Vehicle types, Definitions and Modification Code authorisations

Light vehicle: Vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) up to and including 4500kgs.

Heavy vehicle: Vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) over 4500 kgs.

Adaptive Controls: Adaptive controls are specific modifications to assist people with disabilities drive a vehicle, not dual control vehicles. Adaptive control modifications exclude passenger side and passenger operated driver controls.

Individually Constructed Vehicle (ICV): An Individually Constructed Vehicle (ICV) is any vehicle that is not a production vehicle and will be used only for personal use; a production vehicle is defined as a vehicle manufactured or marketed in volume for normal road use.

Australian Design Rules (ADRs): The Australian Design Rules (ADRs) are national standards for vehicle safety, anti–theft and emissions. The ADRs are generally performance based and cover issues such as occupant protection, structures, lighting, noise, engine exhaust emissions, braking and a range of miscellaneous items.

• LA1: Equivalent engine installation
• LA2: Performance engine installation
• LA3: Supercharger/Turbocharger Installation & Checklist

• LB1: Transmission substitution & Checklist
• LB2: Rear Axle Substitution & Checklist

• LG1: Brake System Conversion (Design) & Checklist
• LG1: Brake System Conversion & Checklist

• LH1: Roof Conversion (Design)
• LH2: Roof Conversion
• LH3:  Modified Wheelbase Conversion (Design)
• LH4: Modified Wheelbase Conversion
• LH5: Vehicle Construction (Design)
• LH6: Vehicle Construction
• LH7: Body/Chassis Variants Conversion
• LH11: Campervan, Motorhome Conversion

• LK1: Seat & Seatbelt Installation/Removal & Checklist
• LK2: Seat and Anchorage Certification & Checklist
• LK6:  Child Restraint Anchorage Installation
• LK8: Construction & Installation of One-Off Roll-bars & Rollcages by Individuals
• LK9: Design & Manufacture of Commercial Aftermarket Rollbars, Roll-cages & Other Types of ROPS & Checklist
• LK10: Installation of Aftermarket Roll-bars, Roll-cages & ROPS & Checklist

• LM1: Fuel Tank Alteration & Checklist
• LM2: Installation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP Gas) Fuel Systems & Gas Containers & Checklist
• LM3: Natural Gas (NG) Fuel System Installations & Modification & Checklist

• LO1: Australian Design Rule Compliance
  • Checklist LO1-1: ADR Compliance Summary
  • Checklist LO1-2: Checklist ADR Second Edition Compliance (All Vehicles Except Motor Cycles And Mopeds)
  • Checklist LO1-3: Checklist ICV Motor Vehicle (Applicable to MA, MB & MC ADR Category Vehicles)
  • Checklist LO1-4: - Checklist ICV Motor Vehicle Checklist (Applicable to ADR Category MD, NA and NB)
• LO2: ICV Passenger Cars & Derivatives
• LO3: Personally Imported Vehicle Compliance
• LO4: ICV LEM1 Tricycle (ADR Category LEM1) & Checklist
• LO5: ICV LEP1 Tricycle (ADR Category LEP1) & Checklist
• LO6: Street Rods
• LO7: CV Motor Cycle (ADR Category LA, LB, LC and LD) & Checklist

• LS1: LHD Vehicle Steering Conversion Checklist
• LS2: LHD Vehicle Steering Conversion Checklist
• LS3: Front Suspension Steering Modification (Design) Checklist
• LS4: Front Suspension Steering Modification Checklist
• LS5: Rear Suspension Modification (Design) Checklist
• LS6: Rear Suspension Modification Checklist
• LS7: High Lift - 50mm to 150mm (Design) Checklist
• LS8: High Lift - 50mm to 150mm Modification

• LT1: Beaming &Torsion Tests, Reporting Forms &Checklist
• LT2: Lane Change Manoeuvre Test &Checklist
• LT3: Exhaust Emissions – IM240 Test &Checklist
• LT4: Noise Test &Checklist

• LV1: Installation of Electric Drives in Motor Vehicles; Guidelines & Checklist

• A1: Engine Substitution
• A2: Air cleaner substitution or additional fitting
• A3: Turbocharger installation
• A4: Exhaust system alteration
• A5: Road speed limiter installation

• B1: Transmission substitution or additional fitting

• C1: Tail shaft alterations

• D1: Rear axle installation
• D2: Differential Substitution
• D3: Fitting of non-standard rear wheel components

• E1: Front axle installation
• E2: Steering alteration
• E3: Fitting of non-standard front wheel components

• F1: Suspension substitution
• F2: Trailer suspension modifications

• G1: Relocation of air brake components
• G2 : Installation of trailer braking controls
• G3: Trailer brake system upgrade
• G4: Motor vehicle brake system certification
• G5: Fitting of auxiliary and endurance brakes
• G6: Fitting of air operated accessories
• G7: Brake system substitution / wheelbase extension
• G8: Trailer brake system upgrade (design)

• H1: Wheelbase extension outside OEM options
• H2: Wheelbase reduction outside OEM options
• H3: Wheelbase alterations within OEM options
• H4: Chassis alteration
• H5: Trailer chassis modifications

• J1: Body mounting
• J2: Fitting of truck-bus body
• J3: Fitting of roll-over or falling object protection system
• J4: Tipper Bodies (Design)

• K1: Seating capacity alteration, seat, seatbelt & anchorage installation
• K2: Certification of seat & of seatbelt anchorage
• K3: Cabin conversion
• K5: Installation of wheelchair occupant restraint system
• K6: Child Restraint Anchorage Installation

• M1: Fuel system alterations

• P1: Towbar & coupling installation other than fifth wheels & kingpins
• P2: Fifth wheel and kingpin installation

• R1: Installation of vehicle mounted lifting systems
• R2: Wheelchair loader installation

• S1: GVM/GCM re-rating
• S2: GVM re-rating (design)
• S3: GCM re-rating (design)
• S7: ATM/GTM re-rating
• S8: Motor vehicle road train rating
• S9: Prime mover B-double rating
• S11: Road train trailer rating
• S12: ATM/GTM re-rating (design)

• T1: Tow trucks (construction)
• T2: Tow trucks (design)

• AC: Adaptive Controls
• LC1: Manufacture & installation of vehicle specific passenger side pedal controls
• A-Frame: Certification of an A-Frame towing Unit – the serial number is within the brackets (….)
• TAS10: Light Vehicle Airbag Suspension (Design)
• TAS11: Light Vehicle Airbag Suspension (Modification)