Vision
5-4 Rearview mirrors
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 rear-view mirror that is required to comply with an approved rear-view mirror standard did not comply, or cannot be demonstrated to have complied, with at least one of the standards listed in Table 5-4-1 at the time the vehicle was manufactured or the rear-view mirror was fitted (Note 1).
Condition and performance
3. A rear-view mirror does not comply with a requirement relating to condition or performance set out in:
Note 1
The rear-view mirror standard must be recorded on the vehicle compliance checksheet. If a mirror does not have an approved standards marking but was fitted as original equipment, it must be recorded as ‘OE’, along with any identifying information, such as the make.
Table 5-4-1. Approved rear-view mirror standards*
UN-ECE Regulation no. | EEC/EC Directive | FMVSS | ADR | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 71/127 | 111 | 14 | TS for installation position of outside rear-view mirrors |
* A rear-view mirror that is required to comply with an approved rear-view mirror standard must comply with at least one of the standards listed in the table.
- Rear-view mirror includes a camera monitor system that uses cameras that are mounted in order to have the same or a similar view as a rear-view mirror and that displays the images viewed by the camera on a monitor inside the vehicle that is visible to the driver.
See also Figure 5-4-1.
Figure 5-4-1. Typical standards markings
The following standard markings may assist in determining compliance with approved standards.
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 rear-view mirrors required to be fitted to group M and N vehicles manufactured on or after 1 January 1996 must comply with one or more of the approved rear-view mirror standards in Table 5-4-1 (Note 1).
Condition and performance
3. Rear-view mirrors must comply with the requirements relating to condition and performance set out in:
Page amended 1 May 2021 (see amendment details).