That, in Mexico, road accidents involving motor vehicles claim the lives of around 16 thousand people each year, being the second cause of death between 5 and 34 years of age. In addition, around 134 thousand people are injured and, of these, 40 thousand acquire some type of permanent disability. Various adjustments were made to NOM-194-SCFI-2015, which includes the specifications of the devices and performance specifications of the vehicles included in said NOM, eliminating the regulations of the following columns: European Directives , SRRV, KMVSS and CONTRAN.

This standard is mandatory for corporations that market new light vehicles, whose gross vehicle ranges between 400 kg and 3857 kg. This standard does not apply to those prototype, diagnostic vehicles, those destined exclusively to circulate on defined paved roads, as well as vehicles built or designed exclusively for agricultural work, recreational activities or railways, motorcycles and specialized machinery dedicated to the construction and mining industries.

All vehicle must contain the safety devices mentioned in table 1. 

New light vehicles and existing light vehicles that enter the market, starting with model year 2023, must contain the safety devices listed in table 2.

New light vehicles and existing light vehicles that enter the market, as of the model year 2023, that incorporate electricity, hydrogen, or gas as a driving source, must incorporate the safety devices listed in Chapter 6 and Table 3 as appropriate.

Existing light vehicles and new light vehicles entering the market, in addition to the mandatory devices, may voluntarily include one or more of the safety devices listed in Table 4.

Compared with the previous version of the standard NOM-194-SCFI-2015, the new draft removes the applicable European Directive, SRRV, KMVSS, and CONTRAN standards and adds some new mandatory safety requirements, new energy vehicle safety requirements, and voluntary certification requirements.

Signing the homologation contract with ATIC

Determination of inspection requirements

Evaluation of the information presented

Decision on inspection

Issuance of the Compliance Report

Follow-up

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