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UN R118 change reports — Fire resistance of interior materials

UN Regulation No. 118 (ECE R118) — Uniform technical prescriptions concerning the burning behaviour and/or the capability to repel fuel or lubricant of materials used in the construction of certain categories of motor vehicles.

04 series

  • 04 series — Supplement 2

    New paragraph 4.4.3.1. covers a component of a type also approved under other Regulations in the country that granted approval under this Regulation. Then the symbol prescribed in paragraph 4.4.1. need not be repeated.

  • 04 series — Supplement 1

    New paragraph 1.1.1. says that, at the request of the manufacturer, this UN Regulation may also be applied to vehicles of Categories M3, Class I.

  • 04 series — Base text

    New paragraph 5.2.4.1. covers single materials fulfilling the relevant requirements of paragraphs 6.2.1. to 6.2.7. If an adhesive agent not exacerbating the burning behaviour bonds them together, they are considered to fulfil the requirements as a composite material.

03 series

  • 03 series — Supplement 3

    New paragraph 4.4.3.1. covers a component of a type also approved under other Regulations in the country that granted approval under this Regulation. Then the symbol prescribed in paragraph 4.4.1. need not be repeated.

  • 03 series — Supplement 2

    Paragraph 6.2.8.1. exempts parts made of metal or glass from the tests described in Annexes 6 to 8. It now adds that parts made of plastic glazing are not included in this exemption.