Flood damaged vehicle description

Description of a flood damaged vehicle.

Description

A flood damaged vehicle is one that
  • has been immersed in a liquid to
    • the bottom of the dashboard, or
    • a level affecting any of the major electrical system components, and/or
  • is contaminated with toxic fluid that renders the vehicle unsafe due to toxic hazard.

Bottom of the dashboard

Standard Canadian Conference of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) Guidelines define the bottom of the dashboard, as the area where the floor meets the firewall at the seam.