2016 Vehicle Inspection Manual (VIM) Amendments

Current Inspection Criteria Amendment

Table of Contents Table of Contents

Truck/Trailer and Bus Truck, Trailer and Bus

Truck, Trailer and Bus – Section 3A – Air Truck, Trailer and Bus – Section 3A – Air
Brakes Brakes
 Item 16 - Drum Brake System  Item 16 - Drum Brake System
Components (p. 222) Components (p. 222)

Item and Method of Inspection Item and Method of Inspection

NOTE: Drums must be removed. NOTE: Drums must be removed only

when the camshaft rotation travel is 100
degrees or more.

a) brake operation
a) brake operation

Light Vehicle - Section 8 – Body Light Vehicle - Section 8 – Body

 Item 2 - Body (p. 146)  Item 2 - Body (p. 146)

Item and Method of Reject If Item and Method of Reject If

Inspection Inspection
c) fenders, quarter c) so damaged or c) fenders, quarter panels c) so damaged
panels and mudflaps corroded that and mudflaps or corroded
factory installed that factory
NOTE: All vehicles NOTE: The following
lamps cannot be installed
including modified vehicles do not require
secured as per lamps cannot
collectors, Vintage, fenders and/or
factory installation be secured as
Ubilt, replicar, replikit mudguards to receive a
method, missing per factory
and speciality pass with caution:
section torn or installation
vehicles require
corroded away so 1. Manufactured method,
fenders/quarter
road spray is not vehicles in 1940 or missing
panels.
controlled, not full- earlier ; section torn or
tread width of tire, 2. Vehicles corroded away
fitted so that it manufactured or so road spray
could cause designed to is not
interference with resemble 1940 or controlled, not
steering earlier vehicles; or full-tread width
mechanism or 3. Vehicles described of tire, fitted so
cause rubbing of in Motor Vehicle that it could
tires when Act Regulation cause
7.01 (4).
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 suspension interference
bottomed and All other vehicles with steering
steering moved including modified mechanism or
stop to stop, collectors, vintage, ubilt, cause rubbing
includes rear replicar, replikit and of tires when
wheels speciality vehicles suspension
require fenders/quarter bottomed and
panels. steering
moved stop to
stop, includes
rear wheels

Not currently in the 2016 Vehicle Inspection Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 8 – Body
Manual  Item 5 - Cargo Body (p. 294)

Item and Method of Reject If

Inspection
k) bunk and stake
equipment
i) broken, cracked,
i) bunks mounted insecurely,
loose bolts, bunk lash
exceeds 5mm. or OEM
specifications

ii) broken, cracked,

ii) bunk posts, stakes insecure, loose bolts,
and extensions angle
exceeds 90º

iii) cracked, broken,

iii) cup and saucer worn beyond OEM

iv) less than 21 mm

iv) stake cables (7/8 in.), worn, frayed,
pinched, anchor
insecure, stake trip
lever retainer missing,
trip stake return spring
missing or broken

v) loose, cracked, bolts

v) bolster loose, missing

vi) air leak, not

vi) bunk air lock functioning as per OEM

Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 8 – Body Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 8 – Body
 Item 22 – Passenger Seat (p. 309)  Item 22 – Passenger Seat (p. 310)

22. Passenger Seat |*| |x| |*| 22. Passenger Seat |*| |x| |x|

Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 3A – Air Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 3A – Air
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Brakes Brakes
 Item 5 – Air Tank Check Valves (p.  Item 5 – Air Tank Check Valves (p.
213) 213)

Item and Method of Reject If Item and Method of Reject If

Inspection Inspection

Additional Inspection Additional Inspection

Procedure(s): Test as Procedure(s): Test as
outlined below, the outlined below, the
operation of air tank operation of air tank
check valves on each check valves on each
vehicle using a supply vehicle using a supply
(wet) tank and (wet) tank and
primary/ secondary primary/ secondary
tank arrangement. tank arrangement.
Inspect a vehicle Inspect a vehicle
using an integral-type using an integral-type
air dryer (and having air dryer (and having
no supply {wet} tank) no supply {wet} tank)
according to according to
manufacturer service manufacturer service
instructions. NOTE: A instructions. NOTE: A
“CMVSS/ FMVSS “CMVSS/ FMVSS
‘121’system” is one ‘121’system” is one
with a dual circuit with a dual circuit
brake system brake system
generally generally
manufactured after manufactured after
1976. A vehicle with 1976. A vehicle with
single circuit brake single circuit brake
system is to be system is to be
inspected according to inspected according to
manufacturer service manufacturer service
instructions. Additional instructions. Additional
Inspection Inspection
Procedure(s): For a Procedure(s): For a
vehicle with a vehicle with a
“CMVSS/ FMVSS “CMVSS/ FMVSS
‘121’system”. This ‘121’system”. This
inspection is to ensure inspection is to ensure
proper function of the proper function of the
check valves which check valves which
isolate the circuits and isolate the circuits and
provide service and provide service and
emergency braking in emergency braking in
the case of a failure in the case of a failure in
one of the circuits. one of the circuits.
Inspect for proper Inspect for proper
operation as follows: operation as follows:

Step 1 – Begin with Step 1 – Begin with

air system at normal air system at normal
operating pressure. operating pressure.
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 Open the drain valve Completely open the
on the supply (wet) drain valve on the
tank. supply (wet) tank.

a) one-way check a) air pressure a) one-way check a) air pressure

valve (between drops in valve (between drops in
supply (wet) either the supply (wet) either the
tank and primary or tank and primary or
service tanks) secondary air service tanks) secondary air

Step 2 – Open the Step 2 – Completely

drain valve on either open the drain valve
the primary or on either the primary
secondary service or secondary service
tank. tank.

b) two-way check b) air pressure b) two-way check b) air pressure

valve (between drops in valve (between drops in
service tanks either the service tanks either the
and brake primary or and brake primary or
system control secondary air system control secondary air
valves) tanks valves) tanks

Step 3 – Close all Step 3 – Close all

drain valves and drain valves and
increase air system to increase air system to
normal operating normal operating
pressure. Open the pressure. Completely
drain valve on the open the drain valve
remaining service tank on the remaining
(primary or secondary) service tank (primary
that was not drained in or secondary) that
Step 2. was not drained in
Step 2.
c) two-way check c) air pressure
valve (between drops in c) two-way check c) air pressure
service tanks either the valve (between drops in
and brake primary or service tanks either the
system control secondary air and brake primary or
valves) tanks system control secondary air
valves) tanks

Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 4 – Steering Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 4 – Steering
 Item 1 – Steering Control and  Item 1 – Steering Control and
Linkage (p. 237) Linkage (p. 237)

Item and Method of Reject If Item and Method of Reject If

Inspection Inspection
Additional Inspection Additional Inspection
Procedure(s): Check Procedure(s): Check
the steering the steering
components listed components listed
below using tools and below using tools and
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methods according to methods according to
manufacturer service manufacturer service
instructions. instructions.

a) steering box or rack a) loose or insecure a) steering box or rack a) loose or insecure
and pinion unit mounting, mounting and pinion unit mounting, mounting
bolt loose or missing bolt loose or missing

– housing broken, – housing broken,

cracked, or level 2 cracked, or level 2
leak of oil or fluid leak of oil or fluid

b) bellow, clamp and b) insecure, missing, b) bellow, clamp and b) insecure, missing,
boot split or torn boot split or torn

– clamp missing - bulging, swollen or

discoloured due to oil
leak from internal end
seal

– clamp missing

Light Vehicle - Section 4 – Steering Light Vehicle - Section 4 – Steering

 Item 4 – Rack and Pinion Steering (p.  Item 4 – Rack and Pinion Steering (p.
123) 123)

Item and Method of Reject If Item and Method of Reject If

Inspection Inspection
With vehicle on a With vehicle on a
level floor and with level floor and with
engine shut down, engine shut down,
rock the steering rock the steering
wheel left and then wheel left and then
right and observe right and observe
movement in steering movement in steering
components. If components. If
movement is movement is
observed, grasp the observed, grasp the
tie rod and attempt to tie rod and attempt to
move it in the move it in the
direction of the ball direction of the ball
stud. stud.

a) tie rods a) bent, welded a) tie rods a) bent, welded

b) tie rod ends/inner b) wear is evident, b) tie rod ends/inner b) wear is evident,
socket assembly does not meet socket assembly does not meet
OEM OEM
specifications, specifications,
worn, bent, worn, bent,
welded, injected, welded, injected,
nuts or shank nuts or shank
threads stripped, threads stripped,
nuts loose or nuts loose or
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 missing, locking missing, locking
device for nut device for nut
missing, inferior missing, inferior
locking device locking device
used used

c) bellows seal c) leaking, split open, c) bellow, clamp and c) leaking, split open,
missing boot missing

d) clamps d) missing, bent, - bulging, swollen or

welded, insecurely discoloured due to oil
mounted leak from internal end
seal
e) mounting bolts e) threads stripped,
missing, loose
d) clamps d) missing, bent,
f) mounting brackets f) cracked, loose welded, insecurely
mounted
g) alignment (move g) steering wheel
body up & down) moves e) mounting bolts e) threads stripped,
missing, loose
h) mounting bushings h) any movement
noted f) mounting brackets f) cracked, loose

i) housing i) leaking, cracked, g) alignment (move g) steering wheel

broken body up & down) moves

h) mounting bushings h) any movement

noted

i) housing i) leaking, cracked,

broken

Light Vehicle - Section 2 – Suspension Light Vehicle - Section 2 – Suspension

 Items: 1 - Leaf Suspension, 2 - Coil
Spring Suspension, 3 - Torsion Bar
Suspension, 4 - MacPherson Strut
and 5 - Multi-Link Independent Rear
Suspension (p. 107 to 110)
 Items: 1 - Leaf Suspension, 2 - Coil
Spring Suspension, 3 - Torsion Bar
Suspension, 4 - MacPherson Strut
and 5 - Multi-Link Independent Rear
Suspension (p. 107 to 110)

Item and Method of Reject If Item and Method of Reject If

Inspection Inspection

stabilizer bar missing, bent, loose, stabilizer bar/links missing, bent, loose,
disconnected, broken, disconnected, broken,
welded, damaged, welded, damaged,
bushing brackets and bushing brackets and
bolts missing or loose bolts missing or loose

Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 1 - Power Truck, Trailer and Bus - Section 1 - Power
Train Train
 Item 4 – Drive Shaft (p. 173)  Item 4 – Drive Shaft (p. 173)
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 Item and Method of Reject If
Item and Method of Reject If Inspection
Inspection
g) hanger bracket g) cracked, loose,
g) hanger bracket g) cracked, loose, and hardware, and missing
and hardware, and missing metal guard or catch
metal guard or catch – mounted in a
– mounted in a REQUIRED ON manner that fails to
REQUIRED ON ALL manner that fails to ALL SCHOOL prevent drive shaft
SCHOOL BUSES. prevent drive shaft BUSES. from falling to ground
from falling to ground
– required on buses – required on buses – on a bus, metal floor
over 3.8 m (150 in.) – on a bus, metal floor over 3.8 m (150 in.) guard is missing or
wheel base with guard is missing or wheel base with fails to protect
engine mounted at fails to protect engine mounted at occupant
front occupant front compartment
compartment
or or

– equipped with a – equipped with a

two piece shaft multi piece shaft

NOTE: Buses
equipped with a
multi piece
driveshaft must
have a guard on
each section.