Section 6

Body, structure and attachments

Body condition, structural integrity, doors, seat belts, fuel system.

defect codes in this section

34 Dangerous49 Major5 Minor

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6.1 Structure and attachments

6.1.1.a.iGeneral conditionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.1.a.iiGeneral conditionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.1.b.iGeneral conditionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.1.b.iiGeneral conditionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.1.c.iGeneral conditionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.1.c.iiGeneral conditionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.1.d.iGeneral conditionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.1.d.iiGeneral conditionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.2.aExhaust systemStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.2.b.iExhaust systemStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.2.b.iiExhaust systemStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.3.a.iFuel systemStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.3.a.iiFuel systemStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.3.b.iFuel systemStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.3.b.iiFuel systemStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.3.c.iFuel systemStructure and attachmentsMinor
6.1.3.c.iiFuel systemStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.3.eFuel systemStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.3.fFuel systemStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.4.a.iBumpersStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.4.a.iiBumpersStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.5.aSpare wheel carrier (if fitted)Structure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.5.b.iSpare wheel carrier (if fitted)Structure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.5.b.iiSpare wheel carrier (if fitted)Structure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.6.aCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.b.iCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.b.iiCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.6.c.iCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.c.iiCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.6.dCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.eCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.f.iCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMinor
6.1.6.f.iiCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.g.iCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.g.iiCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.6.hCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.i.iCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.6.i.iiCoupling mechanisms and towing equipmentStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.7.a.iTransmissionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.7.a.iiTransmissionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.7.b.iTransmissionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.7.b.iiTransmissionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.7.c.iTransmissionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.7.c.iiTransmissionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.7.d.iTransmissionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.7.d.iiTransmissionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.7.eTransmissionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.7.f.iTransmissionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.7.f.iiTransmissionStructure and attachmentsDangerous
6.1.7.g.iTransmissionStructure and attachmentsMinor
6.1.7.g.iiTransmissionStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.8.a.iEngine mountingsStructure and attachmentsMajor
6.1.8.a.iiEngine mountingsStructure and attachmentsDangerous

6.2 Body and interior

6.2.1.a.iBody conditionBody and interiorMajor
6.2.1.a.iiBody conditionBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.1.b.iBody conditionBody and interiorMajor
6.2.1.b.iiBody conditionBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.1.c.iBody conditionBody and interiorMajor
6.2.1.c.iiBody conditionBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.1.d.iBody conditionBody and interiorMajor
6.2.1.d.iiBody conditionBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.1.eBody conditionBody and interiorMajor
6.2.2.a.iCab and body mountingBody and interiorMajor
6.2.2.a.iiCab and body mountingBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.2.bCab and body mountingBody and interiorMajor
6.2.2.c.iCab and body mountingBody and interiorMajor
6.2.2.c.iiCab and body mountingBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.2.d.iCab and body mountingBody and interiorMajor
6.2.2.d.iiCab and body mountingBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.3.aDoors and door catchesBody and interiorMajor
6.2.3.b.iDoors and door catchesBody and interiorMajor
6.2.3.b.iiDoors and door catchesBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.3.c.iDoors and door catchesBody and interiorMinor
6.2.3.c.iiDoors and door catchesBody and interiorMajor
6.2.4.a.iFloorBody and interiorMajor
6.2.4.a.iiFloorBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.5.a.iDriver's seatBody and interiorMajor
6.2.5.a.iiDriver's seatBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.5.b.iDriver's seatBody and interiorMajor
6.2.5.b.iiDriver's seatBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.6.a.iPassenger seatsBody and interiorMajor
6.2.6.a.iiPassenger seatsBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.7.a.iDriving controlsBody and interiorMajor
6.2.7.a.iiDriving controlsBody and interiorDangerous
6.2.8.a.iCab steps (if fitted)Body and interiorMinor
6.2.8.a.iiCab steps (if fitted)Body and interiorMajor
6.2.8.bCab steps (if fitted)Body and interiorMajor
6.2.12.aHandgrips and footrestsBody and interiorMajor

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