#42026X1095UN vehicle safety rules for side-impact protection
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This regulation sets approval rules for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles on how well they protect occupants in a side-impact crash. It covers vehicle structure, crash testing, dummy installation, mobile barrier specifications, and post-crash safety checks for electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles. The practical effect is on vehicle manufacturers, technical testing services, and type-approval authorities. Manufacturers must design and document vehicles so they meet the required side-collision performance tests before approval, and regulators can penalize or withdraw approval if production vehicles do not match the approved safety standard.
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Key Changes
- Sets uniform approval requirements for side-impact occupant protection in passenger cars and light commercial vehicles
- Defines detailed crash-test procedures, dummy installation rules, and mobile deformable barrier characteristics
- Includes post-crash safety assessment procedures for vehicles with electric powertrains and hydrogen fuel systems
Obligations
What this law requires
Manufacturers seeking type approval for category M1 vehicles with a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 3,500 kg must ensure the vehicle type complies with the Regulation’s lateral-collision occupant-protection specifications and crash test requirements before approval is granted.
Manufacturers must submit an application for approval for the relevant vehicle type and provide the technical documentation required for assessment under the Regulation.
Technical Services responsible for approval testing must conduct the prescribed lateral collision test procedures, including use of the specified side-impact dummy and mobile deformable barrier characteristics.
Manufacturers must ensure vehicles equipped with an electric power train satisfy the Regulation’s post-crash electric power train test procedures and safety assessment requirements.
Manufacturers must ensure vehicles equipped with hydrogen fuel systems satisfy the Regulation’s post-crash hydrogen fuel system integrity test conditions and procedures.