In December 2023, the Ministry of Transport issued Circular No. 43/2023, which took effect from February 15, 2024, to amend and supplement certain provisions relating to the modification of motor vehicles (amending Circular No. 85/2014).
Specifically, the Circular stipulates that the modification of certain details on vehicles, such as lights, grills, passenger compartment doors, detachable fog lights, is no longer considered as vehicle modification. Therefore, these vehicles can still undergo normal vehicle inspection.
Circular 43/2023 also supplements Article 4a into Circular 85/2014, listing 9 cases where the modification of motor vehicles is not considered as vehicle modification.
Specifically:
Modification of passenger compartment doors (excluding changes in position and size of doors).
Modification of certain cargo box structures, such as sealing or changing the structure of cargo box doors; replacing flat panels with corrugated panels or vice versa; adding additional metal coverings to the frame of the cargo compartment that do not increase the height of the cargo box as prescribed in Appendix I issued together with Circular 43/2023/TT-BGTVT; installing or removing dust covers for self-tipping cargo boxes of dump trucks.
Installation, replacement, or removal of pickup truck cargo compartment covers or luggage covers without changing the size of the cargo compartment and the overall dimensions of the vehicle.
Installation of detachable fog lights.
Replacement of the front lighting assembly with a certified or standard compliant lighting assembly according to the national technical standards for the optical characteristics of front lighting devices for motor vehicles on the road, QCVN 35:2017/BGTVT, without the need to modify the vehicle’s structure to ensure proper installation.
Replacement of bulbs in the front lighting assembly with bulbs of equivalent power consumption without the need for intervention or modification of the lighting assembly structure.
Modifications to the vehicle’s body and shell details are optional for the vehicle manufacturer but must not change the overall dimensions of the vehicle, except for cases specified in Article 6 of Circular 85/2014/TT-BGTVT. Installation must be carried out in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations or by legally authorized representatives of the vehicle manufacturer.
Changes to the design of certain body details, such as front grills or wind spoilers.
Installation of wind deflectors on the roof of pickup trucks, step boards, decorative exhaust pipes, and lamp signal protection bands without changing the overall dimensions of the vehicle.
Modifications to motor vehicles according to the above regulations, without changing the specified vehicle type as prescribed in Appendix XI issued together with Circular 43/2023/TT-BGTVT, and meeting the technical safety and environmental protection requirements according to the corresponding national technical standards, will be subject to safety and environmental protection inspections of motor vehicles to be issued with a certificate of inspection and an inspection sticker.
This new Circular helps relax the regulations regarding vehicle modification, providing a clear legal framework and convenience for vehicle enthusiasts in customizing and enhancing the appearance of their vehicles.
TH (Tuoitrethudo)
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