Independent Canadian post-collision inspection & OBD-II diagnostic reference by Dorematrix24 Advisory Ltd. (Calgary, AB). Not affiliated with Alberta Transportation, AMVIC, or any vehicle manufacturer.
Provincial ScopeProvincial Salvage & Rebuilt Structural Standards
When an insurer or provincial registrar brands a VIN after a collision in Calgary, Edmonton, or Toronto, returning that vehicle to Canadian highways requires passing a multi-stage structural and electronic audit.
Under Alberta’s Vehicle Inspection Regulation, a vehicle branded Salvage cannot be re-registered as Rebuilt until a licensed inspection technician verifies unibody datum points on a calibrated frame rack, inspects all structural welds before undercoating is applied, and confirms that all SRS airbags and pretensioners match the VIN build sheet.
High-speed frontal collisions frequently push the radiator core support into the accessory belt drive and front timing cover. Our desktop reference manual details how to inspect sheared aluminium engine mount bosses and verify camshaft phase correlation via OBD-II live data streams.
