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GB 7258-2017: Technical specifications for safety of power-driven vehicles operating on roads
GB 7258-2017
NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ICS 43.020
T 09
Replacing GB 7258-2012
Technical specifications for safety of
power-driven vehicles operating on roads
[Including 2019XG1 Amendment List]
ISSUED ON: SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
IMPLEMENTED ON: JANUARY 01, 2018
Issued by: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine of the People's Republic of China;
Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of
China.
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 3 
Introduction ... 17 
1 Scope ... 18 
2 Normative references ... 18 
3 Terms and definitions ... 21 
4 Vehicle ... 32 
5 Engine and drive motor ... 53 
6 Steering system ... 54 
7 Brake system ... 55 
8 Lighting, tell-tale and other electrical equipment ... 68 
9 Driving system ... 78 
10 Transmission system ... 81 
11 Vehicle body ... 83 
12 Safety protection devices ... 93 
13 Additional requirements for fire engines, ambulances, engineering rescue
vehicles and police vehicles ... 106 
14 Additional requirements for vehicles for handicapped driving ... 107 
15 Transitional period requirements for standard implementation ... 107 
References ... 112 
[2019XG1] No.1 Amendment List of national standard ... 114 
Technical specifications for safety of
power-driven vehicles operating on roads
1 Scope
This standard specifies the basic technical requirements on the running safety
such as motor vehicle main assembly and safety protection devices, as well as
the additional requirements for the fire engines, ambulances, engineering
rescue vehicles and police cars and vehicles for handicapped driving.
This standard applies to all motor vehicles traveling on the road in China.
However, it does not apply to trams and wheeled special purpose mechanical
vehicles which are not designed and manufactured for use on the road and
mainly for the operation and construction in closed roads and places.
Note: Tram refers to the motor-driven, overhead power supply, track carrying
road vehicles.
2 Normative references
The following documents are essential to the application of this document. For
the dated documents, only the versions with the dates indicated are applicable
to this document; for the undated documents, only the latest version (including
all the amendments) are applicable to this standard.
GB 811 Helmets for motorcyclists
GB 1589 Limits of dimensions, axle load and masses for motor vehicles,
trailers and combination vehicles
GB/T 2408-2008 Plastics - Determination of burning characteristics -
Horizontal and vertical test
GB/T 3181 Color standard for paint film
GB 4094 Motor vehicles - Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales
GB/T 4094.2 Electric vehicles - Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales
GB 4599 Motor vehicle headlamps equipped with filament lamps
GB 4785 Prescription for installation of the external lighting and light-
signaling devices for motor vehicles and their trailers
GB 5948 Photometric characteristics of motorcycle headlamps equipped
with filament light sources
GB 7956.1 Fire fighting vehicles - Part 1: General technical specifications
GB 8108 Vehicle electronic sirens
GB/T 8196 Safety of machinery - Guards - General requirements for the
design and construction of fixed and movable guards
GB 8410 Flammability of automotive interior materials
GB 9656 Safety glazing materials for road vehicles
GB 10396 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn
and garden equipment - Safety signs and hazard pictorials - General
principles
GB 11567 Motor vehicles and trailers - Lateral and rear underrun protection
requirements
GB/T 12428 Laden mass calculating method for buses
GB 12676 Technical requirements and testing methods for commercial
vehicle and trailer braking systems
GB 13057 The strength of the seats and their anchorages of passenger
vehicles
GB 13365 Spark arrester
GB 13392 The vehicle mark for road transportation dangerous goods
GB 13954 Warning lamps for police cars, fire engines, ambulances and
engineering rescue vehicles
GB/T 14172 Static roll stability test method for motor vehicles
GB 15084 Motor vehicles - Devices for indirect vision - Requirements of
performance and installation
GB 15365 Symbols for controls indicators and telltales for motorcycles and
mopeds
GB 16735 Road vehicle - Vehicle identification number (VIN)
GB 17352 Performance and installation requirements of rear views mirrors
for motorcycles and mopeds
GB 17578 Requirements and test methods of strength for the superstructure
of bus
GB/T 17676 Natural gas vehicle and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle
Identification marks
GB 18100.1 Provisions for installation of lighting and light-signaling devices
for motorcycles - Part 1: Two wheels motorcycle
GB 18100.2 Provisions for installation of lighting and light-signaling devices
for motorcycles - Part 2: Two wheels moped
GB 18100.3 Provisions for installation of lighting and light-signaling devices
for motorcycles - Part 3: Three-wheel motorcycles
GB/T 18411 Road Vehicle - Manufacturer’s Plate
GB 18447.1 Safety requirements for tractors - Part 1: Wheeled tractors
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 18697 Acoustics - Measurement of noise inside motor vehicles
GB/T 19056 Vehicle travelling data recorder
GB 19151 Warning triangles for motor vehicle
GB 19152 Motor vehicle headlamps emitting a symmetrical passing beam
or a driving beam or both
GB 20074 External projections for motorcycles and mopeds
GB 20075 Passenger hand-holds on motorcycles
GB 20300 Safety specifications for road transportation vehicle of explosive
substance and chemical toxic substance
GB 21259 Headlamps equipped with gas - discharge light sources for motor
vehicle
GB 21668 Provisions of vehicles for the carriage of dangerous goods with
regard to their specific constructional features
GB 23254 Retro-reflective markings for goods vehicles and trailers
GB 24315 The marker for school bus
GB 24406 The strength of student seat systems and their anchorages of
special school bus
GB 24407 The safety technique specifications of special school bus
GB/T 24545 Requirement of speed limitation system for motor vehicles
GB/T 25978 Road vehicle - Plate and label
GB 25990 Rear-marking plates for vehicles and their trailers
GB 25991 Automotive headlamps with LED light sources and/or LED
modules
GB 26511 Front underrun protective requirements for commercial vehicle
GB/T 26774 Technical specification for car carriers
GB/T 30036 Adaptive front-lighting system for motor vehicles
GB 30678 Safety signs and information symbols for the use of bus
GB/T 31883 Road vehicles - Drawbar couplings, drawbar eyes, fifth wheel
kingpins, hook couplings and toroidal eyes - Wear limits for in-use
mechanical couplings
GB 34655 Specifications for extinguishing equipment arrangement in bus
GA 524-2004 Specification of 2004 style police vehicle unified appearance
coating
GA 525-2004 Specification of 2004 style police motorcycle unified
appearance coating
GA 923 Specification of special police vehicle unified appearance coating
GA 1264 Fixed fire extinguishing systems for compartment of bus
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1
Power-driven vehicle
3.2.1.3.1.4
Special bus
Buses designed and manufactured for carrying specific personnel and
performing specific functions, such as special school buses; it also includes
the special buses equipped with special equipment and appliances, and
more than 9 seats (including driver's seat).
3.2.1.3.2
Bus with standing passenger area
Buses with the maximum designed speed less than 70 km/h, with seats and
passenger standing area, and enough space for frequent passengers to get
on and off when there are frequent stops, with fixed bus operation routes
and stations, running mainly in urban built-up areas; it also includes
trolleybus, which is the motor-driven bus connected with the power line.
3.2.1.4
School bus
7-seat above passenger car that is used for schooling of preschool children
over 3 years of age or students for compulsory education.
3.2.1.4.1
School bus for infants
School bus for schooling of preschool children over 3 years of age.
3.2.1.4.2
School bus for primary student
School bus for schooling of primary students.
3.2.1.4.3
School bus for primary and middle school student
School bus for schooling of nine-year compulsory education students
(primary and junior high school students).
3.2.1.4.4
Special school bus
[GB 1589-2016, Definition 3.5]
3.2.3
Special motor vehicle
Motor vehicles that are equipped with special equipment or appliances,
designed and manufactured for engineering projects (including health care),
such as goods vehicle cranes, fire engines, concrete pump goods vehicles,
wrecker goods vehicles, aerial vehicles, road sweepers, dirt pickup vehicles,
drilling locomotives, instrument vehicles, inspection vehicles, monitoring
vehicles, power vehicles, communication vehicles, TV vehicles, blood
collection vehicles, medical vehicles, medical examination medical carts,
etc., excluding the motor vehicles that are equipped with special equipment
or appliances but the number of seats (including driver’s seat) exceeds 9
(except for fire engines).
3.2.4
Gaseous fuel vehicle
Motor vehicles equipped with an engine powered by a gas such as LPG,
natural gas or gas.
3.2.5
Bi-fuel vehicle
Motor vehicles with two sets of independent fuel supply systems, and the
two sets of fuel supply systems are available for separate but not
simultaneous supply of fuel to the combustion chamber, such as
gasoline/CNG bi-fuel vehicles, gasoline/LPG bi-fuel vehicles and the like.
3.2.6
Dual-fuel vehicle
Motor vehicles with two sets of fuel supply systems and the two sets of fuel
supply systems supply fuel to the combustion chamber at a predetermined
ratio and then the fuel is mixed and combusted in the cylinder, such as
diesel-compressed natural gas dual-fuel vehicles, diesel-liquefied petroleum
gas dual-fuel vehicles and the like.
3.2.7
Battery electric vehicle
Motor vehicles driven by the motor and the driving power is from the on-
3.4.2
Goods road train
Combination of goods vehicle and draw-bar trailer or center axle trailer.
3.4.2.1
Draw-bar trailer combination
Combination of goods vehicle and draw-bar trailer.
3.4.2.2
Center axle trailer combination
Combination of goods vehicle and center axle trailer.
3.4.3
Articulated vehicle
Combination of semi-towing trailer and semi-trailer, it also includes the
combination of goods vehicles with connecting plate and caravan semi-
trailer.
3.5
Road transportation vehicle for dangerous goods
Goods vehicles, trailers, and combination of vehicles that are designed and
manufactured to transport dangerous goods.
3.6
Motorcycle and moped
Road vehicles driven by power devices, with two or three wheels, excluding:
a) Tri-wheeled vehicles with a curb weight of more than 400 kg, without a
cab, for carrying cargo;
b) Tri-wheeled vehicles with a curb weight of over 600 kg, without a cab,
without the structure or function of the cargo carrying, designed and
manufactured to accommodate a maximum of 2 people, including drivers;
c) Tri-wheeled vehicle with a curb weight of more than 600 kg, with a cab;
d) The mobile wheelchairs dedicated for the handicapped driving that has a
maximum design speed, vehicle curb weight, outline size and other
regardless of the driving mode, and:
- Having a displacement not greater than 50 mL if using internal combustion
engine;
- Having a motor rated power sum not greater than 4 kW if using the power
driving.
3.6.2.1
Moped with two wheels
Two-wheeled moped equipped with two rear wheels on the vehicle's
longitudinal center plane.
3.6.2.2
Right three-wheeled moped
A moped equipped with two rear wheels that are symmetrical with the front
wheels.
3.7
Tractor towing trailer for transportation
Power-driven vehicles composed of a tractor towing a trailer for the purposes
of goods carriage, including wheeled tractor trailer for transportation and
walking tractor trailer for transportation.
Note 1: The tractors referred to in this standard refer to walking tractors with
a maximum design speed of not more than 20 km/h and can only performing
road transportation work after towing a trailer, as well as the wheeled tractor
with a maximum design speed of not more than 40 km/h and can only
performing road transportation work after towing a trailer.
Note 2: Walking tractor trailer for transportation also includes handheld
variable transport machine, that is, the turning steering trailer for
transportation having an engine 12h nominal power not more than 14.7 kW,
using walking tractor chassis, changing the handle into a steering wheel, and
connecting to a trailer.
3.8
Wheeled mobile machinery for special purposes
Wheeled machinery with special structure and special features, equipped
with rubber wheels to run on their own, with the maximum design speed
greater than 20 km/h, such as loaders, graders, excavators, bulldozers, etc.,
identification codes (or vehicle identification numbers) for wheeled mobile
machinery for special purposes shall be engraved on the structural part at right
front of vehicle, or on other vehicle structural parts if restricted by structure. For
other power-driven vehicles (except for motorcycles and mopeds), it shall
engrave the vehicle model and exit-factory number at the corresponding eye-
catching posit...