Recreational Vehicle Information
For Drivers of Motor Homes, Truck Campers and House Trailers

Annual Safety Inspections
(yellow stickers)

An annual safety inspection is required:

on a truck, which does not tow a trailer if:

• the truck's actual weight, registered gross weight or gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 4,500 kgs (9,920 lbs).

on a truck, which tows a house trailer only:

• if the truck's RGW exceeds 4,500 kgs.
• if the truck's gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 4,500 kgs, or
• if the truck's actual weight (without the house trailer attached), exceeds 4,500 kgs.

Notes:

• house trailer weight is not used when determining a truck's actual weight.
• house trailer weight is used to determine a truck's RGW.
• a house trailer does not require an annual safety inspection.

on both the truck and towed trailer (other than a house trailer) if:

• the truck's actual weight, registered gross weight or gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 4,500 kgs, or
• the actual weight of the truck, when added to the actual weight of the towed trailer or trailers exceeds 4,500 kgs, or
• the gross vehicle weight rating of the truck, when added to the gross vehicle weight rating of the towed trailer or trailers exceeds 4,500 kgs.

This MTO website provides complete details on annual safety inspections.

Daily Driver Vehicle Inspections, Hours-of-Service (Log Books) and Commercial Vehicle Operator's Registration (CVOR)

Pickups that weigh and are registered for 4,500 kgs or less are not subject to daily vehicle inspections, hours-of-work (log books) or commercial vehicle operator registration (CVOR).

Pickups that weigh or are registered for over 4,500 kgs and are only ever used for personal purposes or are only ever used to tow personal use trailers, including house and camper trailers are exempt from the requirements to have a commercial vehicle operator registration certificate, from conducting daily vehicle inspections and from drivers being subject to the hours-of-service requirements.

In order for a pickup to qualify for the above exemption it must have a vehicle weight rating of 6,000 kgs (13,227 lbs) or less and be fitted with either, the original unmodified pickup box that was installed by the manufacturer or an unmodified replacement box that duplicates the one that was installed by the manufacturer.

Pickups that weigh or are registered for over 4,500 kgs and used for both personal and business purposes may be subject to certain requirements or exemptions. For details please visit the following ministry websites:

• Daily Vehicle Inspections
• Hours-of-Service
• CVOR