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Central Motor Vehicles (Eighteenth Amendment) Rules, 2022

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Central Motor Vehicles (Eighteenth Amendment) Rules, 2022

 

[09th November 2022]

Whereas, the draft of certain rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number G.S.R. 481(E), dated the 29th June, 2022, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;

And whereas, objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely:-

Rule -1.

(1)     These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Eighteenth Amendment) Rules, 2022.

(2)     They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Rule -2.


In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 115,-

(a)      in sub-rule (19), in clause (i), in the "Notes",-

(i)           in item (12), for the "Table 1", the following Tables shall be substituted, namely:-

"TABLE 1

OBD FUNCTIONS AND ASSOCIATE

A. Vehicles manufactured on or after the 1st April, 2020, shall be required to comply with the following OBD Stage I (BS VI) requirements/standards/compliances as per AIS 137:-

Sr. No.

Monitoring Items.

1.

Circuit continuity for all emission related power train component

2.

Distance travelled since MIL (Malfunction indicator lamp) ON

3.

Electrical disconnection of Electronic evaporative purge control device

4.

EGR system monitoring

TABLE 2

OBD FUNCTIONS AND ASSOCIATE

B. Vehicles manufactured on or after the 1st April, 2023, shall be required to comply with the following OBD Stage II-A (BS VI) requirements/standards/compliances as per AIS 137:-

Sr. No.

Monitoring Items.

1.

Circuit continuity for all emission related power train component

2.

Circuit Rationality

3.

Distance travelled since MIL (Malfunction indicator lamp) ON

4.

Electrical disconnection of Electronic evaporative purge control device

5.

EGR system monitoring

6.

Misfire Detection

7.

Oxygen sensor deterioration monitoring

8.

NOx after-treatment system monitoring

9.

Particulate filter monitoring

10.

Particulate Matter (PM) Emission monitoring

11.

On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Emission Threshold Limits

12.

In-use performance monitoring –

No minimum IUPRM for all monitors M (Functionality of IUPR Determination)

 

TABLE 3

OBD FUNCTIONS AND ASSOCIATE

C. Vehicles manufactured on or after the 1st April, 2025, shall be required to comply with the following OBD Stage II-B (BS VI) requirements/standards/compliances as per AIS 137:-

Sr. No.

Monitoring Items.

1.

Circuit continuity for all emission related power train component

2.

Circuit Rationality

3.

Distance travelled since MIL (Malfunction indicator lamp) ON

4.

Electrical disconnection of Electronic evaporative purge control device

5.

Catalytic converter monitoring

6.

EGR system monitoring

7.

Misfire Detection

8.

Oxygen sensor deterioration monitoring

9.

NOx after-treatment system monitoring

10.

Particulate filter monitoring

11.

Particulate Matter (PM) Emission monitoring

12.

On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Emission Threshold Limits.

 

13.

In-use performance monitoring –

No minimum IUPRM for all monitors M (Functionality of IUPR Determination)

 

14.

In-use performance monitoring –

IUPRM greater than or equal to 0.1 for all monitors M

 

(ii)         for item (13), the following item shall be substituted, namely:-

"(13) Detailed requirements for tracking IUPR are given in AIS 137,";

(iii)       after item (16), for "Table 2", the following Tables shall be substituted, namely:-

"TABLE 2

ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) EMISSION THRESHOLD LIMITS FOR BSVI OBD STAGE II-A (FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER THE 1ST APRIL, 2023)

Vehicle

WMTC Class

CO (mg/km)

THC (mg/km)

NOx (mg/km)

PI vehicles

1, 2-1 & 2-2

2170

1400

350

3-1 & 3-2

2170

630

450

CI vehicles

All

2170

630

900

 

TABLE 3

ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) EMISSION THRESHOLD LIMITS FOR BSVI OBD STAGE II-B FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER THE 1ST APRIL 2025)

 

Vehicle

WMTC Class

CO (mg/km)

NMHC (mg/km)

NOx (mg/km)

PM (mg/km)

PI vehicles

All

1900

250

300

50 (1)

CI vehicles

All

1900

320

540

50

 

(1)     In case of P.I. engines, applicable only to vehicles with Direct Injection engines.";

(b) in sub-rule (20),-

(i)       for "Table 1", the following Table shall be substituted, namely:-

"TABLE 1

THREE WHEELERS FITTED WITH PI AND CI ENGINES: BS VI

 

Vehicle with PI engines

 

CO mg/km

HC+NOx mg/km

NOx mg/km

PM (1) mg/km

EVAP mg/test

OBD

Durability mileage (km) Type V

Test Cycle (Cold Start at T=0 sec)

Limit

440

435

130

25

1500

Stage II

35000

IDC AIS137

D.F.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

--

--

--

(1) PM limit in case of PI engines shall be applicable only to vehicles with Direct Injection engines and shall be applicable from 1st April 2023.

 

Vehicle with CI engines

 

CO mg/km

HC+NOx mg/km

NOx mg/km

PM mg/km

OBD

Durability mileage (km) Type V

Test Cycle (Cold Start at T=0 sec)

Limit

220

200

160

25

Stage II

35000

IDC AIS137

D.F.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

--

--

 

(ii)      in the "Notes", after item 17, for the "Table 1" and "Table 2", the following Tables shall be substituted, namely:-


"TABLE 1

OBD FUNCTIONS AND ASSOCIATE

 

Vehicle with CI engines

 

CO mg/km

HC+NOx mg/km

NOx mg/km

PM mg/km

OBD

Durability mileage (km) Type V

Test Cycle (Cold Start at T=0 sec)

Limit

220

200

160

25

Stage II

35000

IDC AIS137

D.F.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

--

--

Sr. No.

Monitoring Items.

 

1.

Circuit continuity for all emission related power train component.

 

2.

Distance travelled since MIL (Malfunction indicator lamp) ON.

 

3.

Electrical disconnection of Electronic evaporative purge control device.

 

 

TABLE 2

OBD FUNCTIONS AND ASSOCIATE

 

Vehicles manufactured on or after the 1st April, 2023, shall be required to comply with the following OBD Stage II-A (BS VI) requirements/standards/compliances as per AIS 137:-

Sr. No.

Monitoring Items.

1.

Circuit continuity for all emission related power train component.

2.

Circuit Rationality.

3.

Distance travelled since MIL (Malfunction indicator lamp) ON.

4.

Electrical disconnection of Electronic evaporative purge control device.

5.

EGR system monitoring.

6.

Misfire Detection.

7.

Oxygen sensor deterioration monitoring

8.

NOx after treatment system monitoring.

9.

Particulate filter monitoring.

10.

Particulate Matter (PM) Emission monitoring.

11.

On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Emission Threshold Limits.

 

TABLE 3

OBD FUNCTIONS AND ASSOCIATE

 

Vehicles manufactured on or after the 1st April, 2025, shall be required to comply with the following OBD Stage II-B (BS VI) requirements/standards/compliances as per AIS 137:-

Sr. No.

Monitoring Items.

1.

Circuit continuity for all emission related power train component.

2.

Circuit Rationality.

3.

Distance travelled since MIL (Malfunction indicator lamp) ON.

4.

Electrical disconnection of Electronic evaporative purge control device.

5.

EGR system monitoring.

6.

Misfire Detection.

7.

Oxygen sensor deterioration monitoring.

8.

NOx after treatment system monitoring.

9.

Particulate filter monitoring.

10.

Particulate Matter (PM) Emission monitoring.

11.

On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Emission Threshold Limits.

12.

Catalytic converter monitoring.

 

TABLE 4
 

ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) EMISSION THRESHOLD LIMITS FOR BS-VI OBD STAGE II-A (FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER THE 1ST APRIL, 2023)

 

Vehicle

CO mg/km

NOx mg/km

PM mg/km

PI vehicles

955

758

140 (1)

CI vehicles

955

960

140

 

(1)     In case of PI engines, applicable only to vehicles with Direct Injection engines.

TABLE 5

ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) EMISSION THRESHOLD LIMITS FOR BS-VI OBD STAGE II-B (FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER THE 1ST APRIL, 2025)

 

Vehicle

CO mg/km

NOx mg/km

PM mg/km

PI vehicles

880

425

140 (1)

CI vehicles

440

300

140

 

(1)     In case of PI engines, applicable only to vehicles with Direct Injection engines.".