Lighting

4-13 Rearward-facing retroreflectors

Reasons for rejection

Mandatory equipment

1. A vehicle does not comply with a requirement relating to mandatory equipment set out in:

Compliance with approved standards

2. A rearward-facing retroreflector that is required to comply with an approved rearward-facing retroreflector standard does not comply, or cannot be demonstrated to comply, with at least one of the standards listed in Table 4-13-1.

Condition

3. A rearward-facing retroreflector does not comply with a requirement relating to condition set out in:

Table 4-13-1. Approved rearward-facing retroreflector standards*

UN-ECE Regulation no.

EEC/EC Directive

FMVSS

ADR

Japan

3

76/757
87/354
97/29

108

47

TS for rear reflex reflectors
TS for large-sized rear reflex reflectors
JIS D5500
Article 38

* A rearward-facing retroreflector that is required to comply with an approved rearward-facing retroreflector standard must comply with at least one of the standards listed in the table.

See also Figure 4-13-1.

Figure 4-13-1. Approved rearward-facing retroreflector standard markings

The following standard markings may assist in determining compliance with approved standards.

approved rego plate stds markings

Summary of legislation

Applicable legislation
Mandatory equipment

1. Vehicles must comply with the requirements relating to mandatory equipment set out in:

Compliance with approved standards

2. The rearward-facing retroreflectors fitted to the following vehicles must comply with one or more of the approved rearward-facing retroreflector standards in Table 4-13-1:

a) vehicles of class MA manufactured on or after 1 January 1991

b) vehicles of group L, class MB, MC, MD, ME, group N, and class TC and TD manufactured on or after 1 January 1992

c) vehicles of class TA and TB manufactured on or after 1 January 2006.

Condition

3. Rearward-facing retroreflectors must comply with the requirements relating to condition set out in:

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