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By AA | Moderator | 844 Posts | 2 February 2011 at 9:53am

Regarding a 2002 Toyota high roof, Long Wheel Base van which has been set up as a camper.

It has side benches in the rear to sit on.

Can this van be fitted with seatbelts on the sides at the back?

It is N.Z. new.

Don

From the "Ask Jack" archives - 14 December 2009

jbiddle
By jbiddle | Community Member | 1657 Posts | 2 February 2011 at 10:32am

If the vehicle was built as a camper before the 1st of October 2003 and has been continuously registered since then, it will not be required to have seatbelts in the rear.

After that date it will be required to have as many seatbelts as there are seating positions.

For example, a 4 berth campervan will require 4 seating positions with approved seatbelts.

Either way, if you intend to fit seatbelts they are required to be Low Volume certified.

Sideways seating has been something of an issue, so my suggestion is you contact the Low Volume Technical Association (http://www.lvvta.org.nz) to ask their opinion.

They will be the ones to certify such an installation if it is permitted.

They will need to know all the vehicle details.