Updated on 09/12/2011 9:18:00 AM
Vehicle Modifications
Many vehicle accessories are street legal but some may not be so take a minute and
read this over to see what is and what is not legal.
Accessory Legislation Rule / Interpretation Rationale
Can I display a
novelty plate on the
front of my vehicle?
The License Plate Display
Regulations.
• In 2004 Saskatchewan discontinued
the requirement to display a front
license plate on passenger vehicles.
• With some *restrictions novelty,
souvenir, collector and vanity plates
may be displayed on the front of a
vehicle.
• License plate must be firmly secured,
Visible & legible at all times.
• *Requirements & restrictions can be
accessed at www.qp.gov.sk.ca
• Select “Freelaw” and then select “The
Licence Plate Display Regulations”
• Plates that are reflectorized are
recommended. If a vehicle is stranded or
disabled on a highway the plate will reflect
the lights of an oncoming vehicle.
Are neon license
plate lamps
permitted?
Sections 38 (2) &6 (e) of
The Vehicle Equipment
Regulations.
• License plate lamp must emit a white
light.
• No additional lamp or equipment that
impairs the effectiveness of the required
lamps are permitted.
• License plate must be able to be seen
from a distance of 100 meters.
• White light enhances the visibility of the
license plate during low light conditions
Are license plate
covers permitted?
Section 192(6) TSA No obstruction (covers) permitted that
prevents any character from being
accurately photographed by a red light
camera system.
Red light camera systems that detect
drivers passing through red lights at
intersections may not be able to
accurately photograph a license plate that
has a cover. Glare etc from the cover may
have an affect.
When are bumpers
required?
Section 50 of
The Vehicle Equipment
Regulations.
• Requires passenger cars to be
equipped with front & rear bumpers.
• Requires trucks less than 4500 GVWR
to be equipped with front bumper only.
• Bumpers are placed a specific heights to
help protect pedestrians if hit by a vehicle.
• Front and rear bumpers absorb some of
the crash impact and reduce intrusion,
thus reducing collision damage and
personal injury.
• Bumper width must be equal to the
vehicle track. Full width tire to tire of
vehicle
What are legal
bumper heights?
Sections 50 (1), (2), (3) of
The Vehicle Equipment
Regulations.
• On passenger cars bumper height must
be between 380 and 560 millimeters
above the road surface.
• On trucks the lowest part of the bumper
cannot be more than 750 millimeters
above the road surface.
• Bumpers must have a vertical surface
of at least 100 millimeters
• Bumpers are placed a specific heights to
help protect pedestrians if hit by a vehicle.
• Bumpers absorb some of the crash
impact thus reducing collision damage and
personal injury.
• Bumper height standards increase the
likelihood of bumpers contacting when two
vehicles collide.
Can the height of a
vehicle be raised or
lowered?
Sections 21, 22, 25, 32,
34,
35, 37 of The Vehicle
Equipment Regulations
• Refer to bumper height requirements
above, and lamp height requirements as
follows:
• Headlamps must be between 535 and
1400millimeters from the road surface to
the centre of the lamp.
• Brake, Signal and Tail lamps must be
between 350 and 2110 millimeters from
the road surface.
• Must also maintain steering geometry
within manufacturer’s range.
• If raising or lowering a vehicle it must be
done in accordance with industry accepted
practice. i.e. hockey pucks between the
frame and body mounts are not
acceptable, nor are extended
spring shackles.
Are front and rear
suspension tower
braces permitted?
These are permitted as these are
commonly used to enhance (beef-up /
stiffen) the suspension / unibody
Provides additional stability in unibody
vehicles when high load in corners.
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