Why did Transport Canada introduce anti-theft electronic immobilizers and not harmonize with US safety standard 114?
• In an effort to reduce fatalities and injuries resulting from auto theft Transport Canada amended Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114 requiring every passenger car, every three-wheeled vehicle and every multi-purpose passenger vehicle and truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 4 536 kg or less, except walk-in vans and emergency vehicles, to be equipped with an immobilization system if manufactured after September 1, 2007. Studies have estimated the direct dollar losses from motor vehicle theft in Canada to be $600 million per year. Furthermore, these studies have demonstrated that an average of 244 to 345 serious injuries and 11 lives could be saved each year if immobilization systems were installed on all Canadian vehicles. The United States does not have a similar mandatory electronic anti-theft requirement, therefore some vehicles manufactured for the United States market were not able to be imported. The United States “Theft Deterrent” standards are directed to p
