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Keegs777

Hi all, this is my first post and I would just like to confirm that If I have a Chevrolet Blazer or Jeep Cherokee (XJ) which are both built before 2003 does this mean It doesn't apply and I can fit a bullbar to either vehicle and it will still pass the WOF at VTNZ?

Thanks

Anon

Hi there,
It does depend on the vehicle class and weight (under 2500kg GVM) as to when it was required to meet frontal impact standards. Below is the what the wof regs say about bar fitment that does not require certification.
Auxiliary bars (including bull bars, nudge bars, external roll cages and A-frames [or similar])
the vehicle is not required to comply with a frontal impact occupant protection standard (Note 4), or
the vehicle is required to comply with a frontal impact occupant protection standard and the auxiliary bar:

– is a vehicle manufacturer supplied component for that vehicle, or

– has been certified by the auxiliary bar manufacturer as frontal impact compliant (as may be indicated by a label)or

- is an A-frame that meets all of the following requirements:

- is attached to the chassis by means other than welding, and

- components are fit for purpose, and

- the brackets remaining on the vehicle when the A-frame is removed are recessed behind the forward surface of the bumper by no less than 20mm, and

- the brackets are fitted so that they do not bridge the vehicle’s crumple zones or significantly stiffen the front of the vehicle.

Note that an auxiliary bar that does not meet the above minimum requirements is unlikely to meet LVV requirements and so cannot be certified.