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GB 38900-2020: Items and methods for safety technology inspection of motor vehicles
GB 38900-2020
GB
NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ICS 43.180
R 80
Replacing GB 21861-2014, GB 18565-2016
Items and Methods for Safety Technology Inspection
of Motor Vehicles
ISSUED ON: MAY 26, 2020
IMPLEMENTED ON: JANUARY 1, 2021
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation;
Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of
China.
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 3 
1 Scope ... 10 
2 Normative References ... 10 
3 Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations ... 12 
4 Inspection Items ... 13 
5 Inspection Methods ... 20 
6 Inspection Requirements ... 27 
7 Determination, Disposal and Data Archiving of Inspection Results ... 60 
8 Requirements for Transitional Period of Standard Implementation ... 62 
Appendix A (informative) Flow of Motor Vehicle Safety Technology Inspection
... 63 
Appendix B (normative) Measurement of Overall Dimensions ... 64 
Appendix C (normative) Curb Weight / Net Weight Measurement ... 68 
Appendix D (normative) Braking Performance Inspection ... 70 
Appendix E (normative) Headlamp Inspection ... 78 
Appendix F (normative) Directive Wheel Lateral Slip Inspection ... 81 
Appendix G (normative) Motor Vehicle Safety Technology Inspection Report
(model) ... 83 
Appendix H (normative) Motor Vehicle Safety Technology Inspection Table
(manual inspection part) ... 88 
Appendix I (normative) Motor Vehicle Safety Technology Inspection Table
(instruments and equipment inspection part) ... 92 
Bibliography ... 102 
Items and Methods for Safety Technology Inspection
of Motor Vehicles
1 Scope
This Standard specifies the inspection items, inspection methods, inspection
requirements, and the determination, disposal and data archiving of inspection results
for safety technology inspection of motor vehicles.
This Standard is applicable to the safety technology inspection of motor vehicles by
institutions with inspection and testing qualifications. This Standard is also applicable
to the safety technology inspection of inbound motor vehicles by institutions engaged
in inspection and testing of inbound motor vehicles. Motor vehicles approved for actual
road test and motor vehicles temporarily entering the country may receive the safety
technology inspection in accordance with this Standard.
This Standard is not applicable to the safety technology inspection of tractors traveling
on roads, for example, tractor transport unit.
2 Normative References
The following documents are indispensable to the application of this document. In
terms of references with a specified date, only versions with a specified date are
applicable to this document. In terms of references without a specified date, the latest
version (including all the modifications) is applicable to this document.
GB 1589 Limits of Dimensions, Axle Load and Masses for Motor Vehicles, Trailers and
Combination Vehicles
GB/T 3730.2 Road Vehicle - Masses - Vocabulary and Codes
GB 4785 Prescription for Installation of the External Lighting and Light-signaling
Devices for Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers
GB 7258 Technical Specifications for Safety of Power-driven Vehicles Operating on
Roads
GB 7258-2017 Technical Specifications for Safety of Power-driven Vehicles Operating
on Roads
GB 11567 Motor Vehicles and Trailers - Lateral and Rear Underrun Protection
Requirements
GB 13094 Safety Requirements for Bus Construction
GB 13392 The Vehicle Mark for Road Transportation Dangerous Goods
GB 16735 Road Vehicle - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
GB/T 17676 Natural Gas Vehicle and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Vehicle Identification
Marks
GB/T 18284 QR Code
GB 18564.1 Road Tanker for Dangerous Liquid Goods Transportation - Part 1:
Technical Requirements of Atmospheric Pressure Metal Tank
GB 18564.2 Road Tanker for Dangerous Liquid Goods Transportation - Part 2:
Technical Requirements of Atmospheric Pressure Non-metal Tank
GB/T 19056 Vehicle Traveling Data Recorder
GB 19151 Warning Triangles for Motor Vehicle
GB 20300 Safety Specifications for Road Transportation Vehicle of Explosive
Substance and Chemical Toxic Substance
GB 23254 Retro-reflective Markings for Trucks and Trailers
GB 24315 The Marker for School Bus
GB 24407 The Safety Technique Specifications of Special School Bus
GB 25990 Rear-marking Plates for Vehicles and Their Trailers
GB/T 26765 Specifications for Power-driven Vehicle Safety Inspection Business
Information System and Networking
GB 34655 Specifications for Extinguishing Equipment Arrangement in Bus
GA 36 License Plate of Motor Vehicle of The People’s Republic of China
GA 802 Types of Motor Vehicle - Terms and Definitions
GA 804 Special Fixing Device for License Plate of Motor Vehicle
GA 1186 General Technical Specifications for Monitoring System of Vehicle Safety
Inspection
motor vehicles submitted for inspection shall be consistent with the exit-factory
certificate (for imported vehicles, the customs goods import certificate).
6.2.1.2 During in-use motor vehicle safety inspection, the license plate number and
classification of motor vehicles submitted for inspection shall be consistent with the
content of endorsement of vehicle registration certificate (or motor vehicle registration
information, the same below).
6.2.2 Vehicle identification number (or complete-vehicle exit-factory number)
6.2.2.1 During unregistered motor vehicle safety inspection, the vehicle identification
number (or complete-vehicle exit-factory number) of motor vehicles submitted for
inspection shall satisfy:
a) Vehicle identification number (or complete-vehicle exit-factory number) shall
be consistent with the inscribed film of motor vehicle exit-factory certificate
(for imported vehicles, the customs goods import certificate) and vehicle
identification number; the content and composition of the vehicle identification
number shall comply with relevant stipulations of GB 16735. In case of
inscription, the inscribed area and depth, and the height of letters and
numbers shall comply with relevant stipulations of GB 7258. In addition, there
shall be no chiseling, patching, polishing, gaskets, repainting (except for the
situation where the painting process is used to protect the inscribed vehicle
identification number in design and manufacture) or unauthorized re-
inscribing;
b) For passenger cars that have exited factory since March 1, 2013, and trucks
(except for low-speed cars) with a total mass less than or equal to 3,500 kg,
the vehicle identification number marking near the windshield pillar shall be
clearly readable from outside the car;
c) For trucks with a total mass greater than or equal to 12,000 kg and have exited
factory since January 1, 2019, special operating vehicles with modified truck
chassis and all tow bar trailers, the vehicle identification number shall be
inscribed on the outside of the front longitudinal beam of the longitudinal
centerline of the right front wheel. If restricted by the structure, it may also be
inscribed on the outside of the longitudinal beam near the longitudinal
centerline of the right front wheel. For semi-trailers and mid-axle trailers that
have exited factory since January 1, 2019, the vehicle identification number
shall be inscribed on the outside of the front longitudinal beam of the right
front leg (except for when there is no longitudinal beam);
d) For fence-type trucks, stake trucks, self-lighting trucks and tank trucks with a
total mass greater than or equal to 12,000 kg and have exited factory since
January 1, 2018, and fence-type trucks, stake trucks, self-lighting trucks and
tank trucks with a total mass greater than or equal to 10,000 kg, at least two
inspection shall be consistent with the content of the endorsement of vehicle
registration certificate. All the inscribed vehicle identification numbers shall not
manifest chiseling, patching, polishing, gaskets, repainting (except for the situation
where the painting process is used to protect the inscribed vehicle identification
number in design and manufacture) or unauthorized re-inscribing. For fence-type
trucks, stake trucks, self-lighting trucks and tank trucks with a total mass greater than
or equal to 12,000 kg and have exited factory since January 1, 2018, and fence-type
trucks, stake trucks, self-lighting trucks and tank trucks with a total mass greater than
or equal to 10,000 kg, at least two vehicle identification numbers shall be inscribed on
the cargo box or atmospheric tank (or structural parts that are designed and
manufactured to be fixed on the cargo box or atmospheric tank, and used to connect
with the vehicle frame).
6.2.3 Engine number / drive motor number
6.2.3.1 During unregistered motor vehicle safety inspection, the engine number / drive
motor number of the motor vehicle submitted for inspection shall be consistent with the
motor vehicle exit-factory certificate (for imported vehicles, the customs goods import
certificate, etc.), and comply with relevant stipulations of GB 7258. In terms of other
drive motors except for wheel motors and hub motors, if the inscribed motor model and
number are covered, an observation port shall be left, or, a permanently maintainable
marking of motor model and number shall be added to the covering part.
6.2.3.2 During in-use motor vehicle safety inspection, the content recorded by the
engine / drive motor marking of the motor vehicle submitted for inspection or the visible
engine number / drive motor number shall be consistent with the endorsement of
vehicle registration license.
6.2.3.3 During the inspection of motor vehicle that applies for a change of registration
due to the replacement of engine, the replaced engine model shall be consistent with
the registered engine model, or other engine models permitted to be installed in the
announcement of corresponding vehicle products.
6.2.4 Vehicle color and appearance
6.2.4.1 During unregistered motor vehicle safety inspection:
a) The appearance of motor vehicle (excluding the vehicle color) submitted for
inspection shall be consistent with the announced photos of the motor vehicle
product (for motor vehicles made in China);
b) The motor vehicle submitted for inspection is deemed qualified if it is allowed
to be changed by itself;
c) Under the circumstance of ensured safety, and without changes of length,
width or main body structure of the vehicle, passenger car submitted for
6.3.3.1 During unregistered motor vehicle safety inspection, the approved passenger
capacity of the motor vehicle shall comply with the stipulations of 4.4.2 ~ 4.4.6 in GB
7258-2017 and shall be consistent with the motor vehicle product announcement and
motor vehicle exit-factory certificate. The seat arrangement shall comply with the
stipulations of 11.6 in GB 7258-2017 and shall be consistent with product operating
manuals and other materials.
6.3.3.2 During in-use motor vehicle safety inspection, the number of seats (berths) of
the motor vehicle shall be consistent with the content of endorsement of the vehicle
registration certificate. The seat arrangement and fixation mode shall not manifest any
modification.
6.3.4 Breast board height
6.3.4.1 During unregistered motor vehicle safety inspection and in-use motor vehicle
safety inspection, the breast board (including the cover) height shall not exceed the
limits specified in GB 1589.
6.3.4.2 During unregistered motor vehicle safety inspection, the breast board (including
the cover) height of trucks and trailers shall be consistent with the breast board height
in the motor vehicle product announcement and motor vehicle exit-factory certificate,
and sprayed on both sides of the cab, and the error shall not exceed ± 50 mm.
6.3.4.3 During in-use motor vehicle safety inspection, the breast board (including the
cover) height of trucks and trailers shall be consistent with the breast board height in
the vehicle registration information, and sprayed on both sides of the cab, and the error
shall not exceed ± 50 mm.
6.3.5 Suspension
6.3.5.1 During unregistered motor vehicle safety inspection, the number of leaf springs
on the rear axle of trucks (except for three-wheeled vehicles), trailers and special
operating vehicles shall be consistent with the motor vehicle product announcement
and motor vehicle exit-factory certificate, and there shall be no obvious widening or
thickening. The rear axle of dangerous goods transport vehicles with a total mass
greater than or equal to 12,000 kg and have exited factory since January 1, 2020, all
dangerous goods transport semi-trailers, as well as three-axle fence-type trucks and
stake semi-trailers shall be equipped with air suspension.
6.3.5.2 During in-use motor vehicle safety inspection, the number of leaf springs on
the rear axle of trucks (except for three-wheeled vehicles), trailers and special
operating vehicles shall be consistent with the motor vehicle registration information,
and there shall be no obvious widening or thickening.
6.3.6 Bus exit
of the external-push emergency window glass shall be marked with a breaking
point marking (an emergency hammer shall be allocated nearby). For other
passenger cars without passenger standing area, and with a length more than
9 m, and have exited factory since January 1, 2019, when at least two glass-
breaking emergency windows respectively set on both sides of the vehicle
body (when the total number of glass-breaking emergency windows on both
sides of the vehicle body is less than or equal to 4, then, all glass-breaking
emergency windows) have the automatic window-breaking function, they shall
be deemed as qualified.
6.3.6.2 During in-use motor vehicle safety inspection, bus exit shall satisfy the following
requirements:
a) For power-opened passenger doors, the door emergency controller shall be
normal, and there shall be clear symbols or characters indicating the
operation method nearby; the font height shall be no less than 10 mm;
b) There shall not be any devices o...