behaviours, such as not using seat belts, and driving under the influence. In this same period, there was a 50% decrease in the number of child occupants who died in motor vehicle accidents. This trend can be attributed to the improved design and greater use of child restraint systems and booster cushions. The Canadian regulations for these devices are a major factor in their continuing improvement.
Historically, the Canadian and American restraint systems and booster cushion safety regulations have been closely aligned. However, this is no longer the case in several areas since the United States revised their requirements in 2003.
The Government’s intention is to update the restraint systems and booster cushions safety regulations in three ways.
Firstly, the amendment proposes to improve safety by more closely aligning the Canadian restraint systems and booster cushions requirements with those of the United States by achieving the following goals:
1. Aligning the infant restraint system mass limits and introducing larger child restraint systems
The proposal would align the Canadian requirements with the United States requirements by increasing the occupant mass limits for infant restraint systems from 9 kg to 10 kg and increasing the child restraint system’s occupant mass limit from 22 kg to 30 kg. In addition, all related United States testing protocols for this heavier mass limit would be adopted. These changes would improve safety by encouraging the use of infant and child restraint systems for a longer period of time, before graduating to the next stage of restraints.
2. Adopting new, improved child-sized crash test dummies, a new standard seat assembly and associated performance criteria
Child-sized crash test dummies are used when testing restraint systems or booster cushions to measure certain injury criteria. New, improved child-sized crash test dummies are available and would be used for the purposes of the regulation as referred to in the Test Methods incorporated by reference into the Regulations. In addition, the testing of the restraint systems or booster cushions would be performed on a new standard seat assembly, so that all manufacturers can test their products uniformly using the same equipment and methodology. The United States has implemented a new standard seat assembly that is more representative of many current model vehicle seats. This proposal would adopt this new standard seat assembly with some slight modifications, as well as most of the United States testing parameters and performance criteria.
3. Introducing dynamic requirements for booster cushions
Currently, the Canadian regulation requires static (non-moving) testing on booster cushions. It is proposed to introduce the new United States dynamic test requirements, similar to current infant and child restraint systems testing, which would improve the safety of booster cushions, consistent with the current United States regime.
Secondly, the Government proposes to retain the following six existing Canadian-specific requirements, while the seventh would be newly introduced.
1. Specific Canadian administrative regulatory requirements
Manufacturers of restraint systems or booster cushions would still have to conform to requirements that are administrative in nature. Such requirements apply to the National Safety Mark application process, importation and records.
2. The need for labels, information and instructions to be provided in both of Canada’s official languages
In addition to providing information in both official languages, the proposal would improve the visibility of information, installation instructions and Canadian certification labels, thereby reducing the risk of misuse by consumers and facilitating the enforcement by provincial, territorial and local authorities of their respective laws.
3. The minimum mass to use a booster cushion would remain at 18 kg
The United States allows children starting at 13.6 kg to use booster cushions. Research has shown that these smaller children are safer in a child restraint system with an integral five-point harness rather than using a booster cushion. Therefore the proposal would not reduce the minimum Canadian mass requirements for the booster cushions.
4. Mandatory inversion test for both infant and child restraint systems
This test ensures that a child restraint system remains attached to an aircraft seat in turbulent conditions, and that the child dummy is also held in the seat without falling out. It is an optional requirement in the United States but would remain mandatory in Canada.
5. Canadian-unique booster cushion deflection test
The booster cushion deflection test is designed to assess the stiffness and strength of the seat, and is aimed at ensuring that the child is properly supported and keeping the vehicle’s seat belt properly positioned on the child’s body. This test is a current Canadian requirement, and, although it is not required in the United States, Canada would continue to require it.
6. Current Canadian-unique energy-absorbent material requirements
Every surface that may come into contact with the head must be made out of energy-absorbent material that is within the specified range of force deflection prescribed by the Regulations. This test is a current Canadian requirement, and, although it is not required in the United States, Canada would maintain it.
7. Introduce the requirement for infant and child restraint systems to be tested using three-point lap/shoulder belts
A new dynamic testing procedure requiring infant and child restraint systems to be tested when secured by a three-point lap/shoulder belt would be added to the existing dynamic tests. This would result in the Canadian standard seat assembly being the same as that of the United States, except for the addition of a three-point belt attachment system in the centre seating position. This would help ensure that restraint systems are tested using the types of seat belt systems and tethers that are installed in most new vehicles. This new requirement would be in line with an upcoming proposal for new passenger vehicles to be equipped with three-point lap/shoulder belts in all rear seating positions.
Thirdly, this proposal would reorganize the regulatory text to clarify the intent of some requirements by introducing new definitions, rewriting certain portions of text, replacing words, adding details or figures, correcting cross-reference errors, and regrouping the information and installation instruction by class of restraint systems and replacing the name “booster cushion” with “booster seat” to harmonize it with the common designation in the United States.
This proposal would enhance the safety of children who are occupants of vehicles and use an infant or child restraint system or a booster cushion. This proposal would also ensure that the Canadian and United States requirements remain aligned for the most significant testing protocols. Regulations that are not closely aligned increase costs to manufacturers (which are then passed on to Canadian consumers) due to the increased testing requirements, and may reduce the variety of restraint systems and booster cushions marketed in Canada by manufacturers.
Consultation
The Department of Transport informs the automotive industry, child seat manufacturers, public safety organizations, and the general public when changes are planned to the Regulations. This gives them the opportunity to comment on these changes by letter or email. The Department also consults regularly, in face-to-face meetings or teleconferences, with the automotive industry, child seat manufacturers, public safety organizations, the police community, the provinces, the territories, and its international counterparts such as the United States Department of Transportation and the World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations.
The Department’s intention to update the child seat regulations has been part of its regulatory plan since December 2006. An important portion of this proposed amendment pertaining to larger child seats has been in effect in Canada since May 2007 by means of successive interim orders. An interim order allows the Department to temporarily align its requirements with those of another jurisdiction, which in this case is the United States. These interim orders have allowed Canadians to have access to increased-mass child seat products that were previously prohibited for use in Canada. This amendment would provide Canadians with more products to choose from and use legally on a permanent basis. No negative comments have been received to present.
The Government has worked with the provinces and territories to help ensure that the introduction of child seats for heavier children would be compatible with each of their in-vehicle use laws. Provinces and territories already have in-vehicle use legislation in place to accommodate the child seats for heavier children.
It is expected that this amendment will fall in line with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and would support removing unnecessary technical barriers to trade.
Under the Department’s Strategic Environmental Assessment policy, a preliminary evaluation of the possible effects of this amendment was done. It was determined that this amendment would have no impact on the environment.
On May 20, 2009, an informal notice was sent by email to every major restraint system and booster cushion manufacturer. The purpose of the informal notice was to gather comments from manufacturers about the Government’s intention to amend the regulations. On August 15, 2009, a Notice of Intent was issued, which outlined the Government’s intention to amend the regulations. Following the Notice, a consultation session was held in Ottawa on August 27, 2009.
Representatives of various organizations attended the consultation session either in person or via teleconference. Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) and Dorel Juvenile Group had several questions that were technical in nature. The panel members provided technical information on the proposed amendments. Formally, more precise comments are expected from various organizations now that the proposed Regulations, test methods and technical drawings are available to them.
Implementation, enforcement and service standards
Motor vehicle manufacturers, child seat manufacturers and importers are responsible for ensuring that their products comply with the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR) or the RSSR, as applicable. The Government monitors self-certification programs of manufacturers and importers by reviewing their test documentation, and inspecting and testing vehicles or equipment obtained in the open market. In addition, when a defect in a vehicle or equipment is found, the manufacturer or importer must issue a Notice of Defect to the owners and to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. If a vehicle or child seat does not comply with a Canadian safety standard, the manufacturer or importer is liable to prosecution and if found guilty may be fined as prescribed in the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
Provincial and territorial regulations refer to some of the labels found on child and booster seats. The national safety mark (NSM) is required by every province and territory to enforce legal use of child and booster seats.
Jeanfrançois Lalande
Junior Regulatory Development Engineer
Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Directorate
Transport Canada
275 Slater Street, 17th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5
Email: jeanfrancois.lalande@tc.gc.ca
Please note: It is important that your submission be provided to the attention of the person noted above before the closing date. Submissions not sent directly to the person noted may not be considered as part of this regulatory proposal. Individual responses will not be sent to your submission. Any subsequent final regulation that is published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, would contain any changes that are made, along with a summary of the relevant comments received. Please indicate in your submission if you do not wish to be identified or if you do not wish to have your comments published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (see footnote a), that the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection 11(1) of that Act, proposes to make the annexed Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations.
Interested persons may make representations with respect to the proposed Regulations to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities within 45 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must be in writing and cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to Jeanfrançois Lalande, Junior Regulatory Development Engineer, Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Directorate, Department of Transport, 17th Floor, 275 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5 (e-mail: jeanfrancois.lalande@tc.gc.ca).
Ottawa, September 17, 2009
JURICA ČAPKUN
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council
MOTOR VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND BOOSTER SEATS SAFETY REGULATIONS
PART 1
GENERAL
INTERPRETATION
Definitions
1. (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
“Act”
« Loi »
“Act” means the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
“booster seat”
« siège d’appoint »
“booster seat” means a removable device for use in a vehicle for seating a person whose mass is at least 18 kg in order to improve the fit of a vehicle seat belt.
“car bed”
« lit d’auto »
“car bed” means a restraint system for an infant with special needs that is designed to restrain an infant with special needs in a supine or prone position on a continuous flat surface.
“child”
« enfant »
“child” means a person whose mass is more than 10 kg and not more than 30 kg.
“CMVSS”
« NSVAC »
“CMVSS” means Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.
“custom restraint system for disabled persons”
« ensemble de retenue sur mesure pour personne handicapée »
“custom restraint system for disabled persons” means a restraint system — other than a mass-produced restraint system — for a specific disabled person.
“disabled person”
« personne handicapée »
“disabled person” means a person, other than an infant with special needs, who, for orthopaedic reasons or because of the person’s build or other physical characteristics, is unable to use an infant restraint system, a child restraint system, a booster seat, a built-in child restraint system or built-in booster seat referred to in section 213.4 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, or a vehicle seat belt.
“infant”
« bébé »
“infant” means a person who is incapable of walking unassisted and whose mass is 10 kg or less.
“infant with special needs”
« bébé qui a des besoins spéciaux »
“infant with special needs” means an infant who is unable to use an infant restraint system and
(a) who was born at less than 37 weeks’ gestation;
(b) whose mass at birth was less than 2.2 kg; or
(c) who has special breathing needs.
“lower connector system”
« système d’attaches inférieures »
“lower connector system” means a system consisting of two connectors that each fit inside a checking device having the envelope dimensions shown in Figure 9 of Schedule 7, that are attached to the lower part of a restraint system or booster seat in a manner that does not allow for their removal without the use of tools, and that allow the restraint system or booster seat to be securely attached to a lower universal anchorage system of a vehicle.
“lower universal anchorage system”
« dispositif universel d’ancrages d’attaches inférieurs »
“lower universal anchorage system” means a device, other than a vehicle seat belt, that is designed to secure the lower portion of a restraint system or booster seat to a vehicle, and that transfers the load from the restraint system or booster seat and its occupant to the vehicle structure or a seat structure.
“mass-produced”
« fabriqué en série »
“mass-produced” means manufactured in small or large quantities, using only standard or uniform parts.
“restraint system”
« ensemble de retenue »
“restraint system” means a removable device designed to be used together with the seat of a vehicle in order to restrain an infant, an infant with special needs, a child or a disabled person, but does not include a booster seat or a vehicle seat belt.
“seat orientation reference line” or “SORL”
« ligne repère d’orientation du siège ou LROS »
“seat orientation reference line” or “SORL” means the horizontal line through point Z as shown in Figure 4 of Schedule 7.
“standard seat assembly”« siège normalisé »
“standard seat assembly” means the seat illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7 used in dynamic testing and described in drawing package NHTSA Standard Seat Assembly, FMVSS No. 213; No. NHTSA-213-2003, dated June 3, 2003, as amended by the Transport Canada Modifications to the NHTSA Standard Seat Assembly (August 2009).
“tether strap”
« courroie d’attache »
“tether strap” means a device that is fitted with a tether strap hook and secured to the rigid structure of a restraint system or booster seat, and that transfers the load from the restraint system or booster seat to the user-ready tether anchorage.
“tether strap hook”
« crochet de la courroie d’attache »
“tether strap hook” means a device that is used to attach a tether strap to a user-ready tether anchorage and has an interface profile shown in Figure 1 of Schedule 7 or, in the case of a device with integrated adjustment hardware, Figure 2 of Schedule 7.
“torso”
« torse »
“torso” means the portion of the body of an anthropomorphic test device or an occupant, excluding the thighs, that, when the device or occupant is seated in a restraint system or booster seat, lies between the top of the restraint system seating surface or booster seat seating surface and the top of the shoulders.
“TSD 209”
« DNT 209 »
“TSD 209” means Technical Standards Document No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies, as amended from time to time.
“user-ready tether anchorage”
« ancrage d’attache prêt à utiliser »
“user-ready tether anchorage” means a device that transfers the tether strap load from a restraint system or booster seat to the vehicle structure or a seat structure, and that is designed to accept a tether strap hook directly, without requiring the installation of any other device.
Interpretation
(2) In these Regulations, unless otherwise indicated, any section that incorporates TSD 209 expires five years after the day on which it comes into force.
NATIONAL SAFETY MARK
Authorization by Minister
1.01 (1) For the purposes of subsection 3(2) of the Act, the Minister may authorize a company to apply the national safety mark to a restraint system or booster seat and to any accompanying documentation or any packaging.
Application for authorization
(2) A company that intends to apply the national safety mark to a restraint system or booster seat must apply to the Minister to obtain an authorization in the form that is set out in Schedule 1.
National safety mark
(3) Every company that applies the national safety mark to a restraint system or booster seat must reproduce the national safety mark as shown in Schedule 2, including the following information, in the locations indicated in that schedule:
(a) the authorization number assigned to the company by the Minister; and
(b) the number or numbers of the CMVSS to which the restraint system or booster seat conforms, namely,
(i) 213, in the case of a child restraint system,
(ii) 213.1, in the case of an infant restraint system,
(iii) 213.2, in the case of a booster seat,
(iv) 213.3, in the case of a mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons, or
(v) 213.5, in the case of a restraint system for infants with special needs.
Idem
(4) The national safety mark must be at least 50 mm in diameter and be stitched onto the restraint system or booster seat, indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner.
Location of national safety mark
(5) Subject to subsection (6), the national safety mark must, when applied to a restraint system or booster seat, be fully visible at all times, even when the restraint system or booster seat is occupied.
Location of national safety mark — removable base
(6) If a restraint system is manufactured with a removable base and the seating component of the restraint system is designed to be used in a vehicle with or without the base, the national safety mark must be applied to the seating component.
PRESCRIBED CLASSES OF EQUIPMENT
Prescribed classes of equipment
1.02 Child restraint systems, infant restraint systems, booster seats, restraint systems for disabled persons and restraint systems for infants with special needs are prescribed classes of equipment for the purposes of section 5 of the Act.
PRESCRIBED STANDARDS
CVMSS 213
1.03 (1) Every child restraint system must conform to the applicable standards set out in Part 2, CMVSS 213 — Child Restraint Systems.
CVMSS 213.1
(2) Every infant restraint system must conform to the applicable standards set out in Part 3, CMVSS 213.1 — Infant Restraint Systems.
CVMSS 213.2
(3) Every booster seat must conform to the applicable standards set out in Part 4, CMVSS 213.2 — Booster Seats.
CVMSS 213.3
(4) Every restraint system for disabled persons must conform to the applicable standards set out in Part 5, CMVSS 213.3 — Restraint Systems for Disabled Persons.
CVMSS 213.5
(5) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must conform to the applicable standards set out in Part 6, CMVSS 213.5 — Restraint Systems for Infants with Special Needs.
Applicable CVMSS
(6) Every restraint system that is designed to be used as more than one type of restraint system or as a restraint system and booster seat must conform to the standards set out in Parts 2 to 6 that are applicable to each type of restraint system or booster seat for which it is designed to be used.
RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND BOOSTER SEAT INFORMATION
National Safety Mark
No importation without national safety mark
1.04 A company must not import into Canada a restraint system other than a custom restraint system for a disabled person, or a booster seat, unless the company has applied the national safety mark to the restraint system or booster seat.
Lower Universal Anchorage System Symbol
Lower universal anchorage system symbol
1.05 Every restraint system or booster seat that is equipped with a lower connector system must bear the lower universal anchorage system symbol shown in Schedule 3, on a background of contrasting colour, on or near the lower connector system, and the symbol must be fully visible to a person installing the restraint system or booster seat when the restraint system or booster seat is positioned in the vehicle.
RECORDS
Compliance
1.06 (1) For each restraint system or booster seat to which the national safety mark is applied or that is imported into Canada, a company must maintain in writing or in readily readable electronic form the records referred to in paragraph 5(1)(g) of the Act that show that the restraint system or booster seat conforms to all prescribed standards applicable to it, and retain those records for at least five years after the day on which the restraint system or booster seat is manufactured or imported.
Idem
(2) If the records referred to in subsection (1) are maintained by a person on behalf of a company, the company must keep the name and address of the person.
Request by inspector
(3) At the request in writing of an inspector, a company must send to the inspector a copy of the records referred to in subsection (1), in either official language, within 30 working days after the day on which the request is mailed.
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
Information card
1.07 (1) For the purpose of maintaining the registration system referred to in paragraph 5(1)(h) of the Act, a company must provide to each person who purchases a restraint system or booster seat an information card, in both official languages, that
(a) permits the purchaser to provide to the company or to a duly authorized representative of the company, at no cost, the purchaser’s name, mailing address and e-mail address, the model name and number of the restraint system or booster seat, the date of purchase and the date of manufacture; and
(b) includes a safety message concerning the importance of providing the information.
Information to be included in registration system
(2) The registration system maintained by a company in accordance with
paragraph 5(1)(h) of the Act must consist of the information provided to the company under paragraph (1)(a), and that information must be used only for the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(h) of the Act.
Minimum retention period
(3) The information in the registration system maintained by a company in relation to a restraint system or booster seat must be kept for at least five years after the day on which the restraint system or booster seat is purchased.
IMPORTATION
General
Declaration
1.08 For the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act, a company that imports into Canada a restraint system or booster seat must make, at the nearest customs office that is open for business, a declaration signed by the company’s duly authorized representative, that contains the following information:
(a) the name of the manufacturer of the restraint system or booster seat;
(b) the name and address of the company importing the restraint system or booster seat;
(c) a statement that the restraint system or booster seat conformed to the requirements of these Regulations on the date of its importation;
(d) a statement from the manufacturer or its duly authorized representative that the restraint system or booster seat conforms to the prescribed standards applicable at the date of manufacture;
(e) the model name and number of the restraint system or booster seat;
(f) the number of restraint systems or booster seats imported at the same time; and
(g) the date on which the restraint system or booster seat was imported.
Temporary Importation
Declaration before importation
1.09 For the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act, a person who imports into Canada a restraint system or booster seat, or the person’s duly authorized representative, must, before importation, file with the Minister a duly completed declaration in the form prescribed in Schedule 4.
DEFECT INFORMATION
Content of notice of defect
1.10 (1) The notice of defect referred to in subsections 10(1) and (3) of the Act must be given in writing and must contain the following information:
(a) the name and address of the company giving the notice;
(b) the name of the manufacturer of the restraint system or booster seat;
(c) the model name and number and the prescribed class of each restraint system or booster seat in respect of which the notice is given, the period during which the restraint system or booster seat was manufactured and any other information necessary to permit the identification of the restraint system or booster seat;
(d) the estimated percentage of the restraint systems or booster seats that potentially contain the defect;
(e) a description of the defect;
(f) an evaluation of the safety risk arising from the defect;
(g) a statement of the measures to be taken to correct the defect;
(h) any conditions affecting the correction of the defect; and
(i) the number, title or other identification assigned by the company to the notice of defect.
Additional information
(2) A company must, within 30 days after the day on which it gives a notice of defect, submit to the Minister the report referred to in subsection 10(6) of the Act, which must contain, in addition to the information required by subsection (1), the following information:
(a) the number of restraint systems or booster seats affected by the notice of defect and the number of those restraint systems or booster seats in each prescribed class;
(b) a chronology of the principal events that led to the determination of the existence of the defect;
(c) copies of all notices, bulletins and other circulars issued by the company in respect of the defect; and
(d) a detailed description of the nature of the defect and its location on the restraint system or booster seat, with any related diagrams or illustrations.
Content of quarterly reports
(3) For the purposes of subsection 10(6) of the Act, the quarterly reports to be submitted following the report referred to in subsection (2) must contain the following information:
(a) the number, title or other identification assigned by the company to the notice of defect;
(b) the revised number of restraint systems or booster seats affected by the notice of defect, if applicable;
(c) the dates on which notices of defect were given to the current owners of the restraint systems or booster seats;
(d) the number of restraint systems or booster seats inspected by or at the direction of the company;
(e) the number of restraint systems or booster seats found on inspection to contain the defect; and
(f) a statement outlining the manner in which the company disposed of the defective parts, restraint systems or booster seats.
PART 2
CMVSS 213 — CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
GENERAL
Interpretation
2. In this Part, “Test Method 213” means Test Method 213 — Child Restraint Systems (October 2008).
Torso and crotch restraint
2.01 Every child restraint system must, when the anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 3.4.2 or 3.6.2 of Test Method 213,
(a) restrain the upper torso by means of
(i) in the case of a forward-facing restraint system,
(A) belts passing over each shoulder, or
(B) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 2.11, or
(ii) in the case of a rear-facing restraint system, belts passing over each shoulder;
(b) restrain the lower torso by means of
(i) a pelvic restraint making an angle of at least 45° but not more than 90° with the seating surface of the restraint system at the pelvic restraint attachment points, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 2.11; and
(c) restrain the crotch, in the case of a forward-facing restraint system, by means of
(i) a crotch belt that is connectable to the pelvic restraint or other device used to restrain the lower torso, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 2.11.
Forward-facing child restraint system
2.02 (1) Every forward-facing child restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of a vehicle seat belt together with the tether strap provided with the restraint system, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of a lower connector system together with the tether strap provided with the restraint system, without using any other means of attachment.
Rear-facing child restraint system
(2) Subject to subsection (3), every rear-facing child restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Rear-facing child restraint system with tether strap
(3) If a rear-facing child restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, the restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of the tether strap together with a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of the tether strap together with a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Parts designed to restraint a child
2.03 Every part of a child restraint system that is designed to restrain a child must be adjustable to snugly fit a child whose mass and height are within the ranges indicated in the statement referred to in paragraph 2.18(1)(d), when the child is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 2.20(1)(c) and the restraint system is adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 2.20(1)(d).
Audible or visible indication
2.04 Every child restraint system must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
Flammability
2.05 Every child restraint system must be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of section 302 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
BELT BUCKLES AND WEBBING
Conformity with TSD 209
2.06 Every belt buckle and related piece of adjustment hardware and every tether strap attachment and related piece of adjustment hardware that are part of a child restraint system must conform to the requirements of S4.3(a)(2) and (b) of TSD 209.
Belt buckles
2.07 Every belt buckle that is designed to restrain a child in a child restraint system must
(a) under the conditions set out in subsection 3.3 of Test Method 213, before dynamic testing,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied;
(b) under the conditions set out in section 4 of Test Method 213, after dynamic testing, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.3(d)(2) of TSD 209, except that the surface area of a buckle designed for push-button application must be at least 385 mm2;
(d) conform to the requirements of S4.3(g) of TSD 209; and
(e) not release during the dynamic tests specified in section 3 of Test Method 213.
Webbing
2.08 Any webbing that is designed to secure a child restraint system to a user-ready tether anchorage or to a lower universal anchorage system or to restrain a child within the restraint system must
(a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, before being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of
(i) at least 15 000 N, in the case of webbing designed to secure the restraint system to the user-ready tether anchorage or to the lower universal anchorage system, and
(ii) at least 11 000 N, in the case of webbing designed to restrain a child within the restraint system;
(b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, after being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of its initial breaking strength;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.2(e) and (f) of TSD 209 and subsections 209(3) to (6) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations; and
(d) if contactable by the torso when the restraint system is tested in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213, have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured as specified in S5.1(a) of TSD 209.
CONTACTABLE SURFACES
Contactable surfaces
2.09 Every child restraint system must provide
(a) a surface for the support of the child’s back that is flat or concave and has a continuous area of not less than 54 800 mm2; and
(b) surfaces for the support of each side of the child’s torso that are flat or concave and have a continuous area of not less than 30 500 mm2 each.
Prohibition
2.10 A child restraint system must not have any surface directly in front of the child, unless the surface is designed to limit the forward movement of the child.
Cross-section of surfaces
2.11 Every horizontal cross-section of a surface of a child restraint system that is designed to limit the forward movement of a child must be flat or concave, and every vertical longitudinal cross-section of that surface must be flat or convex, with, in the case of a concave or convex cross-section, a radius of curvature of the underlying structure of not less than 50 mm.
Rigid structural components
2.12 Any rigid structural component underlying a contactable surface of a child restraint system must not have
(a) a protrusion, with any padding or flexible overlay material removed, of more than 9.5 mm; or
(b) an exposed edge with a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
Surface contactable by head
2.13 Every surface of a child restraint system that is contactable by the head of an anthropomorphic test device positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 3.4.2 or 3.6.2 of Test Method 213 must be covered with slow-recovery, energy-absorbing material that, when tested in accordance with section 5 of Test Method 213, has
(a) a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but less than 12 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance.
TESTING
Inversion testing
2.14 A child restraint system that is subjected to an inversion test in accordance with section 6 of Test Method 213 must not fall out of the aircraft passenger seat belt, and the anthropomorphic test device must not fall out of the restraint system, at any time during the rotation or three-second immobilisation period referred to in that section.
Dynamic testing
2.15 (1) A child restraint system that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213 must, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 2.18(1)(e)(iii),
(a) exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural element and no partial separation exposing a surface with
(i) a protrusion of more than 9.5 mm, or
(ii) a radius of less than 6.4 mm;
(b) remain in the same adjustment position during the test as it was in immediately before the test began;
(c) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms;
(d) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), limit the resultant acceleration of the centre of gravity of the head of the anthropomorphic test device during the movement of the head towards the front of the vehicle to not more than 80 g, unless it is established that any resultant acceleration above 80 g is caused by another part of the anthropomorphic test device striking its head;
(e) subject to subsection 2.16(2), limit the rearward movement of the head of the anthropomorphic test device towards the rear of the restraint system by means of a continuous seat back that is an integral part of the restraint system; and
(f) subject to subsection 2.16(2), limit the rotation of the head of the anthropomorphic test device towards the rear of the restraint system, in its midsagittal plane, by means of a continuous seat back that is an integral part of the restraint system, so that the angle between the head and the torso is at no time during the test greater than 45° as compared to the angle between the head and the torso prior to the test.
Continuous seat back
(2) The continuous seat back referred to in paragraphs (1)(e) and (f) must have
(a) a height
(i) of at least 500 mm in the case of a child restraint system recommended by the manufacturer for use by a child whose mass is 18 kg or less, and
(ii) of at least 560 mm in the case of a child restraint system recommended by the manufacturer for use by a child whose mass is more than 18 kg; and
(b) a width of at least 200 mm, measured in the horizontal plane at the height specified in paragraph (a).
Measurement of height — subparagraphs 2(a)(i) and (ii)
(3) The height referred to in subparagraphs (2)(a)(i) and (ii) must be measured along the seat back surface of the restraint system, in the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the longitudinal centreline of the restraint system, from the lowest point on the restraint system’s seating surface that is contacted by the buttocks of the seated anthropomorphic test device.
Exception
(4) Despite paragraph (2)(b), if the restraint system provides surfaces for the support of the sides of the torso, with the surfaces extending at least 100 mm forward from the padded surface of the portion of the restraint system provided for the support of the head of anthropomorphic test device, the restraint system may have a continuous seat back width of not less than 150 mm, measured in the horizontal plane at the height specified in paragraph (2)(a).
Belt
(5) A belt that is part of a child restraint system and that is designed to restrain a child in the restraint system must not, when subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213, impose any loads on the anthropomorphic test device that result from the mass of the restraint system or the mass of the seat back of the standard seat assembly.
Forward-facing child restraint system
2.16 (1) A forward-facing child restraint system that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213 must not, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 2.18(1)(e)(iii),
(a) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), allow any portion of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 720 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the centre SORL shown in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7;
(b) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), allow either knee pivot point to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 915 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the centre SORL shown in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7; and
(c) allow the angle between the restraint system’s back support surface and seating surface to be less than 45° at the completion of the test.
Exception
(2) A forward-facing child restraint system is not required to conform to the requirements of paragraphs 2.15(1)(e) and (f) if the target point on either side of the head of the anthropomorphic test device is below a horizontal plane tangent to the top of the standard seat assembly when the heaviest anthropomorphic test device specified in subsection 2.4 of Test Method 213 — other than an anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart I, N or S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007) — is positioned in the restraint system and the restraint system is installed on the standard seat assembly in accordance with subsection 3.4.2 or 3.6.2 of Test Method 213.
Rear-facing child restraint system
2.17 A rear-facing child restraint system that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213 must, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 2.18(1)(e)(iii),
(a) retain the torso of the anthropomorphic test device within the restraint system, and not allow any portion of the target points on either side of the device’s head, located on the transverse axis passing through the centre of mass of the device’s head and perpendicular to the head’s midsagittal plane, to pass at any time, during or immediately after the test, either through the transverse orthogonal planes formed by the extension of the seat back frontal surface plane and by the plane that passes through the uppermost point of the restraint system, as shown in Figure 7 of Schedule 7, or through the vertical transverse plane passing through point X on the seat, as shown in Figure 8 of Schedule 7; and
(b) not allow the angle between the vertical and the back and head support surface, measured 240 mm above the seat surface, to be greater than 70° at any time during the test.
INFORMATION
Information
2.18 (1) Every child restraint system must have stitched onto it, indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, the following information:
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported or sold the restraint system;
(b) the model name and number of the restraint system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the restraint system, as shown in Schedule 5, with the year, month and day above the corresponding wording in both official languages;
(d) a statement that indicates — in units based on the International System of Units followed by the corresponding imperial units in parentheses — the mass and height range of the children for whom the manufacturer recommends the restraint system when it is used in a forward-facing and, where applicable, a rear-facing position;
(e) a warning that
(i) if the restraint system is forward-facing, it must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by either of the following means and by means of the tether strap provided with the restraint system:
(A) a lower connector system, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(B) a vehicle seat belt, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(ii) if the restraint system is rear-facing, it must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by either of the following means and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap:
(A) a lower connector system, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(B) a vehicle seat belt, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(iii) if the restraint system is not designed for use at certain adjustment positions, those adjustment positions must not be used,
(iv) if the restraint system is designed to restrain a child by means of belts, the belts provided with the restraint system are to be snugly adjusted around the child, and
(v) if the restraint system is designed to restrain a child by means of a fixed or movable surface and by means of belts, the surface alone is not sufficient to restrain the child;
(f) if the restraint system can be used in a forward-facing position, an installation diagram that shows the restraint system installed as recommended by the manufacturer
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and by means of the tether strap,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and by means of the tether strap, and
(iii) in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system and by means of the tether strap;
(g) if the restraint system can be used in a rear-facing position, an installation diagram that shows the restraint system installed as recommended by the manufacturer
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap, and
(iii) in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Official languages and print size
(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) must be in both official languages and in characters of at least 10 points, except for the words “year/année”, “month/mois” and “day/jour” under the date of manufacture, which may be in characters of at least 8 points.
Information to be fully visible
(3) The information referred to in paragraphs (1)(d) to (g) must be fully visible at all times, even when the restraint system is occupied.
Warning — air bag
2.19 (1) Every child restraint system that can be used in a rear-facing position must bear the air bag warning label as shown in Schedule 6 that conforms to the requirements of that schedule.
Idem
(2) The label referred to in subsection (1) must be affixed in a permanent manner at either of the following locations and be fully visible to a person installing the restraint system:
(a) on the side of the restraint system that will face the right front passenger door when the restraint system is facing rearward;
(b) at the location where the child’s head would rest or adjacent to that location.
Installation instructions
2.20 (1) Every child restraint system must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages, that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(a) installing and securing the restraint system in a vehicle;
(b) installing the restraint system in either aircraft passenger seat referred to in subsection 2.1.1 of Test Method 213;
(c) positioning a child in the restraint system; and
(d) adjusting every part of the restraint system that is designed to restrain the child.
Idem
(2) The instructions must
(a) specify the types of vehicles, the seating positions and the types of vehicle seat belts with which the restraint system may or may not be used;
(b) specify that the restraint system may be used with a lower universal anchorage system;
(c) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the restraint system;
(d) if the restraint system can be used in a forward-facing position, state that the restraint system, even when unoccupied, must be firmly secured to the vehicle by means of a lower universal anchorage system or a vehicle seat belt, as applicable for the seating position in which the restraint system is to be installed, and by means of the tether strap provided with the restraint system; and
(e) if the restraint system can be used in a rear-facing position, state that the restraint system, even when unoccupied, must be firmly secured to the vehicle by means of a lower universal anchorage system or a vehicle seat belt, as applicable for the seating position in which the restraint system is to be installed and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Storage of instructions
(3) Every child restraint system must have a place for the storage of instructions.
PART 3
CMVSS 213.1 — INFANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
GENERAL
Interpretation
3. In this Part, “Test Method 213.1” means Test Method 213.1 — Infant Restraint Systems (October 2008).
Restraint system designed to face the rear
3.01 Every infant restraint system must be designed to face the rear of the vehicle.
Torso restraint
3.02 Every infant restraint system must, when the anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 3.4.2 or 3.6.2 of Test Method 213.1,
(a) restrain the upper torso by means of belts passing over each shoulder; and
(b) restrain the lower torso.
Means of securing restraint system
3.03 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every infant restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of a vehicle seat belt in such a manner that the belt will not impose directly on the infant any loads that result from the mass of the restraint system, and without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Infant restraint system with tether strap
(2) If an infant restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, the restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of the tether strap together with a vehicle seat belt in such a manner that the belt will not impose directly on the infant any loads that result from the mass of the restraint system, and without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of the tether strap together with a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Restraint system with removable base
3.04 If an infant restraint system is manufactured with a removable base and the seating component of the restraint system is designed to be used with or without the base, the restraint system must be equipped with a lower connector system on the base.
Parts designed to restrain an infant
3.05 Every part of an infant restraint system that is designed to restrain an infant must be adjustable to snugly fit an infant whose mass and height are within the ranges indicated in the statement referred to in paragraph 3.16(1)(d), when the infant is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 3.18(1)(c) and the restraint system adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 3.18(1)(d).
Audible or visible indication
3.06 Every infant restraint system must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
Flammability
3.07 Every infant restraint system must be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of section 302 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
BELT BUCKLES AND WEBBING
Conformity with TSD 209
3.08 Every belt buckle and related piece of adjustment hardware and every tether strap attachment and related piece of adjustment hardware that are part of an infant restraint system must conform to the requirements of S4.3(a)(2) and (b) of TSD 209.
Belt buckles
3.09 Every belt buckle that is designed to restrain an infant in an infant restraint system must
(a) under the conditions set out in subsection 3.3 of Test Method 213.1, before dynamic testing,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied;
(b) under the conditions set out in section 4 of Test Method 213.1, after dynamic testing, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.3(d)(2) of TSD 209, except that the surface area of a buckle designed for push-button application must be at least 385 mm2;
(d) conform to the requirements of S4.3(g) of TSD 209; and
(e) not release during the dynamic tests specified in section 3 of Test Method 213.1.
Webbing
3.10 Any webbing that is designed to secure an infant restraint system to a user-ready tether anchorage or to a lower universal anchorage system or to restrain an infant within the restraint system must
(a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, before being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of
(i) at least 15 000 N in the case of webbing designed to secure the restraint system to the user-ready tether anchorage or to the lower universal anchorage system, and
(ii) at least 11 000 N in the case of webbing designed to restrain an infant within the restraint system;
(b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, after being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of its initial breaking strength;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.2(e) and (f) of TSD 209 and subsections 209(3) to (6) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations; and
(d) if contactable by the torso when the restraint system is tested in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.1, have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured as specified in S5.1(a) of TSD 209.
CONTACTABLE SURFACES
Contactable surfaces
3.11 Every infant restraint system must provide
(a) a surface for the support of the infant’s back that is flat or concave and has a continuous area of not less than 54 800 mm2; and
(b) surfaces for the support of each side of the infant’s torso that are flat or concave and have a continuous area of not less than 30 500 mm2 each.
Rigid structural components
3.12 Any rigid structural component underlying a contactable surface of an infant restraint system must not have
(a) a protrusion, with any padding or flexible overlay material removed, of more than 9.5 mm; or
(b) an exposed edge with a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
Surface contactable by head
3.13 Every surface of an infant restraint system that is contactable by the head of an anthropomorphic test device positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 3.4.2 or 3.6.2 of Test Method 213.1 must be covered with slow-recovery, energy-absorbing material that, when tested in accordance with section 5 of Test Method 213.1, has
(a) a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but less than 12 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance.
TESTING
Inversion testing
3.14 An infant restraint system that is subjected to an inversion test in accordance with section 6 of Test Method 213.1 must not fall out of the aircraft passenger seat belt, and the anthropomorphic test device must not fall out of the restraint system, at any time during the rotation or three-second immobilization period referred to in that section.
Dynamic testing
3.15 (1) An infant restraint system that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.1 must, when in any adjustment position,
(a) exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural element and no partial separation exposing a surface with
(i) a protrusion of more than 9.5 mm, or
(ii) a radius of less than 6.4 mm;
(b) with the levelling device in any adjustment position, remain in the same adjustment position during the test as it was in immediately before the test began, unless the restraint system has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface that allows the anthropomorphic test device to move from a reclined position to a more upright position and back to a reclined position during the test;
(c) limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 g, except for intervals with a duration of not more than 3 ms;
(d) limit the resultant acceleration of the centre of gravity of the head of the anthropomorphic test device during the movement of the head towards the front of the vehicle to not more than 80 g, unless it is established that any resultant acceleration above 80 g is caused by another part of the anthropomorphic test device striking its head;
(e) retain the torso of the anthropomorphic test device within the restraint system, and not allow any portion of the target points on either side of the device’s head, located on the transverse axis passing through the centre of mass of the device’s head and perpendicular to the head’s midsagittal plane, to pass at any time, during or immediately after the test, either through the transverse orthogonal planes formed by the extension of the seat back frontal surface plane and by the plane that passes through the uppermost point of the restraint system, as shown in Figure 7 of Schedule 7, or through the vertical transverse plane passing through point X on the seat, as shown in Figure 8 of Schedule 7;
(f) not allow the angle between the vertical and the back and head support surface, measured 240 mm above the seat surface, to be greater than 70° at any time during the test; and
(g) limit the rearward movement of the head of the anthropomorphic test device head in its midsagittal plane, by means of a continuous seat back that is an integral part of the restraint system, so that the angle between the head and the torso is at no time during the test greater than 45° as compared to the angle between the head and the torso prior to the test.
Continuous seat back
(2) The continuous seat back referred to in paragraph (1)(g) must have
(a) a height of at least 500 mm; and
(b) a width of at least 200 mm, measured in the horizontal plane at the height specified in paragraph (a).
Measurement of height — paragraph 2(a)
(3) The height referred to in paragraph (2)(a) must be measured along the seat back surface of the restraint system, in the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the longitudinal centreline of the restraint system, from the lowest point on the restraint system’s seating surface that is contacted by the buttocks of the seated anthropomorphic test device.
Exception
(4) Despite paragraph 2(b), if the restraint system provides surfaces for the support of the sides of the torso, with the surfaces extending at least 100 mm forward from the padded surface of the portion of the restraint system provided for the support of the head of the anthropomorphic test device, the restraint system may have a continuous seat back width of not less than 150 mm, measured in the horizontal plane at the height specified in paragraph 2(a).
Restraint system with means of automatic repositioning
(5) If an infant restraint system that has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface is subjected, in any adjustment position, to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.1, an opening that is exposed and larger than 6.4 mm before the test must not become smaller during the test as a result of the movement of the seating surface relative to the other parts of the restraint system.
INFORMATION
Information
3.16 (1) Every infant restraint system must have stitched onto it, indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, the following information:
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported or sold the restraint system;
(b) the model name and number of the restraint system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the restraint system, as shown in Schedule 5, with the year, month and day above the corresponding wording in both official languages;
(d) a statement that indicates — in units based on the International System of Units followed by the corresponding imperial units in parentheses — the mass and height range of the infants for whom the manufacturer recommends the restraint system;
(e) a warning that
(i) the restraint system is for use only in a forward-facing seat equipped with a lower universal anchorage system or with a vehicle seat belt,
(ii) the restraint system is to be in a rear-facing position when it is used for an infant,
(iii) the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by either of the following means and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap:
(A) a lower connector system, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(B) a vehicle seat belt, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage system, and
(iv) the belts provided with the restraint system are to be snugly adjusted around the infant;
(f) an installation diagram that shows the restraint system installed as recommended by the manufacturer
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap, and
(iii) in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Official languages and print size
(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) must be in both official languages and in characters of at least 10 points, except for the words “year/année”, “month/mois” and “day/jour” under the date of manufacture, which may be in characters of at least 8 points.
Information to be fully visible
(3) The information referred to in paragraphs (1)(d) to (f) must be fully visible at all times, even when the restraint system is occupied, whether the restraint system is installed with or without a removable base.
Warning — air bag
3.17 (1) Every infant restraint system must bear the air bag warning label as shown in Schedule 6 that conforms to the requirements of that schedule.
Idem
(2) The label referred to in subsection (1) must be affixed in a permanent manner at either of the following locations and be fully visible to a person installing the restraint system:
(a) on the side of the restraint system that will face the right front passenger door when the restraint system is facing rearward;
(b) at the location where the infant’s head would rest or adjacent to that location.
Installation instructions
3.18 (1) Every infant restraint system must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages, that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(a) installing and securing the restraint system in a vehicle;
(b) installing the restraint system in either aircraft passenger seat referred to in subsection 2.1.1 of Test Method 213.1;
(c) positioning an infant in the restraint system; and
(d) adjusting every part of the restraint system that is designed to restrain the infant.
Idem
(2) The instructions must
(a) specify the types of vehicles, the seating positions and the types of vehicle seat belts with which the restraint system may or may not be used;
(b) specify that the restraint system may be used with a lower universal anchorage system;
(c) if the restraint system has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface, specify that the ability of the restraint system to change position must not be impeded;
(d) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the restraint system;
(e) state that the restraint system, even when unoccupied, must be firmly secured to the vehicle by means of a lower universal anchorage system or a vehicle seat belt, as applicable for the seating position in which the restraint system is to be installed, and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap; and
(f) if the restraint system is manufactured with a removable base and the seating component of the restraint system is designed to be used with or without the base, specify whether the restraint system must be used with or without the base when the restraint system is installed in an aircraft passenger seat.
Storage of instructions
(3) Every infant restraint system must have a place for the storage of instructions.
PART 4
CMVSS 213.2 — BOOSTER SEATS
GENERAL
Interpretation
4. In this Part, “Test Method 213.2” means Test Method 213.2 — Booster Seats (October 2008).
Means of securing booster seat
4.01 (1) Subject to subsection (3), every booster seat must be designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment.
Lower connector system
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a booster seat may also be designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Booster seat equipped with a tether strap
(3) If a booster seat is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, the booster seat must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of the tether strap together with a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) in the case of a booster seat designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a lower connector system, by means of the tether strap together with the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Forward movement of torso
(4) A booster seat must not have any part that limits the forward movement of the torso during frontal impact.
Audible or visible indication
4.02 A booster seat that is equipped with a lower connector system must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
Flammability
4.03 Every booster seat must be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of section 302 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
TETHER STRAP ATTACHMENTS AND WEBBING
Conformity with TSD 209
4.04 Every tether strap attachment and related piece of adjustment hardware that are part of a booster seat must conform to the requirements of S4.3(a)(2) and (b) of TSD 209.
Webbing
4.05 Any webbing that is designed to secure a booster seat to a user-ready tether anchorage or to a lower universal anchorage system must
(a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, before being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 15 000 N;
(b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, after being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of its initial breaking strength; and
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.2(e) and (f) of TSD 209 and subsections 209(3) to (6) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
CONTACTABLE SURFACES
Rigid structural components
4.06 Any rigid structural component underlying a contactable surface of a booster seat must not have
(a) a protrusion, with any padding or flexible overlay material removed, of more than 9.5 mm; or
(b) an exposed edge with a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
Surface contactable by head
4.07 Every surface of a booster seat that is contactable by the head of an anthropomorphic test device positioned in the booster seat in accordance with subsection 3.3.2 of Test Method 213.2 must be covered with slow-recovery, energy-absorbing material that, when tested in accordance with section 4 of Test Method 213.2, has
(a) a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but less than 12 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance.
TESTING
Dynamic testing
4.08 A booster seat that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.2 must, when in any adjustment position,
(a) exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural element and no partial separation exposing a surface with
(i) a protrusion of more than 9.5 mm, or
(ii) a radius of less than 6.4 mm;
(b) remain in the same adjustment position during the test as it was in immediately before the test began;
(c) except in the case of a booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms;
(d) except in the case of a booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), limit the resultant acceleration of the centre of gravity of the head of the anthropomorphic test device during the movement of the head towards the front of the vehicle to not more than 80 g, unless it is established that any resultant acceleration above 80 g is caused by another part of the anthropomorphic test device striking its head;
(e) except in the case of a booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), not allow any portion of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 813 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the centre SORL shown in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7; and
(f) except in the case of a booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), not allow either knee pivot point to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 915 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the centre SORL shown in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7.
ASTM D3574-08
4.09 After the application of a preload of 175 N to the booster seat, the booster seat, including any padding or covering, must not deflect more than 25 mm under the application of a vertical force of 2 250 N applied anywhere on the upper seating surface of the booster seat through the apparatus described in section 17 of ASTM D3574-08, Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials — Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams, published by ASTM International.
INFORMATION
Information
4.10 (1) Every booster seat must have stitched onto it, indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, the following information:
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported or sold the booster seat;
(b) the model name and number of the booster seat;
(c) the date of manufacture of the booster seat, as shown in Schedule 5, with the year, month and day above the corresponding wording in both official languages;
(d) a statement that indicates that the booster seat is for use by persons whose mass is at least 18 kg;
(e) a statement that indicates — in units based on the International System of Units followed by the corresponding imperial units in parentheses — the mass and height range of the persons for whom the manufacturer recommends the booster seat; and
(f) an installation diagram that shows the booster seat occupant restrained to the vehicle by means of a continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt and the booster seat installed as recommended by the manufacturer, and
(i) if the booster seat is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, the booster seat secured to the vehicle by means of the tether strap, and
(ii) if the booster seat is equipped with a lower connector system and the manufacturer recommends the use of the lower connector system, the booster seat secured to the vehicle by means of the lower connector system.
Official languages and print size
(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) must be in both official languages and in characters of at least 10 points, except for the words “year/année”, “month/mois” and “day/jour” under the date of manufacture, which may be in characters of at least 8 points.
Information to be fully visible
(3) The information referred to in paragraphs (1)(d) to (f) must be fully visible at all times, even when the booster seat is occupied.
Installation instructions
4.11 (1) Every booster seat must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages, that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(a) installing and securing the booster seat in a vehicle;
(b) positioning a person in the booster seat; and
(c) adjusting every part of the booster seat.
Idem
(2) The instructions must
(a) specify the types of vehicles, the seating positions and the types of vehicle seat belts with which the booster seat may or may not be used;
(b) specify if the booster seat may be used with a lower universal anchorage system;
(c) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the booster seat; and
(d) state that the booster seat, even when unoccupied, must be firmly secured to the vehicle by means of a lower universal anchorage system or a vehicle seat belt, as applicable for the seating position in which the booster seat is to be installed, and if the booster seat is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Storage of instructions
(3) Every booster seat must have a place for the storage of instructions.
PART 5
CMVSS 213.3 — RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR DISABLED PERSONS
GENERAL
Interpretation
5. In this Part, “Test Method 213.3” means Test Method 213.3 — Restraint Systems for Disabled Persons (October 2008).
Torso and crotch restraint
5.01 Every restraint system for disabled persons must
(a) restrain the upper torso by means of
(i) in the case of a forward-facing restraint system,
(A) belts passing over each shoulder, or
(B) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 5.15, or
(ii) in the case of a rear-facing restraint system, belts passing over each shoulder;
(b) restrain the lower torso by means of
(i) a pelvic restraint making an angle of at least 45° but not more than 90° with the seating surface of the restraint system at the pelvic restraint attachment points, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 5.15; and
(c) restrain the crotch, in the case of a forward-facing restraint system, by means of
(i) a crotch belt that is connectable to the pelvic restraint or other device used to restrain the lower torso, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 5.15.
Means of securing the system
5.02 (1) Subject to subsection (3), every forward-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must be designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment.
Lower connector system
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a forward-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons may also be designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Restraint system equipped with a tether strap
(3) If a forward-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons is equipped with a tether strap, the restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of the tether strap together with a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) in the case of a restraint system designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a lower connector system, by means of the tether strap together with the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Means of securing the system
5.03 (1) Subject to subsection (3), every rear-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must be designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment.
Lower connector system
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a rear-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons may also be designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Restraint system equipped with a tether strap
(3) If a rear-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, the restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of the tether strap together with a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) in the case of a restraint system designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a lower connector system, by means of the tether strap together with the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Audible or visible indication
5.04 A mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons that is equipped with a lower connector system must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
Custom restraint system
5.05 Every custom restraint system for a disabled person must be designed to be secured to a vehicle by means of a vehicle seat belt together with the tether strap that is provided with the restraint system, without using any other means of attachment.
Flammability
5.06 Every restraint system for disabled persons must be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of section 302 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
BELTS, BUCKLES AND WEBBING
Adjustment of parts designed to restrain a person
5.07 Every part of a mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons that is designed to restrain a disabled person must be adjustable to snugly fit a person whose mass and height are within the ranges indicated in the statement referred to in paragraph 5.22(1)(d), when the person is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 5.24(1)(b) and the restraint system is adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 5.24(1)(c).
Belts
5.08 A belt that is part of a restraint system for disabled persons and that is designed to restrain a disabled person must not impose on the person any loads that result from the mass of the restraint system.
Belt release mechanism
5.09 Every release mechanism of a belt used in a restraint system for disabled persons must
(a) be easy to locate and to operate and be readily accessible to a person assisting the disabled person;
(b) be designed to minimize the possibility of accidental release; and
(c) not be of the hook and loop fastener type.
Conformity with TSD 209
5.10 Every belt buckle and related piece of adjustment hardware and every tether strap attachment and related piece of adjustment hardware that are part of a restraint system for disabled persons must conform to the requirements of S4.3(a)(2) and (b) of TSD 209.
Belt buckles — mass-produced restraint systems
5.11 Every belt buckle that is designed to restrain a disabled person in a mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must
(a) under the conditions set out in subsection 3.3 of Test Method 213.3, before dynamic testing,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied;
(b) under the conditions set out in section 4 of Test Method 213.3, after dynamic testing, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.3(d)(2) of TSD 209, except that the surface area of a buckle designed for push-button application must be at least 385 mm2;
(d) conform to the requirements of S4.3(g) of TSD 209; and
(e) not release during the dynamic tests specified in section 3 of Test Method 213.3.
Belt buckles — custom restraint systems
5.12 Every belt buckle that is designed to restrain a disabled person in a custom restraint system for disabled persons must
(a) under the conditions set out in section 5 of Test Method 213.3,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 71 N is applied;
(b) conform to the requirements of S4.3(d)(2) of TSD 209, except that the surface area of a buckle designed for push-button application must be at least 385 mm2; and
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.3(g) of TSD 209.
Webbing
5.13 Any webbing that is designed to secure a restraint system for disabled persons to a user-ready tether anchorage or to a lower universal anchorage system or to restrain a disabled person within the restraint system must
(a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, before being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of
(i) at least 15 000 N in the case of webbing designed to secure the restraint system to the user-ready tether anchorage or to the lower universal anchorage system, and
(ii) at least 11 000 N in the case of webbing designed to restrain a disabled person within the restraint system;
(b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, after being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of its initial breaking strength;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.2(e) and (f) of TSD 209 and subsections 209(3) to (6) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations; and
(d) have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured as specified in S5.1(a) of TSD 209, if contactable by the torso of a disabled person when the person is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 5.24(1)(b) and the restraint system is adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 5.24(1)(c).
CONTACTABLE SURFACES
Removable surfaces
5.14 A surface of a restraint system for disabled persons that is placed in front of the disabled person must be removable when the restraint system is installed in a vehicle, unless the surface is designed to restrain the person.
Cross-section of surfaces
5.15 Every horizontal cross-section of a surface of a restraint system for disabled persons that is designed to limit the forward movement of a disabled person must be flat or concave, and every vertical longitudinal cross-section of that surface must be flat or convex, with, in the case of a concave or convex cross-section, a radius of curvature of the underlying structure of not less than 50 mm.
Rigid structural components
5.16 Any rigid structural component underlying a contactable surface of a restraint system for disabled persons must not have
(a) a protrusion, with any padding or flexible overlay material removed, of more than 9.5 mm; or
(b) an exposed edge with a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
Surface contactable by head
5.17 Every surface of a restraint system for disabled persons that is contactable by the head of a disabled person when the person is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 5.24(1)(b) and the restraint system is adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 5.24(1)(c) must be covered with slow-recovery, energy-absorbing material that, when tested in accordance with section 6 of Test Method 213.3, has
(a) a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but less than 12 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance.
TESTING
Inversion testing
5.18 A restraint system for disabled persons that is subjected to an inversion test in accordance with section 7 of Test Method 213.3 must not fall out of the aircraft passenger seat belt, and the anthropomorphic test device must not fall out of the restraint system, at any time during the rotation or three-second immobilization period referred to in that section.
Dynamic testing
5.19 A mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.3 must, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 5.22(1)(f)(i),
(a) exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural element and no partial separation exposing a surface with
(i) a protrusion of more than 9.5 mm, or
(ii) a radius of less than 6.4 mm;
(b) remain in the same adjustment position during the test as it was in immediately before the test began with, in the case of a rear-facing restraint system, the levelling device in any adjustment position;
(c) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms; and
(d) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), limit the resultant acceleration of the centre of gravity of the head of the anthropomorphic test device during the movement of the head towards the front of the vehicle to not more than 80 g, unless it is established that any resultant acceleration above 80 g is caused by another part of the anthropomorphic test device striking its head.
Forward-facing mass-produced restraint system
5.20 A forward-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.3 must not, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 5.22(1)(f)(i),
(a) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), allow any portion of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that, when measured along the centre SORL shown in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7, is
(i) 720 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly for a restraint system designed to be used by a person whose mass is not greater than 30 kg, and
(ii) 813 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly for a restraint system designed to be used by a person whose mass is greater than 30 kg;
(b) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2007), allow either knee pivot point to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 915 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the centre SORL shown in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7; and
(c) allow the angle between the restraint system’s back support surface and seating surface to be less than 45° at the completion of the test.
Rear-facing mass-produced restraint system
5.21 A rear-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.3 must, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 5.22(1)(f)(i),
(a) retain the torso of the anthropomorphic test device within the restraint system, and not allow any portion of the target points on either side of the device’s head, located on the transverse axis passing through the centre of mass of the device’s head and perpendicular to the head’s midsagittal plane, to pass at any time, during or immediately after the test, either through the transverse orthogonal planes formed by the extension of seat back frontal surface plane and by the plane that passes through the uppermost point of the restraint system, as shown in Figure 7 of Schedule 7, or through the vertical transverse plane passing through point X on the seat, as shown in Figure 8 of Schedule 7; and
(b) not allow the angle between the vertical and the back and head support surface, measured 240 mm above the seat surface, to be greater than 70° at any time during the test.
INFORMATION
Information — mass-produced restraint systems
5.22 (1) Every mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must have stitched onto it, indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, the following information:
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported or sold the restraint system;
(b) the model name and number of the restraint system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the restraint system, as shown in Schedule 5, with the year, month and day above the corresponding wording in both official languages;
(d) a statement that indicates — in units based on the International System of Units followed by the corresponding imperial units in parentheses — the mass and height range of the persons for whom the manufacturer recommends the restraint system when it is used in a forward-facing and, where applicable, a rear-facing position;
(e) a statement that indicates whether the restraint system conforms to the requirements of the inversion test referred to in section 5.18;
(f) a warning that
(i) if the restraint system is not designed for use at certain adjustment positions or with trays or tables or certain webbing assemblies, those adjustment positions, trays, tables or webbing assemblies must not be used,
(ii) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system and if the restraint system is to be used by a disabled person with a mass of 30 kg or less, the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by either of the following means and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap:
(A) a lower connector system, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(B) a vehicle seat belt if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(iii) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system or a tether strap and if the restraint system is to be used by a disabled person with a mass of more than 30 kg, the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle by means of a vehicle seat belt only,
(iv) if the restraint system is not equipped with a lower connector system, the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instruction by means of a vehicle seat belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap,
(v) if the restraint system is designed to restrain a disabled person by means of belts, the belts provided with the restraint system are to be snugly adjusted around the person, and
(vi) if the restraint system is designed to restrain a disabled person by means of a fixed or movable surface and by means of belts, the surface alone is not sufficient to restrain the person; and
(g) an installation diagram that shows the restraint system installed as recommended by the manufacturer
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap, or
(iii) if equipped with a lower connector system, in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and secured to a vehicle by means of the lower connector system and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Official languages and print size
(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) must be in both official languages and in characters of at least 10 points, except for the words “year/année”, “month/mois” and “day/jour” under the date of manufacture, which may be in characters of at least 8 points.
Information to be fully visible
(3) The information referred to in paragraphs (1)(d) to (g) must be fully visible at all times, even when the restraint system is occupied.
Information — custom restraint systems
5.23 Every custom restraint system for a disabled person must be accompanied by a document, in both official languages, that contains the following information:
(a) a statement that the restraint system is to be used only by the person for whom the restraint system was designed;
(b) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported or sold the restraint system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the restraint system, as shown in Schedule 5, with the year, month and day above the corresponding wording in both official languages;
(d) a statement that the restraint system conforms to the prescribed standards applicable at the date of manufacture;
(e) a statement that indicates whether the restraint system conforms to the requirements of the inversion test referred to in section 5.18;
(f) if the restraint system is designed to be used with a tether strap, a statement that the tether strap must be properly attached to the vehicle and indicating how to attach the tether strap;
(g) a warning that
(i) if the restraint system is not designed for use at certain adjustment positions or with trays or tables or certain webbing assemblies, those adjustment positions, trays, tables or webbing assemblies must not be used,
(ii) if the restraint system has a positioning harness with a hook and loop fastener, the fastener alone is not sufficient to restrain a disabled person, and only belts that include buckles are to be used to restrain the person, and
(iii) if the restraint system is designed to restrain a disabled person by means of a fixed or movable surface and by means of harness straps, the surface alone is not sufficient to restrain the person.
Installation instructions
5.24 (1) Every mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages, that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(a) installing and securing the restraint system in a vehicle;
(b) positioning a disabled person in the restraint system; and
(c) adjusting every part of the restraint system that is designed to restrain the person.
Idem
(2) The instructions must
(a) specify the types of vehicles, the seating positions and the types of vehicle seat belts with which the restraint system may or may not be used;
(b) specify whether the restraint system may be used with a lower universal anchorage system;
(c) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the restraint system;
(d) state that the restraint system, even when unoccupied, must be firmly secured to the vehicle by means of a lower universal anchorage system or a vehicle seat belt, as applicable for the seating position in which the restraint system is to be installed, and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap;
(e) if the restraint system conforms to the requirements of section 5.18, provide a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for installing the restraint system in either aircraft passenger seat referred to in subsection 2.1.1 of Test Method 213.3, for securing a disabled person in the restraint system when it is installed in the seat, and for adjusting the restraint system to fit the person; and
(f) in the case of a restraint system that conforms to the requirements of section 5.18, and that is manufactured with a removable base, and that has a seating component designed to be used with or without the base, specify whether the restraint system must be used with or without the base in either aircraft passenger seat referred to in subsection 2.1.1 of Test Method 213.3.
Storage of instructions
(3) Every mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must have a place for the storage of instructions.
PART 6
CMVSS 213.5 — RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR INFANTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
GENERAL
Interpretation
6. In this Part, “Test Method 213.5” means Test Method 213.5 — Restraint Systems for Infants with Special Needs (October 2008).
Restraint system designed to face the rear
6.01 Every restraint system for infants with special needs must be designed to face the rear of the vehicle, except that a car bed must be designed to rest on the vehicle’s rear bench seat so that its longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
Torso restraint
6.02 Every restraint system for infants with special needs must, when the anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 3.4.2 or 3.6.2 of Test Method 213.5,
(a) restrain the upper torso by means of
(i) in the case of a restraint system other than a car bed, belts passing over each shoulder, and
(ii) in the case of a car bed, belts passing over each shoulder; and
(b) restrain the lower torso.
Means of securing restraint system
6.03 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every restraint system for infants with special needs must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of a vehicle seat belt in such a manner that the belt will not impose directly on the infant any loads that result from the mass of the restraint system, and without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system, by means of the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Restraint system with tether strap
(2) If a restraint system for infants with special needs is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, the restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of the tether strap together with a vehicle seat belt in such a manner that the belt will not impose directly on the infant any loads that result from the mass of the restraint system, and without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system, by means of the tether strap together with the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Restraint system with removable base
6.04 If a restraint system for infants with special needs is equipped with a lower connector system and is manufactured with a removable base, and the seating component of the restraint system is designed to be used with or without the base, the restraint system must be equipped with a lower connector system on the base.
Car bed
6.05 Every car bed must
(a) provide restraint against the sideways movement of the infant’s head towards the front of the vehicle by means of a head restraint; and
(b) have, in the shell of the car bed, a means of minimizing, when the car bed is installed in a vehicle in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, the load to the top of the infant’s head in case of a side impact.
Restraint system to be adjustable
6.06 Every part of a restraint system for infants with special needs that is designed to restrain an infant must be adjustable to snugly fit an infant whose mass and height are within the ranges indicated in the statement referred to in paragraph 6.16(1)(d) when the infant is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 6.18(1)(b) and the restraint system is adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 6.18(1)(c).
Audible or visible indication
6.07 Every restraint system for infants with special needs must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
Flammability
6.08 Every restraint system for infants with special needs must be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of section 302 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
BELT BUCKLES AND WEBBING
Conformity with TSD 209
6.09 Every belt buckle and related piece of adjustment hardware and every tether strap attachment and related piece of adjustment hardware that are part of a restraint system for infants with special needs must conform to the requirements of S4.3(a)(2) and (b) of TSD 209.
Belt buckles
6.10 Every belt buckle that is designed to restrain an infant in a restraint system for infants with special needs must
(a) under the conditions set out in subsection 3.3 of Test Method 213.5, before dynamic testing,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied;
(b) under the conditions set out in section 4 of Test Method 213.5, after dynamic testing, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.3(d)(2) of TSD 209, except that the surface area of a buckle designed for push-button application must be at least 385 mm2;
(d) conform to the requirements of S4.3(g) of TSD 209; and
(e) not release during the dynamic tests specified in section 3 of Test Method 213.5.
Webbing
6.11 Any webbing that is designed to secure a restraint system for infants with special needs to a user-ready tether anchorage or to a lower universal anchorage system or to restrain an infant with special needs within the restraint system must
(a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, before being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of
(i) at least 15 000 N in the case of webbing designed to secure the restraint system to the user-ready tether anchorage or to the lower universal anchorage system, and
(ii) at least 11 000 N in the case of webbing designed to restrain an infant with special needs within the restraint system;
(b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, after being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 and for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of its initial breaking strength;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.2(e) and (f) of TSD 209 and subsections 209(3) to (6) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations; and
(d) if contactable by the torso when the restraint system is tested in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.5, have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured as specified in S5.1(a) of TSD 209.
CONTACTABLE SURFACES
Contactable surfaces
6.12 (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs other than a car bed must provide
(a) a surface for the support of the infant’s back that is flat or concave and has a continuous area of not less than 54 800 mm2; and
(b) surfaces for the support of each side of the infant’s torso that are flat or concave and have a continuous area of not less than 30 500 mm2 each.
Idem
(2) Every car bed must provide
(a) a surface for the support of the infant’s back and legs that is flat or concave and has a continuous area of not less than 71 250 mm2; and
(b) surfaces for the support of each side of the infant’s torso and legs that are flat or concave and have a continuous area of not less than 39 650 mm2 each.
Rigid structural components
6.13 Any rigid structural component underlying a contactable surface of a restraint system for infants with special needs must not have
(a) a protrusion, with any padding or flexible overlay material removed, of more than 9.5 mm; or
(b) an exposed edge with a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
Surface contactable by head
6.14 Every surface of a restraint system for infants with special needs that is contactable by the head of an anthropomorphic test device positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 3.4.2 or 3.6.2 of Test Method 213.5 must be covered with slow-recovery, energy-absorbing material that, when tested in accordance with section 5 of Test Method 213.5, has
(a) a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm, if the material has a resistance of not less than 4 kPa but less than 12 kPa at 25% of compression-deflection resistance.
TESTING
Dynamic testing
6.15 (1) A restraint system for infants with special needs that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.5 must, when in any adjustment position,
(a) exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural element and no partial separation exposing a surface with
(i) a protrusion of more than 9.5 mm, or
(ii) a radius of less than 6.4 mm;
(b) in the case of a restraint system other than a car bed, with the levelling device in any adjustment position, remain in the same adjustment position during the test as it was in immediately before the test began, unless a restraint system has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface that allows the anthropomorphic test device to move from a reclined position to a more upright position and back to a reclined position during the test;
(c) in the case of a restraint system other than a car bed, retain the torso of the anthropomorphic test device within the restraint system, and not allow any portion of the target points on either side of the device’s head, located on the transverse axis passing through the centre of mass of the device’s head and perpendicular to the head’s midsagittal plane, to pass at any time, during or immediately after the test, through the transverse orthogonal planes formed by the extension of the seat back frontal surface plane and by the plane that passes through the uppermost point of the restraint system, as shown in Figure 7 of Schedule 7, or through the vertical transverse plane passing through point X on the seat, as shown in Figure 8 of Schedule 7;
(d) in the case of a restraint system other than a car bed, not allow the angle between the vertical and the back and head support surface, measured 240 mm above the seat surface, to be greater than 70° at any time during the test;
(e) in the case of a restraint system other than a car bed, limit the movement of the head of the anthropomorphic test device towards the rear of the restraint system, in its midsagittal plane, by means of a continuous seat back that is an integral part of the restraint system, so that the angle between the head and the torso is at no time during the test greater than 45° as compared to the angle between the head and the torso prior to the test; and
(f) in the case of a car bed, retain the head, neck and torso of the anthropomorphic test device within the confines of the car bed.
Continuous seat back
(2) The continuous seat back referred to in paragraph (1)(e) must have
(a) a height of at least 500 mm; and
(b) a width of at least 200 mm, measured in the horizontal plane at the height specified in paragraph (a).
Measurement of height — paragraph 2(a)
(3) The height referred to in paragraph (2)(a) must be measured along the seat back surface of the restraint system, in the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the longitudinal centreline of the restraint system, from the lowest point on the restraint system’s seating surface that is contacted by the buttocks of the seated anthropomorphic test device.
Exception
(4) Despite paragraph (2)(b), if a restraint system for infants with special needs provides surfaces for the support of the sides of the torso, with the surfaces extending at least 100 mm forward from the padded surface of the portion of the restraint system provided for the support of the head of the anthropomorphic test device, the restraint system may have a continuous seat back width of not less than 150 mm, measured in the horizontal plane at the height specified in paragraph (2)(a).
Restraint system with means of automatic repositioning
(5) If a restraint system for infants with special needs that has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface of the restraint system is subjected, in any adjustment position, to a dynamic test in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.5, an opening that is exposed and larger than 6.4 mm before the test must not become smaller during the test as a result of the movement of the seating surface relative to the other parts of the restraint system.
INFORMATION
Information
6.16 (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must have stitched onto it, indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, the following information:
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported or sold the restraint system;
(b) the model name and number of the restraint system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the restraint system, as shown in Schedule 5, with the year, month and day above the corresponding wording in both official languages;
(d) a statement that indicates — in units based on the International System of Units followed by the corresponding imperial units in parentheses — the mass and height range of the infants for whom the manufacturer recommends the restraint system;
(e) a warning that
(i) the restraint system is for use only in a forward-facing seat equipped with a lower universal anchorage system or with a vehicle seat belt,
(ii) the restraint system is to be in a rear-facing position, except that a car bed is to be used in a flat position along the vehicle’s rear bench seat with the head of the infant towards the centre of the vehicle,
(iii) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system, the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by either of the following means and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap:
(A) a lower connector system, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(B) a vehicle seat belt, if the restraint system is installed in a seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
(iv) if the restraint system is not equipped with a lower connector system, the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by means of a vehicle seat belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap; and
(v) the belts and any vest or bunting bag provided with the restraint system are to be snugly adjusted around the infant; and
(f) an installation diagram that shows the restraint system installed as recommended by the manufacturer
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap, and
(iii) if equipped with a lower connector system, in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Official languages and print size
(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) must be in both official languages and in characters of at least 10 points, except for the words “year/année”, “month/mois” and “day/jour” under the date of manufacture, which may be in characters of at least 8 points.
Information to be fully visible
(3) The information referred to in paragraphs (1)(d) to (f) must, even when the restraint system is occupied, be fully visible at all times, whether the restraint system is installed with or without a removable base.
Warning — air bag
6.17 (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must bear the air bag warning label as shown in Schedule 6 that conforms to the requirements of that schedule.
Idem
(2) The label referred to in subsection (1) must be affixed in a permanent manner at either of the following locations and be fully visible to a person installing the restraint system:
(a) on the side of the restraint system that will face the right front passenger door when the restraint system is facing rearward;
(b) at the location where the infant’s head would rest or adjacent to that location.
Installation instructions
6.18 (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages, that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(a) installing and securing the restraint system in a vehicle;
(b) positioning an infant with special needs in the restraint system; and
(c) adjusting every part of the restraint system that is designed to restrain the infant.
Idem
(2) The instructions must
(a) specify the types of vehicles, the seating positions and the types of vehicle seat belts with which the restraint system may or may not be used;
(b) specify whether the restraint system may be used with a lower universal anchorage system;
(c) if the restraint system has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface, specify that the ability of the restraint system to change position must not be impeded;
(d) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the restraint system; and
(e) state that the restraint system, even when unoccupied, must be firmly secured to the vehicle by means of a lower universal anchorage system or a vehicle seat belt, as applicable for the seating position in which the restraint system is to be installed, and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends the use of the tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Storage of instructions
(3) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must have a place for the storage of instructions.
PART 7
TRANSITIONAL PROVISION, REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE
TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
Transitional provision
7. Until September 1, 2010, the restraint systems and booster seats referred to in these Regulations may conform to the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations as they read on the day before the day on which these Regulations came into force.
REPEAL
Repeal
8. The Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations (see footnote 1) are repealed.
COMING INTO FORCE
Coming into force
9. These Regulations come into force on September 1, 2010.
SCHEDULE 1
(Subsection 1.01(2))
Department of Transport
Motor Vehicle Safety Act (subsection 3(2))
Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations (subsection 1.01(2))
MINISTERIAL AUTHORIZATION
Pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations,
[company name and address]
is authorized to use and apply the national safety mark, and the authorization number _____, to any restraint system or booster seat of a class referred to in section 1.02 of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations, on condition that the restraint system or booster seat conforms to all the applicable Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
The national safety mark and the authorization number are applied at the following premises: [identification of the premises]
This ministerial authorization expires on _________
Issued in Ottawa on __________________, 20_____
__________________________________________
for the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
SCHEDULE 2
(Subsection 1.01(3))
NATIONAL SAFETY MARK
Note: Replace XXXX with the number 213, 213.1, 213.2, 213.3 or 213.5, as applicable.
Replace YYY with the authorization number assigned by the Minister, as applicable.
SCHEDULE 3
(Section 1.05)
LOWER UNIVERSAL ANCHORAGE SYSTEM SYMBOL
SCHEDULE 4 (Section 1.09)
DECLARATION OF IMPORTATION FOR EXHIBITION, DEMONSTRATION, EVALUATION OR TESTING PURPOSES
1. Name of the manufacturer of the restraint system or booster seat:
_____________________________________________________
2. Name and address of the person importing the restraint system or booster seat:
_____________________________________________________
3. The make and the model name or number of the restraint system or booster seat:
_____________________________________________________
4. The date that the restraint system or booster seat is presented for importation:
_____________________________________________________
I, the undersigned ________________________, declare that the
(Authorized representative)
information set out in this declaration is true and that the restraint system or booster seat
(a) will be used in Canada solely for purposes of exhibition, demonstration, evaluation or testing, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act; and
(b) will remain in Canada for not longer than one year or a period that the Minister specifies. (see footnote *(1))
______________________________
Signature of authorized representative
______________________________
Date
SCHEDULE 5
(Paragraphs 2.18(1)(c), 3.16(1)(c), 4.10(1)(c), 5.22(1)(c), 5.23(c) and 6.16(1)(c))
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
| year | month | day |
|---|---|---|
|
#### |
## |
## |
|
year/année |
month/mois |
day/jour |
SCHEDULE 6
(Subsections 2.19(1), 3.17(1) and 6.17(1))
AIR BAG WARNING LABEL
Requirements:
1. The message area containing the statement must be at least 30 cm2
2. The statement must be in characters of at least 10 points
3. The pictogram must be at least 30 mm in diameter
Note: Drawing not to scale
SCHEDULE 7
(Subsection 1(1), paragraphs 2.16(1)(a) and (b), 2.17(a), 3.15(1)(e), 4.08(e) and (f), 5.20(a) and (b), 5.21(a) and 6.15(1)(c))
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated
2. Drawing not to scale
Figure 1 — Interface Profile of Tether Strap Hook
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated
2. Drawing not to scale
Figure 2 — Interface Profile of Tether Strap Hook with Integrated Adjustment Hardware
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated
2. Drawing not to scale
3. Lap belt anchorage points and continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt lower anchorage points are symmetrically located with respect to the centre SORL
4. Maximum distance from the seat bight to the end of the buckle is 175 mm
Figure 3 — Three-dimensional Schematic View of Standard Seat Assembly Indicating Location of Seat Belt Anchorage Points
Notes:
1. Drawing not to scale
2. Lower universal anchorage system bars 6 mm in diameter and 25 mm in length
3. Transverse horizontal distance between the centre of the bars and the vertical plane containing the SORL at the centre of the seat assembly is 140 mm
Figure 4 — Three-dimensional Schematic View of Standard Seat Assembly Indicating Location of Lower Universal Anchorage System
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated
2. Drawing not to scale
3. User-ready tether anchorage point on rear package shelf located 544 mm right or left of the vertical longitudinal plane containing the centre SORL
Figure 5 — Side View of Standard Seat Assembly Indicating Location of Seat Belt Anchorage Points
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated
2. Drawing not to scale
3. User-ready tether anchorage point on rear package shelf located 544 mm right or left of the vertical longitudinal plane containing the centre SORL
4. Lower universal anchorage system bars located 102 mm forward of Z point and 323 mm upward from floor
Figure 6 — Side View of Standard Seat Assembly Indicating Location of Lower Universal Anchorage System
Note: The illustrated limits move during dynamic testing
Figure 7 — Forward and Upper Excursion Limits for any Portion of Target Point on Either Side of Anthropomorphic Test Device Head
Figure 8 — Point X on Vertical Plane of Standard Seat Assembly
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated
2. Drawing not to scale
Figure 9 — Rear and Side View of Checking Device for Lower Connector System - Envelope Dimensions
[41-1-o]
Footnote a
S.C. 1993, c. 16
Footnote 1
SOR/98-159
Footnote *(1)
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 the Act to use or dispose of a restraint system or booster seat other than in accordance with the terms of the declaration.
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