Chapter 2

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

SAFETY STANDARDS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1

VEHICLE NOISE REGULATIONS INFORMATION ••••••••••••••••••• 7
EMISSION CONTROL REGULATIONS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8

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The U.S. Government has established the various motor vehicle regulations regarding Safety,
Noise and Exhaust emissions under the provisions of the related acts of Congress.
These regulations and acts impose important legal responsibilities on manufacturers, dealers,
body builders and other engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of motor vehicles and
motor vehicle equipment.

All incomplete vehicles manufactured by HML or HMM (USA) for sale in the United States are
conformed to comply with the applicable regulations. But, the alterations or the additions to
the incomplete vehicle will affect the vehicle specifications and performance. Therefore, it is a
responsibility of the intermediate and/or final stage manufacturer to ascertain that the final
completed vehicle complies with all applicable regulations after the alterations or the additions
are completed.

The following information is intended to assist you of understanding the applicable standards
as for guide only.
Detailed information of the act or the regulation should be obtained from your legal counsel or
from the government.

New regulations and the amendments issued by the Federal Governments will be published
on the Federal Register from time to time. You may obtain the Federal Register through the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

SAFETY STANDARDS
The United States Code Title 49 and the standards and regulations issued by National High-
way Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) impose responsibilities on manufacturers, dealers,
body builders and others.
The following information identifies the requirements concerning certification of compliance to
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) of vehicles manufactured in two or more
stages specified in Part 567 and Part 568 of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR
567 and 49 CFR 568).

Document for Incomplete Vehicle

All incomplete vehicles manufactured by HML or HMM (USA) for sale in the United States
have been attached a “Document for Incomplete Vehicle”. This document contains informa-
tion which an incomplete vehicle manufacturer is required to furnish to subsequent stage manu-
facturers under the provision of Part 568 of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR
568).
This information includes the identification of incomplete vehicle, the
type of vehicle into which the incomplete vehicle may be manufac-
tured, and a listing of the applicable FMVSS.
Each applicable standard is accompanied by a statement indicating
the degree of compliance of the incomplete vehicle with that stan-
dard at the time of manufacture by HML or HMM (USA).
In some cases, HML or HMM (USA) has provided statements as to
the conditions under which the vehicle may be manufactured so as
to conform when completed.
49 CFR 568 requires the incomplete vehicle manufacturer to specify
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for each axle of the vehicle,
and the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the total vehicle.
HML or HMM (USA) provides this information on the cover of a “Docu-
ment for Incomplete Vehicle”.

The “Document for Incomplete Vehicle” must be forwarded with the vehicle until the final stage
manufacturer has installed a certification label on the completed vehicle.
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Certification Label
All incomplete vehicles manufactured by HML or HMM (USA) for sale in the United States are
furnished with an “Incomplete vehicle certification label” under the provision of Part 567 of Title
49, Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 567).
This label contains the statements which specify the FMVSS to which the incomplete vehicle
conforms, the FMVSS to which the vehicle will conform if completed in accordance with the
instructions contained in “Document for Incomplete Vehicle”, and that conformity with the other
FMVSS is not substantially affected by the design of the incomplete vehicle.

The party installing a body or equipment to complete the vehicle for delivery will be responsible
to see that the completed vehicle meets all applicable FMVSS. For certification of compliance,
the completed vehicle should affix a final certification label securely and permanently to the
vehicle.

- EXAMPLE -

CERTIFICATION LABEL for the vehicle manufactured by HML

• In case of chassis model NA, NB, NC, ND and NE

• In case of chassis model NJ and NV

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CERTIFICATION LABEL for the vehicle manufactured by HMM (USA)

• In case of chassis model NA, NB, NC, ND and NE

• In case of chassis model NJ and NV

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NOISE LABEL

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate

All incomplete vehicles manufactured by HML or HMM (USA) for sale in the United States are
furnished with a “Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate” under the provision of Part 565 of
Title, Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 565) and HML or HMM (USA) provides “VIN” on
the cover of a “Document for Incomplete Vehicle” under the provision of Part 568 of Title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 568).

The VIN Plate affixed by HML or HMM (USA) should not be removed, altered or replaced.

Structure of Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) comprises of 17 characters.
The VIN plate, as shown below, is affixed to the right-side door B pillar of the cab.

The VIN plate for vehicle manufactured by HML

The VIN plate for vehicle manufactured by HMM (USA)

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HINO VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) STRUCTURE

WM1 VDS CD VIS

5 P V N C 6 J M 0 6 2 S 1 0 0 0 1

MANUFACTURER, ENGINE MODEL WHEEL CHECK MODEL ASSEMBLY SEQUENTIAL NUMBER

MAKE, MODEL BASE DIGIT YEAR PLANT
LINE & CAB/BODY TYPE, MODIFICATION
SERIES, BRAKE SYSTEM

CODE MANUFACTURER MAKE TYPE CODE YEAR CODE YEAR CODE DESCRIPTION
5 2005 B 2011 S A NEW LETTER
JHA HINO MOTORS, LTD HINO TRUCK
6 2006 C 2012 T WILL BE ALLOTTED
2007 2013 U AT EVERY MAJOR
7 D ...
JHB HINO MOTORS, LTD HINO INCOMPLETE VEHICLE MODIFICATION
8 2008 E 2014 Z
HINO MOTORS 9 2009 F 2015
5PV MANUFACTURING HINO INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
U.S.A., INC. A 2010 G 2016
CODE ASSEMBLY PLANT
LENGTH mm (in.) 1 HINO MOTORS, LTD.
SERIS BRAKE CODE HINO PLANT IN JAPAN
CODE LINE & CAB/BODY TYPE NA - NC ND - NV
GVWR OR OVERALL LENGTH SYSTEMS
F 3,734 (147) – 2 TABC Inc.
CONVENTIONAL TYPE 6,350 kg - 6,577 kg
NA HYDRAULIC J 4,293 (169) –
TRUCK [14,001 - 14,500 (lbs.)] (CLASS 4)
K 4,648 (183) –
CONVENTIONAL TYPE 6,578 kg - 7,257 kg
NB HYDRAULIC L – 4,750 (187)
TRUCK [14,501 - 16,000 (lbs.)] (CLASS 4)
M 5,105 (201) 5,207 (205)
CONVENTIONAL TYPE 7,258 kg - 8,845 kg
NC HYDRAULIC P – 5,512 (217)
TRUCK [16,001 - 19,500 (lbs.)] (CLASS 5)
R – 5,969 (235)
CONVENTIONAL TYPE 8,846 kg - 10,433 kg
HYDRAULIC T – 6,426 (253)
TRUCK [19,501 - 23,000 (lbs.)] (CLASS 6)
ND V – 6,883 (271)
CONVENTIONAL TYPE 8,846 kg - 11,793 kg
HYDRAULIC
LOW PROFILE TRUCK [19,501 - 26,000 (lbs.)] (CLASS 6)
CODE MANUFACTURER MODEL DESCRIPTION
CONVENTIONAL TYPE 10,434 kg - 11,793 kg
NE HYDRAULIC 7.6 LITERS, DIESEL
TRUCK [23,001 - 26,000 (lbs.)] (CLASS 6) J08E-TA
220 HP
CONVENTIONAL TYPE 10,434 kg - 11,793 kg 8J HINO MOTORS, LTD
NJ FULL AIR 7.6 LITERS, DIESEL
TRUCK [23,001 - 26,000 (lbs.)] (CLASS 6) J08E-TB
260 HP
CONVENTIONAL TYPE 13,609 kg - 14,968 kg
NV FULL AIR 4.7 LITERS, DIESEL
TRUCK [30,001 - 33,000 (lbs.)] (CLASS 7) 6J HINO MOTORS, LTD J05D-TA
175 HP

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VIN Plate and Certification Label

All incomplete vehicles manufactured by HML or HMM (USA) for sale in the United States are
provided with VIN Plate and Certification Label under the provision of the Federal Regulations.
The labels are located on the position indicated in the following figures.

Tire Identification and Record Keeping

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued regulations (49 CFR 574) deal-
ing with tire identification and record keeping which became effective May 22, 1971. Under
these regulations important legal responsibilities are imposed upon tire manufacturers, brand
name owners, retreaders, distributors, dealers and motor vehicle manufacturers to maintain
and/or report certain information concerning tires.
This information will be used to facilitate the notification of purchasers of defective or noncon-
forming tires so that they may take appropriate action in the interest of safety.
Questions concerning the application of these regulations to your business should be con-
sulted with your legal counsel.

Under these tire regulations we (HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC.) have a record of the
tires on each vehicle we shipped to you. If you do not change a tire on a Hino vehicle, it is
important that you make sure that it is reshipped with the same tires that were on it when the
vehicle was received by you. This will mean that any tires which you remove from a vehicle
during the course of your work should be put back on the same vehicle.

If you change a tire on a Hino vehicle, it is necessary that you furnish us with such information
on vehicles which are returned to us after you have completed your work. It is important that
you report to us the full tire identification number (TIN) for each tire you install and the full
vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle on which the tire is installed.

In case you should receive a defect notification from a tire manufacturer concerning tires which
you installed on a vehicle returned to us, you may will appear in our records.

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VEHICLE NOISE REGULATIONS INFORMATION

Exterior Noise Regulations Applicable to Sale of New Vehicle

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established Noise Emission Standards
applicable to the Medium-duty and Heavy-duty trucks (in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR)
manufactured after January 1, 1978 under the provisions of the Noise Control Act of 1972.
The standards provide that vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1978, when tested pursu-
ant to EPA’s prescribed test procedure, must conform to an 83 dB(A) level and vehicles manu-
factured after January 1, 1988 must conform to an 80 dB(A) level. (Part 205 of Title 40, Code
of Federal Regulations)

All incomplete vehicles manufactured by HML or HMM (USA) for sale in the United States are
designed to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Medium-duty and Heavy-
duty Truck Noise Emission Standards (40 CFR 205). Information for these noise emission
standards appears in the Hino Owner’s Manual supplied with each Hino vehicle.
In planning vehicle modifications, the Tampering List which is mentioned in the Hino Owner’s
Manual should be consulted to identify those parts or systems the alteration or removal of
which are most likely to affect the truck’s compliance with the Noise Emission Standards. In
addition, prospective modifiers should consider whether other contemplated modifications, not
mentioned in the Tampering List, may increase the Noise Emissions of truck to an impermissi-
bly high level. The Federal regulations require regulated trucks completed by a subsequent
stage manufacturer for use in the United States to conform to those standards. The Federal
Noise Control Act of 1972 as amended provides civil penalties for distribution in commerce by
a manufacturer of noncomplying trucks, and criminal penalties where such distribution is willful
or knowing.

Questions concerning compliance with noise regulations should be consulted with your legal
counsel.

Exterior Noise Regulations Applicable to Vehicles in Use

The Federal Interstate Motor Carrier Operations Standards, which are applicable to all motor
carrier vehicles engaged in interstate commerce having a GVWR in excess of 10,000 pounds,
prescribe the following limits for exterior noise all as measured under the test condition speci-
fied by the standards. (40 CFR Part 202 and 49 CFR Part 325)

• 83 dB(A) at 35 mph or less

• 87 dB(A) over 35 mph
• 85 dB(A) when stationary

Vehicles to which alterations or additions are made which may increase exterior noise emis-
sions must be ascertained to comply with the applicable noise standards after the modifica-
tions have been completed.

Interior Noise Regulations Applicable to Vehicles

The Federal Interstate Motor Carrier Interior Noise Standard is applicable to all motor carrier
vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVWR which are engaged in interstate commerce. This stan-
dard requires that the interior sound level at the driver’s seating position of any such vehicle
not exceed 90 dB(A) when measured in accordance with the test procedure described in 49
CFR 393.94(C).

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Vehicles to which alterations or additions are made which may increase interior noise levels
must be ascertained to comply with the interior noise regulation after the modifications have
been completed.

EMISSION CONTROL REGULATIONS

All diesel engines installed in Hino incomplete vehicle have been certified to the applicable
Federal and California exhaust emissions requirements for Heavy Duty Engines (engines in
vehicles exceeding 8,500 pounds GVWR).
The intermediate and/or final stage manufacturer must assure that none of the engine emis-
sion related parts is either deleted or rendered inoperative.

A copy of the appropriate Hino Owner’s Manual and Service & Warranty Information must be
installed in every vehicle prior to sale to the ultimate purchaser in order to provide emission
systems warranty and maintenance schedules.

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