Useful Links

Canadian Links

Transport Canada – Act and Regulations
Transport Canada – Preclearance List of Recognized Vehicle Importers
Transport Canada – Road Safety Recalls Database
The Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV)
List of Vehicles Admissible from the United States – HTML format
**Transport Canada -Technical Standards Documents and Test Methods
(**You will be required to input the following user ID and password after clicking on this link: User ID: TSD / Password: T3chnical )

U.S. Links

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 – Transportation -Chapter V–National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation

523	Vehicle Classification
567	Certification
568	Vehicles manufactured in two or more stages--All incomplete, intermediate and final-stage manufacturers of vehicles manufactured in two or more stages
571	Federal motor vehicle safety standards
573	Defect and noncompliance responsibility and reports
576	Record retention
577	Defect and noncompliance
579	Reporting of
595	Make inoperative exemptions

NHTSA – Recalls and Defects
Motor Vehicle Defects and Safety Recalls: What Every Vehicle Owner Should Know – Download PDF

NHTSA – Interpretation Files Search

NHTSA –Test Procedures Reports and Information

TREAD Act

Early Warning Reporting (EWR) provisions of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act

Compendium for Early Warning Reporting for Manufacturers of Motor Vehicles Having an Annual Production of 500 or More Vehicles

Compendium for Early Warning Reporting for Manufacturers of Motor Vehicles Producing Fewer Than 500 Annually

Compendium for Early Warning Reporting for Manufacturers of Motor Vehicle Equipment

International Links

European Regulations related to Crash Testing

The UNECE Transport Division

Automotive Reference documents – UNECE regulations for motor vehicles

Other Useful Links

Height, Wheel Base and Wheel Track Center of Gravity Calculator