Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations — 208
onform to the requirements of Technical Standards Document No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection (TSD 208), as amended from time to time. (14) For the purposes of this section, (a) the words passenger car used in TSD 208 mean passenger car and three-wheeled vehicle ; and (b) the word dummy used in the English version of TSD 208 means anthropomorphic test device . (15) Despite subsection (13), every vehicle with a front outboard designated seating position that is designed for a disabled person may, instead of conforming to the requirements of S5, S7.1, S7.2, S7.4 and S14 to S27 of TSD 208, display the following statement on one or more labels, permanently affixed in view of the occupants of the front designated seating positions, in letters of not less than six points in height: “The [here refer to the outboard designated seating position in the front row of designated seating positions that does not conform to the requirements set out in CMVSS 208] does not conform to all of the requirements set out in CMVSS 208. / La [insérer ici la place assise désignée extérieure de la première rangée de places assises designées qui n’est pas conforme aux exigences prévues par la NSVAC 208] n’est pas conforme à toutes les exigences prévues par la NSVAC 208 .” (16) Despite subsection (13), every three-wheeled vehicle shall, at the option of the manufacturer, either conform to the requirements of S5 and S14 to S27 of TSD 208 or display the following statement on one or more labels, permanently affixed in view of the occupants of the front designated seating positions, in letters of not less than six points in height: “This vehicle does not conform to the requirements of the dynamic or static tests set out in CMVSS 208. / Ce véhicule n’est pas conforme aux exigences des essais dynamiques ou statiques prévues par la NSVAC 208 .” (17) If a label referred to in subsection (15) or (16) is displayed in a vehicle, the English and French versions of the owner’s manual shall include the statement contained on the label. (18) The information contained on the label referred to in S4.5.1(a) of TSD 208 shall be in both official languages. (19) Despite S4.5.4 of TSD 208, a passenger car, three-wheeled vehicle, multi-purpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus manufactured on or after September 1, 2012 may be equipped with a device that deactivates the air bag installed at the right front outboard designated seating position in the vehicle if all of the conditions in S4.5.4.1 to S4.5.4.4 of that TSD are satisfied. (20) Despite S6.4(b) of TSD 208, the compression deflection of the sternum relative to the spine of the upper thorax of each anthropomorphic test device shall not exceed 55 mm. (21) The information referred to in S4.5, S7.1.1.5 and S7.4.2 of TSD 208 shall be provided in the English and French versions of the owner’s manual. (22) S14 of TSD 208 applies to every passenger car, and to every truck, bus and multi-purpose passenger vehicle — other than a walk-in van — with a GVWR of 3 856 kg or less and an unloaded vehicle weight of 2 495 kg or less. (23) Despite S15.3.4 of TSD 208, the compression deflection of the sternum relative to the spine of the upper thorax of each anthropomorphic test device shall not exceed 45 mm, when the vehicle is tested in accordance with S16.1(a)(2) or S18 of TSD 208. (24) [Repealed, SOR/2014-307, s. 18] Air Bag Warning Labels (25) If a vehicle is equipped with an air bag at a front outboard designated seating position, the vehicle shall have a label or labels permanently affixed to the sun visor at that designated seating position or permanently affixed in a readily visible area adjacent to the sun visor stating, in letters of not less than six points in height, in both official languages, the following warnings: (a) in the case of a right front outboard designated seating position with an air bag that can be deactivated by means of a manual cut-off switch, (i) a warning not to install an infant restraint system or a rear-fac