Vehicle Identification
All inspection procedures are visual unless additional inspection procedures are indicated or where applied force is necessary to verify tightness and/or component security. The definitions can be found in the “Definitions and Acronyms” section.
1. Vehicle Identification Number ()
Neighbourhood Zero Emissions Vehicles (NZEV) required equipment.
Note: A is a unique code that is usually 17-characters long, used to identify motor vehicles, motorcycles, and more. While no standard format existed from 1954 to 1981, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standardized s in 1981 to include specific characters, excluding O, I, and Q to prevent confusion with numbers.
Item and method of inspection | Reject if | Inspection Class |
|---|---|---|
a) for a on the dashboard, firewall, frame, manufactures compliance label (usually found on the frame, driver’s door or on the adjacent door post), and owner’s documentation. Note: Some vehicles MAY not have a in all of the noted locations. Diligence is required to ensure that all located ’s are accurate and applicable to the vehicle presented for inspection. | a) any do not match | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
b) the on the:
Note: Door may have been replaced with a used or recycled one.
Note: If there is discrepancy with a , other than that on the door, refer the customer to an Autoplan broker.
Note: Some trailers MAY not have a . Diligence is required to ensure that all located ’s are accurate and applicable to the vehicle presented for inspection. If there is discrepancy with or no is located, refer the customer to an Autoplan broker. | b) illegible, crimped or held down by unusual rivets or bolts or there is glue around the plate the has been altered in some way or appears to be counterfeit the is or – checkered pattern on the sticker should be an indication that it has been peeled off another vehicle the is hidden or mutilated | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
c) BC Assigned - BC Assigned is visible and riveted to the frame, door pillar or firewall using tamper-proof rivets. i) on the firewall or frame ii) verify BC Assigned with ICBC assignment document | i) not attached by tamper proof rivets, not installed in a visible location ii) BC Assigned does not match the one on the document | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
2. Manufacturer’s Compliance Label
Neighbourhood Zero Emissions Vehicles (NZEV) required equipment.
Manufacturer's Compliance Label is a label applied to a vehicle by the manufacturer that states the vehicle conforms to all applicable Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards () in effect on the date of manufacture.
Item and method of inspection | Reject if | Inspection Class |
|---|---|---|
a) compliance label on a | a) , altered, illegible or does not meet requirements Note: Stop inspection if vehicle submitted does not clearly display or type motorcycle (MC, TRI, LSM or EMC) on manufacturer’s compliance label (affixed to permanent part of the motorcycle as close as practicable to the intersection of the steering post and the handle bars so that it is easily visible without moving any part of the motorcycle except the steering system). | 6 |
b) compliance label on a Neighbourhood Zero Emissions Vehicle (NZEV) | b) , altered, illegible or does not meet requirements Note: Neighbourhood Zero Emissions Vehicle (NZEV) must display a Compliance Label for a low speed vehicle in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada). | 1 |