Alpine Autowerks
06-25-2013, 03:44 PM
From Alberta Transportation
If a car has been under water to any of the points below....it can never be registered again.
• A flood vehicle is defined in Canada as a vehicle that has been immersed in a liquid to the bottom of the dashboard or to a level affecting any of the major electronic components, and/or a vehicle contaminated with toxic fluid that renders the vehicle unsafe due to toxic hazard.
• Major electrical components are defined as:
o A fuse panel or breaker panel.
o A component that monitors, triggers, or controls any component of the vehicle’s occupant restraint systems.
o An electronic component that transmits or relays power for use in the vehicle’s defogging or defrosting systems.
o An electronic component or module that controls the vehicle’s primary operating systems.
o A main wiring harness with unsealed connections that is located in the occupant compartment.
o An electronic module that controls the vehicle’s on board self-diagnostic system, excluding communications, navigational and entertainment systems.
o An electronic module that controls the vehicle’s braking, acceleration, steering or any other systems affecting the drivability or safe operation of the vehicle.
• The bottom of the dash is defined as the area where the floor meets the firewall.
• Alberta’s Vehicle Inspection Regulation requires all motor vehicles that have been submerged in water to a level at or above the bottom of the dash be assigned a status of non-repairable.
• The branding of flood vehicles as non-repairable is consistent with all other Canadian jurisdictions.
• Electronic components responsible for airbag deployment, antilock brake operation, and stability control are sensitive to moisture intrusion.
• Supplemental restraint systems (airbags) in a flood vehicle are unstable and not reliable. An airbag may not deploy when intentionally triggered by a control module or may deploy unintentionally and unexpectedly.
• Risk of respiratory infection exists with vehicles that have been flooded. Air conditioning systems, seats, carpet, and headliners are areas where mold will grow. In addition to the health risks, control modules provide mold with a near perfect environment to thrive resulting in unstable electronic systems.
• Replacing all major electrical components and wiring harnesses in an effort to have a non-repairable status changed will not be considered.
Beware - scammers will try to resell car that have been submerged.
If a car has been under water to any of the points below....it can never be registered again.
• A flood vehicle is defined in Canada as a vehicle that has been immersed in a liquid to the bottom of the dashboard or to a level affecting any of the major electronic components, and/or a vehicle contaminated with toxic fluid that renders the vehicle unsafe due to toxic hazard.
• Major electrical components are defined as:
o A fuse panel or breaker panel.
o A component that monitors, triggers, or controls any component of the vehicle’s occupant restraint systems.
o An electronic component that transmits or relays power for use in the vehicle’s defogging or defrosting systems.
o An electronic component or module that controls the vehicle’s primary operating systems.
o A main wiring harness with unsealed connections that is located in the occupant compartment.
o An electronic module that controls the vehicle’s on board self-diagnostic system, excluding communications, navigational and entertainment systems.
o An electronic module that controls the vehicle’s braking, acceleration, steering or any other systems affecting the drivability or safe operation of the vehicle.
• The bottom of the dash is defined as the area where the floor meets the firewall.
• Alberta’s Vehicle Inspection Regulation requires all motor vehicles that have been submerged in water to a level at or above the bottom of the dash be assigned a status of non-repairable.
• The branding of flood vehicles as non-repairable is consistent with all other Canadian jurisdictions.
• Electronic components responsible for airbag deployment, antilock brake operation, and stability control are sensitive to moisture intrusion.
• Supplemental restraint systems (airbags) in a flood vehicle are unstable and not reliable. An airbag may not deploy when intentionally triggered by a control module or may deploy unintentionally and unexpectedly.
• Risk of respiratory infection exists with vehicles that have been flooded. Air conditioning systems, seats, carpet, and headliners are areas where mold will grow. In addition to the health risks, control modules provide mold with a near perfect environment to thrive resulting in unstable electronic systems.
• Replacing all major electrical components and wiring harnesses in an effort to have a non-repairable status changed will not be considered.
Beware - scammers will try to resell car that have been submerged.