Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01065:body:0:p41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01065
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 102333–105079

ANCHORAGE - see 'Child Restraint Anchorage'.

   UPPER ANCHORAGE STRAP - the flexible component designed to restrain the top portion of the 'Child Restraint'.

   UPPER CROSSBAR - the uppermost horizontal member of a 'Seat Frame' back.

   UPPER TORSO REFERENCE POINT - an arbitrary point representing the last point of contact of a sash 'Strap' on a torso when the 'Seat' back is adjusted to the design 'Seat Back Angle'. It is located at a height of 530 mm above the 'Seating Reference Point' measured along the 'Torso Reference Line' 60 mm 'Forward' of the 'Torso Reference Line' when measured normal to the 'Torso Reference Line' and 120 mm from the 'Seating Reference Plane' when measured normal to the 'Seating Reference Plane' and towards the 'Sash Guide'.

   VARIABLE PROPORTIONING BRAKE SYSTEM - system that automatically adjusts the braking force at the 'Axles' to compensate for vehicle static 'Axle Load' and/or dynamic weight transfer between 'Axles' during deceleration.

   VARIANT (of a model) - a vehicle with its own marketing designation but included in the 'Compliance Plate' approval for the "make and model".

   VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) - a unique identifier that is allocated to a vehicle, and permanently recorded on the vehicle, in accordance with ADR 61/…

   VEHICLE MAKE - the marque or brand name applied to each vehicle within the same range of vehicles, or the name of the 'Manufacturer', noting that changes may be required for vehicles subject to a second stage of manufacture.

   VEHICLE MAXIMUM LOAD ON THE TYRE - that load on an individual tyre that is determined by distributing to each 'Axle' or 'Axle Group' its share of the weight arising from the relevant 'Maximum Loaded Vehicle Mass' and dividing by the number of tyres on that 'Axle' or 'Axle Group', as appropriate.

   VEHICLE NORMAL LOAD ON THE TYRE - that load on an individual tyre that is determined by distributing to each 'Axle' or 'Axle Group' its share of the weight arising from the relevant 'Normal Loaded Vehicle Mass' and dividing by the number of tyres on the 'Axle' or 'Axle Group'. For a passenger vehicle the load attributable to the occupants may be distributed as in Table 1 of ADR 24/....

   VEHICLE REAR SEAT - any front-facing 'Seat' which is to the rear of the seating positions of the driver or the front passenger(s).

   VISIBLE INDICATOR ‑ a device incorporated in a 'Service Brake System' which indicates to the operator by a visible signal a failure of a critical item or component of the system.

   VISUAL INDICATOR - that part of an instrument or device intended to display information for the driver and includes any specified label.

   V-VALUE - the theoretical vertical reference force between towing