Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations — 226
226 (1) The following definitions apply in this section. fixed security partition means a structure that is located between two rows of designated seating positions in a vehicle and that extends the width of the vehicle so that an occupant cannot move between the rows. cloison de sécurité fixe modified roof means a roof on a vehicle that has been modified in whole or in part, or a roof added to a vehicle that did not have an original roof. toit modifié (2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), the following vehicles, other than convertibles and vehicles designed to be used without side doors, shall conform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 226 — Ejection Mitigation (TSD 226), as amended from time to time: (a) passenger cars, (b) three-wheeled vehicles; and (c) the following vehicles that have a GVWR of 4 536 kg or less: (i) buses, (ii) trucks, other than walk-in vans, and (iii) multi-purpose passenger vehicles. (3) A vehicle referred to in subsection (2) that has a modified roof or a fixed security partition does not need to conform to the requirements of TSD 226 if (a) the vehicle bears a compliance label referred to in paragraph 6.6(1)(b) or an additional label referred to in paragraph 9(1)(c) of these Regulations; and (b) the vehicle bears one or more labels permanently affixed within the view of occupants of the front outboard designated seating positions, displaying one of the following statements, as applicable, in letters of not less than six points in height: (i) “This vehicle has a modified roof, and CMVSS 226 — EJECTION MITIGATION does not apply to this vehicle. / Ce véhicule a un toit modifié et la NSVAC 226 — RÉDUCTION DES RISQUES D’ÉJECTION ne s’applique pas à ce véhicule .”, and (ii) “This vehicle has a fixed security partition, and CMVSS 226 — EJECTION MITIGATION does not apply to this vehicle. / Ce véhicule a une cloison de sécurité fixe et la NSVAC 226 — RÉDUCTION DES RISQUES D’ÉJECTION ne s’applique pas à ce véhicule .”. (4) When one side of a vehicle referred to in subsection (2) has an outboard designated seating position equipped with a seat that has been modified for a disabled person, that side of the vehicle does not need to conform to the requirements of TSD 226 if (a) the vehicle bears an additional label referred to in paragraph 9(1)(c) of these Regulations; and (b) one or more labels displaying the following statement, in letters of not less than six points in height, are permanently affixed to the vehicle within the view of occupants of the front outboard designated seating positions and within the view of occupants of the rear outboard designated seating positions on the side of the vehicle that has the modified seat: “The [indicate here the side of the vehicle that has the modified seat] of this vehicle has been modified for a disabled person, and CMVSS 226 — EJECTION MITIGATION does not apply to this side of the vehicle. / Le [indiquer ici le côté du véhicule où le siège a été modifié] du véhicule a été modifié pour accueillir une personne handicapée et la NSVAC 226 — RÉDUCTION DES RISQUES D’ÉJECTION ne s’applique pas à ce côté du véhicule .”. (5) When both sides of a vehicle referred to in subsection (2) have an outboard designated seating position equipped with a seat that has been modified for a disabled person, the vehicle does not need to conform to the requirements of TSD 226 if (a) the vehicle bears an additional label referred to in paragraph 9(1)(c) of these Regulations; and (b) one or more labels displaying the following statement, in letters of not less than six points in height, are permanently affixed to the vehicle within the view of occupants of the front outboard designated seating positions: “Both sides of this vehicle have been modified for a disabled person, and CMVSS 226 — EJECTION MITIGATION does not apply to this vehicle. / Les deux côtés de ce véhicule ont été modifiés pour accueillir une personne handicapée et la NSVAC 226 — RÉDUCTION DES RISQUES D’ÉJEC