Land Transport Rule: Door Retention Systems 2001

The Land Transport Rule: Door Retention Systems 2001 was made on 12th day of December 2001and came into force on 1 April 2002.

What is incorporated material?

When a Land Transport Rule references external material, that material then becomes ‘incorporated’ into, and forms part of, that Land Transport Rule. Material that is referenced in a Land Transport Rule is usually referred to as ‘incorporated material’.

What version of the incorporated material applies?

Incorporated material often changes over time as it is updated by the person or organisation originating the material, in certain circumstances, the amended versions of the material will be the version that applies to the Land Transport Rule (even when the original version of the material is still referenced in the Rule). In the table below, Waka Kotahi have set out the originally referenced name of the incorporated material as it appears in the Rule, and the version of the material that currently applies to the Rule.

Incorporated material is provided for under section 165(external link) of the Land Transport Act 1998. 

Incorporated material for Land Transport Rule: Door Retention Systems 2001

What is the name of the incorporated material as originally referenced in the Rule?

What version of the incorporated material is currently applicable?

Is this material available to view online for free?

Where can I inspect this material, free of charge?

Where can I purchase copies of this material?

Council Directive 70/387/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the doors of motor vehicles and their trailers

Council Directive 70/387/EEC of 27 July 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States to the doors of motor vehicles and their trailers (latest consolidated version as at 1 June 2001)

 

The material is available on the European Union website(external link)

Incorporated material can be inspected, during working hours and free of charge, at the National Office of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, located at 50 Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, by appointment.

To schedule an appointment during working hours, email rules@nzta.govt.nz

The material does not appear to be available for purchasing.

UN/ECE Regulation No. 11, Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to door latches and door retention components (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Add.10)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No. 11, Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to door latches and door retention components (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Add.10/Rev.3) (as at 15 June 2015).

 

The regulation (including the further amendments) is freely available from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe website(external link)

Incorporated material can be inspected, during working hours and free of charge, at the National Office of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, located at 50 Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, by appointment.

To schedule an appointment during working hours, email rules@nzta.govt.nz

The material is available for purchasing on the International Regulations website(external link)

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 206, Door Locks and Door Retention Components - Passenger Cars, Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, and Trucks (US)

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 49 CFR 571.206 - Standard No. 206; Door locks and door retention components (as at 01 October 2020)

Latest version is freely available from the U.S. Government Publishing Office website(external link)

Incorporated material can be inspected, during working hours and free of charge, at the National Office of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, located at 50 Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, by appointment.

To schedule an appointment during working hours, email rules@nzta.govt.nz

The material can be purchased from the Techstreet website(external link)

Australian Design Rule 2, Side Door Latches and Hinges

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 2/00 – Side Door Latches and Hinges) 2006 (as at 14 May 2021 compilation)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 2/01 - Side Door Latches and Hinges) 2006 (as at 21 September 2016 compilation)

Material is freely available at the Australian Government Infrastructure website(external link)

Incorporated material can be inspected, during working hours and free of charge, at the National Office of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, located at 50 Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, by appointment.

To schedule an appointment during working hours, email rules@nzta.govt.nz

The material does not appear to be available for purchasing.

Technical Standard for Door Retention Systems (Japan)

Technical standard means a Japanese domestic vehicle standard issued by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and translated into, and published in, English by the Japan Automobile Standards Internationalization Centre (JAICE) in the Automobile Type Approval Handbook for Japanese Certification.

Automobile Type Approval Handbook for Japanese Certification, Japanese Industrial Standard D-1621-1988 Test method of side door hinge systems for automobiles current as at 01 January 1988

Not currently available.

Incorporated material can be inspected, during working hours and free of charge, at the National Office of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, located at 50 Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, by appointment.

To schedule an appointment during working hours, email rules@nzta.govt.nz

The entire Automobile Type Approval Handbook can be purchased from the Japan Automobile Standards Internationzation Center website(external link)

The specific Japanese Industrial Standard D-1621-1988 Test method of side door hinge systems for automobiles current as at 01 January 1988 can be purchased individually from the Techstreet website(external link)

Code of the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association Incorporated

Code of the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association Incorporated, Issue 12 (as at 01 October 2018)

The material can be viewed for free on the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association website(external link)

Incorporated material can be inspected, during working hours and free of charge, at the National Office of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, located at 50 Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, by appointment.

To schedule an appointment during working hours, email rules@nzta.govt.nz

The material does not appear to be available for purchasing.