Prescribed areas (Seat belts): pre-2018 MOT
This is pre-2018 MOT wording. The defect categories changed on 20 May 2018.
Now called Prescribed areas (Seat belts).
5 pre-2018 fail items.
| Old wording | Inspection manual | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed areas prescribed area is deliberately modified which significantly reduces the original strength | deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or panelling within 30 CMS of a seat belt ancho | Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (major) |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area is excessively corroded | deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or panelling within 30 CMS of a seat belt ancho | Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (major) |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area is severely distorted | deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or panelling within 30 CMS of a seat belt ancho | Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (major) |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area is fractured | deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or panelling within 30 CMS of a seat belt ancho | Prescribed areas prescribed area is inadequately repaired (major) |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area is inadequately repaired | deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or panelling within 30 CMS of a seat belt ancho | Prescribed areas prescribed area is inadequately repaired (major) |
Current names are the closest match by wording and part. The DVSA publishes no official old-to-new table.
Other pre-2018 parts in Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems
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