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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...