This SAE Recommended Practice establishes the test procedures, performance requirements, and criteria necessary to evaluate minimum safety and reliability requirements of a children's snowmobile as identified in 1.2.

The purpose of this document is to set forth minimum safety and reliability criteria for use in the design of a children's snowmobile as defined by SAE J33. Requirements not directly related to operator safety are not included, unless they are to delineate the intended purpose of the vehicles as distinct from a small sized regular snowmobile.

A self-propelled vehicle intended for daylight use, in restricked off-road areas, primarily on snow. This vehicle is intended to be used by a child at least 6 years of age, under adult supervision.