Titled Rear Visibility F/CMVSS 111 Field of View Conformity Manual, the latest edition includes information on rules that will become mandatory in Canada in May 2019.
The new U.S. standard, called FMVSS 111, took full effect on May 1, 2018. FMVSS 111 “includes requirements for field of view, image size, response time, deactivation, durability, default view and linger time,” said a news from the NTEA.
It applies to vehicles with a 10,000-pound, or 4,536-kilogram, gross vehicle weight rating or less. The equivalent Canadian regulation will include three-wheeled vehicles.
In an earlier news release, the NTEA said that those affected by the new rules include the following:
• truck equipment distributors and upfitters working with vehicles governed by the new regulation who may need to install or relocate the rearview camera to ensure all requirements are met;
• fleet managers, who will want to monitor compliance for their upfitted vehicles; and
• equipment manufacturers, who want to understand the design implications for truck-mounted equipment that can affect rearview camera placement and to assist upfitter customers with their conformance responsibilities.
The NTEA’s revised manual can be bought separately or as part of a kit. The latter “includes a tarp with the necessary markings to facilitate test cylinder placement,” the release said. Those markings have been updated to reflect and U.S. and Canadian regulations.
The updated manual will cost $199 for NTEA members and $299 for non-members. The kit will cost $499 for NTEA members and $649 for non-members.
For more information, visit www.ntea.com/shopntea.