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National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology
http://www.naltec.go.jp

The National Agency for Automobile(NALTEC) contributes to thetransportation is safe andHistory of establishment
NALTEC was established through the integration of two
Independent Administrative Agencies, the National Agencyof Vehicle Inspection and the National Traffic Safety andEnvironment Laboratory. Its objectives are to secure a safeand environmentally friendly transportsystem through thegeneration of synergy from comprehensive measures fromthe design process and new vehicles to the usage process
based on the Act to Partially Revise the Road Transport
Vehicle Act and Act on the National Agency of Vehicle
Inspection, Independent Administrative Agency (Act No. 44
promulgated June 24, 2015).

First-term mid-term plans
NALTEC operates based on a prescribed mid-term plan to achieve the 1st term mid-term objectives (2016 ficicalyear to 2020 ficical year) indicated by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and tourism.
Accurate, strict, and fair implementation of duties① Examinations of vehicle(Standards compliance examinations for type approval)(Standards compliance examinations for the usage stage)② Vehicle registration conﬁrmation check③ Technical veriﬁcation for automobile recalls

B a s ic polic ie s
• Establish and thoroughly implement strict and fair inspection methods• Establish research and inspection for new technology and strengtheninternational communicativity

Support administrations that deal withnew technology and social demands

Support the international standardizationof Japanese technology④ Produce high-quality research results⑦ International standardization of automobiletechnology⑤ Improvement and enhancement of vehicle
examinations⑥ Improvement and enhancement of vehicle examinationsof technical veriﬁcation for automobile recalls⑧ International standardization of railroad
technology

and Land Transport Technology
realization of a world in which
environmentally friendly.

Operations
NALTEC carries out comprehensive operations from design process and new vehicles to the usage process
through integration and implements rapid and reliable measures to introduce new technology and discover defects.
1 Research that contributes to the drafting of related administrative policies carried out by the government, the formulation of technical regulation, etc. (④ and ⑤ of mid-term plan)▶ Research work

▶ Meetings for reading research papers

2 Regulations compliance examinations for type approval, etc. (① of mid-term plan)▶ Regulations compliance examinations for type approval carried before vehicles are introduced to the market, etc.

3 Standards compliance examinations for the usage stage (① and ⑤ of mid-term plan)* For details, see the following two-page spread▶ Inspection at the inspection stations▶ Road side inspection

4 Vehicle registration confirmation check (② of mid-term plan)▶ Research of OBD※ inspection methods※OBD:On-board diagnostics▶ Pre confirmation check application documents, etc.

5 Technical verification for automobile recalls (③ and ⑥ of mid-term plan)▶ Verification tests at research facilities▶ Application of related information of foreign countries*In addition, NALTEC makes efforts to ensure international cooperation.(⑦ and ⑧ of mid-term plan)

Regulations compliance examinations forthe usage process
Inspection
StationInspectors efficiently check individual vehicles in
the inspection lane using cutting-edge equipment.
Inspection Lanes
The National Agency for Automobile andLand Transport Technology conducts
inspections using lanes for compliancechecks and for measurement.

Office Building
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism accepts
applications for inspections andissues an inspection certificate
for vehicles that pass inspection.

Compliance Check Lane
Vehicle safety and emission-reducing functions are examined(Initial, periodical and modification inspections.)

Layout of inspection

Display
Headlight tester

Entry signal lamp

equipment and mainelements of theinspection lane

Sideslip tester

The arrangement of equipment isdifferent at some inspection stations.

Brake tester
Speedometer tester

Brake inspection
Inspection
results

External inspection

Vehicle category
selection button
Re-inspection
application button• Braking force measurement

Sideslip inspection• Steering wheel alignment• Body and frame • Safety-related devices• Running system • Seat and seat belt
• Lamps • Engine • Electric devices• Steering devices

Confirmation of identity• Chassis number • Engine type
• Number plate • Vehicle category• Use • Vehicle shape

Speedometer inspection• Speedometer error

Variousinspections

Inspection of
two-wheeled
motor vehicles
Examinations areconducted using
automatic testing
equipment.

Overall Judgment• Examination of inspection
results and Judgment

Integration
systemOverall Judgment
and control room

Inspection
results

Display

Underbody inspection(Pit type)• Steering system• Suspension system• Brake system• Engine• Power train system• Body and frame• Exhaust emission controlsystem• Fuel system• Electric system• Running system

Inspection
results

Display

Exhaust emission tester

Exhaust emission
inspection
Headlight inspection• Carbon monoxide• Hydrocarbons

New efforts using IT 3
Research of OBD inspection methods• Luminous intensity• Photometric axis

We are developing inspection methods utilizing OBD information in order toimplement OBD inspection.

New efforts using IT 1
Inspection equipment

Digitizationof inspection
results

The results from the inspection
Mobile terminal
equipment and the information frominspector’s mobile terminal are digitized.
ObtainIt will be also used to spot defects withdigitized
results
vehicles that would otherwise cause
recalls, and so on. In addition, there is aTerminal
plan to provide owners with inspection
result data at the time of their inspection
so that they can use such information
for car maintenance and management.

Integration
systemInspection
information
systemManage vehicle
information by NALTEC

Utilize inspection
information
database

Utilize for inspection(NALTEC,LMVID
Designated Garage)

judgment
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Diagnostic Device

Proximity exhaust
noise inspection

Inspection of stable
inclination angle

Diesel smoke
inspection

Exhaust noise madethrough mufflers aremeasured.

Stability of motor
vehicles is examined.

Opacity meters, etc.
are used to examine
black smoke.

Measurement Lane
Vehicle size and weight are measured
and vehicle images are obtained primarily

New efforts using IT 2

(initial and modification inspections.)

Introduction of 3D
measurement and image
acquisition equipment

Main camera

The use of 3D measurement and image acquisition equipment inVehicle heightmeasuring instrument
Main camera

initial inspection, etc. was introduced in 2008. This equipment
takes highly accurate measurements of the specifications of motor
vehicles and acquires images of the vehicles, which are thenelectronically recorded and saved. The image data acquired canthen be used in periodical technical inspection or roadsideinspection with the aim of preventing unauthorized secondary
modifications, etc. after the initial or modification inspection.

Scale
Swivel sidecamera
TargetRoadside
Inspection

Fixed side camera

Inspectors conduct inspections along roadsides.
Officers of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issue maintenanceorders for vehicles with unauthorized modifications and poorly maintained vehicles.

Dieselsmoke
inspection

Proximity exhaust
noise inspection

Inspection of colored film,
lamps, etc.
Exhaust emission
inspection

Conducting special roadsideinspection in areas where many
motor vehicles with unauthorized
modifications are predicted
to be driven.
In order to eliminate vehicles with unauthorized modifications, special
roadside examinations are conducted in areas where many suchvehicles are predicted to be found, such as near the venuesof custom motor vehicle shows, or on New Year's Day, when drivers
or bikers gather and drive recklessly for the first sunrise of the year.

About vehicle inspections
In order to secure automobile safety and preserve the environment, the function of vehicle inspections is to ensurethat individual vehicles comply with the regulations set by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism. Vehicle inspections also play a role in confirming that users are properly maintaining their vehicles.

Category of Vehicle Inspections
Inspection Category

Content
Inspection required when first operating a vehicle.

InitialInspection

自動車検査証○○年○○月○○日更新Periodical
technical
Inspection
Modification
Inspection

Roadside
InspectionApplicable Inspection Lanes(Article 59 of the Road Vehicles Act)• Compliance Check Lane

(In addition to inspecting conformity to the regulations,the size and weight of vehicles are also measured.)• Measurement Lane

Inspection required when renewing vehicle
inspection certificate. (Article 62 of the above)• Compliance Check Lane

Inspection required when modifications to a vehicle
have been made in length, width, height,
maximum loading capacity, or for other changes to
its structure. (Article 67 of the above)• Compliance Check Lane

(In addition to inspecting conformity to the regulations, the size
and weight of vehicles are also measured.)• Measurement Lane

Inspection carried out on roads and other places toremove vehicles with unauthorized modifications
and poorly maintained vehicles.
(Article 100 of the above)

The role of the National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology in vehicle inspections
The specific role of the National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology is to verify whether vehicles
comply with the regulations in vehicle inspection.

Flow of Vehicle
Inspection andDivision of Services

Government
Transport Branch Officeor Vehicle Inspection andRegistration OfficeInspection at thestation• Receipt of appointment request
and inspection application(initial inspection,periodical technicalinspection,modification inspection)• Issuance of motor vehicle
inspection certificate

Roadsideinspection• Directing drivers to havea vehicle inspection• Declaration ofmaintenance order

National Agency for Automobile
and Land Transport Technology
Main Branch Office or Branch OfficeInspection to verify compliancewith the regulations,on the inspection lane

Inspection to verify compliancewith the regulations,on the road

Our logo shows a blue sphere representing technology and aAsahikawa

green sphere representing the environment moving stably inKitami

Hokkaido Main
Branch Officethe same trajectory. The logo represents our management
philosophy: build a world in which transportation is safe andKushiro

environmentally friendly.

ObihiroMuroranLocation Map
Hokkaido District

Kinki District

Tohoku District

Chugoku District

Kanto District

Shikoku District

Hokuriku Shin-etsu District

Kyushu District

Chubu District

Okinawa District

Hakodate

Head Office, Training Center
Main Branch Offices
Branch Offices
National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory

Yamagata

Aomori

HachinoheAkitaIwate

Shonai

Hokuriku Shin-etsu
Main Branch Office
Tohoku Main Branch Office

NaganoMatsumoto
Yamanashi
Nagaoka

Fukushima

Gunma

Chubu Main Ishikawa
Branch Office
Yokkaichi
Shiga
Chugoku Main
Branch Office
Kyushu Main
Branch Office

Shimane

Gifu

Komaki

Kyoto

Yamaguchi

Okayama
Fukuyama

Kitakyushu

Shizuoka

Himeji
Hyogo

Nara

Saga

Nagasaki
Kumamoto

Ehime

Training
CenterChubu
Office

Kochi
Tokushima

Oita
Chikuho
KurumeWakayama
Izumi
NaniwaShikoku Main
Branch Office

Head OfficeHamamatsu

Mie

IzuharaSaseboTochigi
Sano

Saitama

Hida

Fukui

Tottori

Kumagaya
National Traffic Safety and Environment LaboratoryAutomobile Proving Ground
2nd Automobile Proving Ground
IbarakiTsuchiura
Kasukabe
Noda
Tokorozawa
Narashino
Chiba
Sodegaura
Adachi

Iwaki

ToyamaKyotominami

Toyohashi
NumazuHachiojiTama
Nishimikawa

NerimaKanto Main Branch Office
KawasakiKanagawa
ShonanSagamiNational Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory

Kinki Main Branch OfficeAmami-Oshima

Okinawa

MiyazakiKagoshima

Amami

MiyakoOkinawa
Yaeyama

National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology
Head Office

National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory

Sumitomo Life Insurance Yotsuya Bldg. 4F,

7-42-27 Jindaiji Higashimachi,4-41,Yotuyahonshio-cho, Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo,JapanChofu-shi, Tokyo,Japan

160-0003

182-0012

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