Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations (SOR/2010-90)
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Regulations are current to 2025-06-09 and last amended on 2025-01-01. Previous Versions
PART 1General (continued)
Reports
Marginal note:Initial report — notice to current owners
110.02 (1) Within five working days after the day on which a company begins sending a notice of defect or non-compliance to current owners, the company must provide the Minister with a report containing
(a) a copy of the notice;
(b) a sample of the envelope used to mail the notice;
(c) the date on which the company began sending notices;
(d) the date on which the company finished, or expects to finish, sending notices; and
(e) the number of restraint systems or booster seats that are subject to the notice.
Marginal note:Exception
(2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), a company is not required to provide a sample of the envelope if it uses an envelope that has previously been provided as a sample to the Minister and the report includes the date on which the sample was provided.
Marginal note:Initial report — notice to prescribed persons
(3) Within five working days after the day on which a company begins sending a notice of defect or non-compliance to prescribed persons, the company must provide to the Minister a report containing
(a) a copy of the notice; and
(b) if no notices are sent to current owners, the number of restraint systems or booster seats that are subject to the notice.
Marginal note:Follow-up reports
(4) For a period of five years beginning on the 60th day after the day on which a company gives a notice to the Minister under subsection 10(1) or 10.1(1) of the Act, the company must provide the Minister, within five working days after the day on which they are sent to their recipients, a copy of any of the following communications, with the date on which they were sent to their recipients:
(a) communications sent to more than one current owner relating to the defect or non-compliance; and
(b) communications sent to more than one prescribed person relating to
(i) the information set out in subsection 110(9) or 110.01(9), and
(ii) the defect or non-compliance.
Marginal note:Quarterly reports
110.03 (1) For the purposes of section 10.2 of the Act, a company that gives a notice of defect or non-compliance to a current owner or a prescribed person must provide the Minister with quarterly reports that contain the following information:
(a) the motor vehicle safety recall number that is issued by the Department of Transport;
(b) the number, title or other identification that is assigned by the company to the notice;
(c) the number of restraint systems or booster seats that are subject to the notice, including the day on which the number was updated by the company;
(d) the number of restraint systems or booster seats for which corrective measures have been taken, including those that required only an inspection, and the day on which that number was determined by the company; and
(e) a statement setting out the manner in which the company disposed of the defective parts, restraint systems or booster seats.
Marginal note:Calendar
(2) The company must provide the Minister with quarterly reports, in accordance with the following schedule, for a period of two years beginning on the 60th day after the day on which the company gives a notice to the Minister under subsection 10(1) or 10.1(1) of the Act:
(a) for the first calendar quarter, from January 1 through March 31, on or before April 30;
(b) for the second calendar quarter, from April 1 through June 30, on or before July 30;
(c) for the third calendar quarter, from July 1 through September 30, on or before October 30; and
(d) for the fourth calendar quarter, from October 1 through December 31, on or before January 30 of the following year.
Publication of Information
Marginal note:Information on website
110.04 (1) A company that gives a notice of defect or non-compliance to the Minister under subsection 10(1) or 10.1(1) of the Act must publish the following information, in both official languages, on the website that the company uses to communicate information directed at the Canadian market:
(a) the date on which the notice was given to the Minister;
(b) the model name and number of the restraint system or booster seat referred to in the notice and any other information that is necessary to permit its identification;
(c) the number, title or other identification that is assigned by the company to the notice;
(d) the motor vehicle safety recall number that is issued by the Department of Transport;
(e) a description of
(i) the nature of the defect, including the causes of the defect, and its location, or
(ii) the non-compliance, including the causes;
(f) a description of the safety risk to persons arising from the defect or non-compliance;
(g) the type of injury that may result from the defect or non-compliance;
(h) a description of the corrective measures to be taken in respect of the defect or non-compliance and how they are to be implemented;
(i) any precautions that may be taken to minimize the safety risk until the corrective measures are implemented;
(j) a statement that the parts and facilities that are necessary to correct the defect or non-compliance are available or, if they are not, the earliest date by which they are expected to be available;
(k) if applicable, a statement indicating that information in respect of notices that are given before a specified date is not available on the website and how to obtain the information;
(l) on each web page displaying the information referred to in paragraphs (a) to (k), instructions on how to
(i) contact the company concerning any questions related to the notice,
(ii) report a safety concern relating to a restraint system or booster seat, and
(iii) inform the company of a transfer of ownership of a restraint system or booster seat or a change of address; and
(m) the date on which the information was last updated on each web page displaying the information referred to in paragraphs (a) to (k).
Marginal note:Date of publication
(2) The company must publish the information referred to in subsection (1) as soon as feasible, but not later than 60 days after the day on which the company gives the notice to the Minister, and must update the information within seven days after the day on which there is any change to it.
Marginal note:Exception
(3) Despite subsection (2), if the information referred to in paragraph (1)(d), (h) or (j) is not available on the day on which it is to be published, the company must publish the information within seven days after the day on which it becomes available.
Marginal note:Minimum period of availability of information
(4) The company must ensure that the information referred to in subsection (1) remains displayed on the website for at least 10 years beginning on the day on which the company gives the notice of defect or non-compliance to the Minister.
Marginal note:Hyperlink
(5) The information referred to in subparagraphs (1)(l)(i) to (iii) may be made available by way of a hyperlink.
Marginal note:Availability of information
(6) The company must ensure that the information referred to in subsection (1) is
(a) available free of charge;
(b) accessible without the user having to register or enter any information; and
(c) displayed either directly on the website’s home page or made available by way of a hyperlink that contains the word “Recall” or “Recalls” and that is prominently displayed on that home page.
Marginal note:Exception
(7) A company is not required to meet the requirements of this section if
(a) the requirements have been met by another company that manufactured, sold or imported the restraint system or booster seat; or
(b) the company does not have a website to communicate information directed at the Canadian market.
Marginal note:Transitional provision
(8) This section applies to a company beginning on the first anniversary of the day on which this section comes into force.
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PART 2CMVSS 213 — Child Restraint Systems
General
Marginal note:Interpretation
200 In this Part, Test Method 213 means Test Method 213 — Child Restraint Systems (May 2012), published by the Department of Transport.
- SOR/2013-117, s. 22
Marginal note:Restraint of torso and crotch
201 Every child restraint system must, when the anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 4.4.2 or 4.5.2 of Test Method 213,
(a) restrain the upper torso by means of
(i) in the case of a forward-facing restraint system,
(A) belts passing over each shoulder, or
(B) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 211, or
(ii) in the case of a rear-facing restraint system, belts passing over each shoulder;
(b) restrain the lower torso by means of
(i) a pelvic restraint making an angle of at least 45° but not more than 90° with the seating surface of the restraint system at the pelvic restraint attachment points, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 211; and
(c) in the case of a forward-facing restraint system, restrain the crotch by means of
(i) a crotch belt that is connectable to the pelvic restraint or to any other device used to restrain the lower torso, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 211.
Marginal note:Means of securing forward-facing child restraint system
202 (1) Every forward-facing child restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of a vehicle seat belt together with the tether strap provided with the restraint system, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of a lower connector system together with the tether strap provided with the restraint system, without using any other means of attachment.
Marginal note:Rear-facing child restraint system
(2) Subject to subsection (3), every rear-facing child restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Marginal note:Rear-facing child restraint system with tether strap
(3) If a rear-facing child restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, the restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of the tether strap together with a vehicle seat belt, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of the tether strap together with a lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Marginal note:Belts and movable surfaces designed to restrain a child
203 Every belt or movable surface that is part of a child restraint system and that is designed to restrain a child must be adjustable to snugly fit a child whose mass and height are within the ranges indicated in the statement referred to in paragraph 218(1)(d), when the child is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 220(1)(c) and the restraint system is adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 220(1)(d).
Marginal note:Audible or visible indication
204 Every child restraint system must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
Marginal note:Flammability
205 Every child restraint system must be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of TSD 302.
- SOR/2013-117, s. 23
Belt Buckles and Webbing
Marginal note:Conformity with TSD 209
206 Every belt buckle and related piece of adjustment hardware and every tether strap attachment and related piece of adjustment hardware that are part of a child restraint system must conform to the requirements of S4.3(a)(2) and (b) of TSD 209.
Marginal note:Belt buckles
207 Every belt buckle that is fitted on a belt designed to restrain a child in a child restraint system must
(a) under the conditions set out in section 3 of Test Method 213,
(i) not release when any force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied;
(b) under the conditions set out in section 5 of Test Method 213, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied;
(c) conform to the requirements of S4.3(d)(2) of TSD 209, except that the surface area of a belt buckle designed for push-button application must be at least 385 mm2;
(d) conform to the requirements of S4.3(g) of TSD 209; and
(e) not release during the dynamic tests specified in section 4 of Test Method 213.
- SOR/2013-117, s. 24
Marginal note:Webbing
208 Any webbing that is designed to secure a child restraint system to a user-ready tether anchorage or to a lower universal anchorage system, or to restrain a child within the restraint system, must
(a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, before being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 or for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of
(i) at least 15 000 N, in the case of webbing designed to secure the restraint system to the user-ready tether anchorage or to the lower universal anchorage system, or
(ii) at least 11 000 N, in the case of webbing designed to restrain a child within the restraint system;
(b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, after being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of its initial breaking strength;
(c) conform to the requirements respecting breaking strength set out in S4.2(e) and (f) of TSD 209; and
(d) if contactable by the torso when the restraint system is tested in accordance with section 4 of Test Method 213, have a width of not less than 38 mm, measured as specified in S5.1(a) of TSD 209.
- SOR/2013-117, s. 16
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