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July 2016
Definitive MC-class list said to be close A
list of four-wheel drive vehicles that the Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (IMVIA) says are without doubt MC class, based on a technical bulletin from the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), should be available to the industry soon. The IMVIA says this will be the first step in ensuring that vehicles are not misclassified as MC, requiring them to be fitted with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) to gain entry into New Zealand. These are vehicles the IMVIA believe should be classified as class MA. From 1 March this year, used MC class vehicles require ESC in order to be allowed entry into New Zealand. Because of confusion over the definition of an MC class vehicle, some makes and models of vehicles have been incorrectly classified, says the IMVIA. Following the release of the NZTA technical bulletin detailing the interpretation of a class MC vehicle, in terms of measurements
and features, the IMVIA says it engaged a researcher to collate information on individual models. Once the research has been completed, those vehicles are to form the start of a definitive list of vehicles requiring ESC. IMVIA chief executive David Vinsen explains: “Now that the NZTA has issued its technical bulletin, it is much easier to correctly classify MC vehicles. And the list of vehicles that need ESC is much more
four years’ time, all light passenger vehicles are going to require ESC.” Malcolm Yorston, technical services manager at the IMVIA, told Autofile that the first release of a list of MC class four-wheel drive vehicles is not far away. The IMVIA has put a lot of effort into clarifying what had been a confusing situation for importers. Yorston says this confusion has led to mistakes. “So many vehicles have been classified as MC incorrectly over the years, like RAV4s,” he says. “They are a ‘soft roader’ that has been designed for extra traction and better stability in adverse conditions, such as snow and ice, with very limited Toyota Landcruiser (MC class vehicle) off-road capacity on a limited than was previously bit of grass – but not crashing up thought. creek beds.” “The phasing of the If correctly classified as MA implementation is only a timing – a passenger vehicle – the ESC issue,” he says. “In 18 months’ time requirement will not yet apply everything over 2 litres is going to cross-over, or “soft-roader”, to be caught anyway, and then in vehicles.
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