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Time To Winterize Your Living Quarters Trailers and Safety for the New Year
Annual and semi-annual inspections
Vehicles that require an annual safety inspection (valid for 12 months) include:
• most trucks, trailers and converter dollies, alone or in combination, with a total gross weight, registered gross weight or manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of more than 4,500 kg.
• tow trucks regardless of weight
• concrete pumps and mobile cranes (not including off-road mobile cranes)
Total gross weight means the weight transmitted to the highway by the truck and/or trailer - includes the driver, passenger, fuel, equipment, tools, cargo, etc. carried by the truck and/or trailer.
Registered gross weight (RGW) means the maximum allowable weight based on the fees paid for the truck licence plates - indicated in kilograms on the right (plate) portion of a truck's ownership next to "REG. GROSS WT." Trailers and converter dollies do not have a RGW.
Manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) means the maximum weight a truck or trailer is safely capable of weighing as declared by the manufacturer. This is indicated on the vehicle's vehicle identification number (VIN) plate or safety certification label.

Exemptions
You do not need an annual or semi-annual safety inspection for:
• buses with manufacturer's gross vehicle weight ratings of 4,500 kg or less and used for personal use
• pick-up trucks and trailers drawn by pick-up trucks that meet all of these conditions:
o the vehicles are used for personal purposes without compensation
o the vehicles are not carrying commercial tools or cargo, or equipment of a type normally used for commercial purposes
o the pick-up truck has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 6,500 kg or less and is fitted with either the original, unmodified box that was installed by the manufacturer or an unmodified replacement box that duplicates the one originally installed by the manufacturer
What an inspection covers
Ontario has strict requirements for safety inspections that are based on Canada's National Safety Code (Standard 11, Part B). Inspections include:
• power train
• suspension
• brake systems
• hydraulic brakes
• air brakes
• steering
• instruments and auxiliary equipment
• lamps
• electrical system
• body
• tires and wheels
• coupling devices

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