There are two classes of heavy truck:
- medium goods vehicle (NB).
See if this is your vehicle. - heavy goods vehicle (NC).
See if this is your vehicle.
These vehicles cannot be left-hand drive. You need to convert left-hand drive models unless they are specialised vehicles that depend on the left-hand drive configuration. Find out more.
Requirements for heavy trucks (Classes NB and NC)
All imported heavy vehicles first registered in New Zealand after 1 July 2008 must meet an approved brake standard. See the Land Transport Rule: Heavy-vehicle Brakes 2006.
| Vehicle has to meet standard if made on or after... | What sort of standard? | Under what legislation? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2006 | Direction indicator lamps End-outline marker lamps (if fitted) High-mounted stop lamps (if fitted) Rear fog lamps (if fitted) Side marker lamps (if fitted) |
Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004 and Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting Amendment 2005 |
| 27 February 2005 | Installation standard for lighting on this class of vehicles OR fitting requirements in Lighting Rule** |
Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004 |
| 1 October 2004 | Tyres and wheels* | Land Transport Rule: Tyres and Wheels 2001 |
| 1 January 1996 | Rear-view mirrors | Land Transport Rule: Glazing, Windscreen Wipe and Wash, and Mirrors 1999 |
| 1 January 1996 | Daytime running lamps (if fitted) Front fog lamps (if fitted) Front position lamps Headlamps Rear position lamps Registration-plate illumination lamps Reversing lamps (if fitted) Stop lamps |
Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004 |
| 1 January 1992 | Rear reflectors | Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004 |
| 1 January 1991 | Glazing | Land Transport Rule: Glazing, Windscreen Wipe and Wash, and Mirrors 1999 |
| Varies | Seatbelts and seatbelt anchorages* | Land Transport Rule: Seatbelts and Seatbelt Anchorages 2002 |
| * You may fit components that meet New Zealand standards to your vehicle after it arrives in the country. ** The number, position and performance of lighting equipment on vehicles manufactured after 27 February 2005 must meet EITHER an installation standard OR the relevant requirements in 3.3, 4.3, 6.3, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 8.3 and 9.3 of Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004. |
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Other requirements
Your vehicle has to be entry certified when it first arrives in New Zealand.
You must have the safety belt anchorages checked by an entry certifier if your heavy truck was manufactured after 1 October 2003.
Your vehicles must meet emission standards.
You must register and license your vehicle and take it for regular certificate of fitness inspections.
Need to know more?
See the full list of vehicle standards.
