RELEASE DATE:2021-10-27 18:00
Brief: On September 22, 2021, the draft of Mexico’s new light vehicle regulation, PROY-NOM-194-SE-2021, was released. This standard plans to cancel the old regulation NOM-194-SCFI-2015.

BRIEF ANALYSIS OF PROY-NOM-194-SE-2021
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.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
All vehicle must contain the safety devices mentioned in table 1.
Device | NOM or NMX | CFR (FMVSS) Section | UN standards or regulations |
Head support | 202a | UNECE R25 / UNECE R17 | |
3-point seat belts and their anchors | NOM-119-SCFI-2000 | 209 and 210 | UNECE R16 and UNECE R14 |
Indicators and Controls | 101 | UNECE R 121 | |
Double hood lock | 113 | ||
Rear view mirrors or devices for indirect vision | NMX-D-156-1979 | 111 | UNECE R46 |
Seating systems | 207 | UNECE R17 | |
Tires, Spare tire , Airless tire | NMX-D-136-CT-1988 and NOM-086-SCFI-2018 / NMX-D-136-CT-1988 and NOM-086/1-SCFI-2011 | 109 / 139 / 110 / 129 | UNECE R30 / UNECE R54 / UNECE R64 / UNECE R142 |
Headlights | 108 | UNECE R48 (Installation) / UNECE R112 | |
Warning lights (flashing) | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 108 | UNECE R48 (Installation) / UNECE R06 |
Brake light | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 108 | UNECE R48 (Installation) / UNECE R07 |
License plate lights (rear plate) | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 108 | UNECE R48 (Installation) / UNECE R04 |
Position lights | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 108 | UNECE R48 (Installation) / UNECE R07 |
Reverse lights | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 108 | UNECE R48 (Installation) / UNECE R23 |
Turn signals | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 108 | UNECE R48 (Installation) / UNECE R06 |
Reflective | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 108 | UNECE R48 (Installation) / UNECE R03 |
Defogging system | 103 | ||
Windshield wiper and wash system | 104 | ||
Braking system (service and parking brake) | 135 / 105 | UNECE R13 / UNECE R13H | |
Laminated glass, tempered glass, laminated glass | 205 | UNECE R43 | |
Speedometer | 101 | UNECE R39 | |
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) | 135 / 105 | UNECE R13 / UNECE R13H | |
Seat belt reminder system (SBR) | 208 | UNECE R16 | |
Occupant Protection Against Frontal Impact | 208 | UNECE R94 | |
Occupant Protection Against Side Impact | 214 | UNECE R95 |
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.
Device | NOM or NMX | CFR (FMVSS) Section | UN standards or regulations |
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) | 138 | UNECE R141 / UNECE R64 | |
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 126 | UNECE R140 / UNECE R13H / UNECE R13 | |
Child Restraint System Anchors (Isofix or Latch) | 225 | UNECE R14 / UNECE R145 | |
Pole side impact test | 214 | UNECE R135 | |
Steering system in crash test | NMX-D-084-1976 | 204 | UNECE R12 / UNECE R94 |
Door system | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 206 | UNECE R11 |
High brake light | 108 | UNECE R48 / UNECE R07 | |
Fuel system integrity | 301 | UNECE R34 |
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.
Device | NOM or NMX | CFR (FMVSS) Section | UN standards or regulations |
Protection in electric vehicles | 305 | UNECE R100 / UNECE R134 | |
Protection for gas vehicles | 303 | UNECE R67 / UNECE R110 |
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.
Device | NOM or NMX | CFR (FMVSS) Section | UN standards or regulations |
Electrical disturbances by conduction and coupling | NMX-J-756-2-ANCE-2019 | UNECE R10 | |
Brake assist | UNECE R139 | ||
Pedestrian protection | UNECE R127 | ||
Lane departure system (LDW) | UNECE R130 | ||
Adaptive Headlights (ADB) | UNECE R123 | ||
Low speed impact protection systems | 49 CFR 581 | UNECE R42 | |
Black box (Event Data Recorder) | 49 CFR 563 | ||
Resistance in the awning | 216a | ||
Anti-theft systems | 114 | UNECE R18 / UNECE R116 | |
Interior equipment | 201 | UNECE R21 | |
Daytime Running Light (DRL) | NMX-D-233-IMNC-2016 | 108 | UNECE R87 |
Fog light | 108 | UNECE R19 / UNECE R48 | |
Mounting the windshield and intrusion zone | 212 and 219 | ||
Occupant ejection mitigation | 226 | ||
Safety triangles and warning devices | NMX-D-139-SCFI-2000 | 125 | UNECE R27 |
Acoustic warning devices | UNECE R28 | ||
Occupant protection in the cab of commercial vehicles | 216 / 216a | UNECE R29 | |
Side marker lights | 108 | UNECE R91 | |
Curve lighting headlights | UNECE R119 | ||
Frontal impact with focus on restraint systems | UNECE R137 | ||
Autonomous Emergency Braking | UNECE R152 |
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.
HOMOLOGATION PROCESS
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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ATIC Project Manager for South America Business, Auditor for Brazil INMETRO, Kerwin graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree, he served as R&D engineer in a well-known OEM. He now is responsible for the regulation and homologation procedure research & homologation business of automotive and consumer goods for South American markets
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Email: kerwin.luo@atic-cn.com