G/TBT/N/CAN/445  
 
 1 May 2015  
(15-2371)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Department of Transport 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Canada 
Telephone: (343)203-4273 
Fax: (613)943-0346 E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Motor Vehicle Tires 
(ICS: 43.040, 83.160) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Technical 
Standards Document No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4 536 kg. Revision 2 (2 pages, available in English and French).     
6. Description of content: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 12 of the Motor 
Vehicle Safety Act (MVSA) and sections 16 and 17 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations 
(MVSR), that the Department of Transport has revised Technical Standards Document 
(TSD) No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4 536 kg. Revision 2 of TSD No. 120 is effective as of the date of publication of this notice. 
TSD No. 120 reproduces U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, Tire 
selection and rims for motor vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds), and is incorporated by reference in section 120 of Schedule IV of the MVSR. 
On November 20, 2013, the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations were published, which 
introduced new testing requirements within Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 139, New Radial Ply Tires for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of 4 536 kg or Less (G/TBT/N/CAN/358/Add.1). The intent of CMVSS 139 is to provide more stringent safety 
compliance standards for passenger car and light-truck tires. 
Most passenger cars and light trucks sold in Canada have a gross vehicle weight rating 
(GVWR) of less than 4 536 kg and can hence use CMVSS 139 compliant tires. However, 
vehicles having a GVWR over the 4 536 kg threshold would fall under the tire and rim 
selection rules found in TSD No. 120. Due to their use profiles, it may be desirable in some cases to use CMVSS 139 tires on vehicles having  a GVWR of over 4 536 kg. Revision 1 of 
TSD No. 120 did not specifically allow for such applications. As a result, TSD No. 120 is G/TBT/N/CAN/445 
 
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  being updated to allow manufacturers the choice  of installing the appropriate tires meeting 
CMVSS 139. In all cases, the gross axle weight  rating requirements of TSD No. 120 S5.1.2 
m u s t  b e  m e t .  T h i s  r e v i s i o n  w o u l d  b e  c o n s i s tent with the U.S. interpretation of the 
applicability of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety  Standard (FMVSS) No. 139 tires to FMVSS No. 
120 vehicles. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human safety 
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 11 April 2015, pages 778-779 (available in 
English and French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: This is an allowance providing a wider range of choices for 
manufacturers. The choices are available as of the date of publication, 11 April 2015. 
Proposed date of entry into force: These TSDs come into force on 11 October 2015.   
10. Final date for comments: Not applicable 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
The electronic version of this notice and the TSD documents can be downloaded at: http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-04 -11/pdf/g1-14915.pdf 
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/ 2015-04-11/html/notice-avis-eng.php  
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/ 2015-04-11/html/notice-avis-fra.php  
http://www.tc.gc.ca/media /documents/roadsafety/12 0_TSD_rev_2_5Mar2015.pdf   
http://www.tc.gc.ca/m edia/documents/securiterouti ere/120_DNT_re v_2_5Mar2015.pdf