C-24.2, r. 32 - Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles

Section 165 Disposition versions

2016-11-20

165. The following are major defects in a hydraulic braking system:

(1)  a flexible line that is worn to the second braid or that bulges when under pressure;

(2)  the level of the fluid in the reservoir of the master cylinder that is lower than one quarter of the maximum level specified by the manufacturer;

(3)  the brake fluid leaks along the system, excluding oozing, whether or not the service brake is applied;

(4)  a pedal that has to be depressed several times to pressurize the circuit;

(5)  a brake pedal that reaches the floor within less than 10 seconds when a force of about 550 newtons is applied;

(6)  the travel of the brake pedal that exceeds 80% of the total possible travel; and

(7)  a power brake that does not work. When the engine is off, the power brake is not able to assist the driver for a brake application.

O.C. 1483-98, s. 165; O.C. 370-2016, s. 81.

2012-09-01

165. The following are major defects in a hydraulic braking system:

(1)  a flexible line that bulges when under pressure;

(2)  the level of the fluid in the master cylinder that is lower than one quarter of the normal level;

(3)  the brake fluid leaks along the system, excluding oozing, when the service brake is applied;

(4)  a pedal that has to be depressed several times to pressurize the circuit;

(5)  a brake pedal that reaches the floor within less than 10 seconds when a force of about 550 newtons is applied;

(6)  the travel of the brake pedal that exceeds 80% of the total possible travel; and

(7)  a power brake that does not work or that is of no help for the driver when he applies the brakes with the engine off.

O.C. 1483-98, s. 165.