UN R14 Supplement 3 (09 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 14 (ECE R14) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to safety-belt anchorages.
UN R14 — Supplement 3 to the 09 series of amendments
Supplement 2 → 3
- What changed
- New note a in Annex 6 applies to forward facing seats that face built-in child restraint systems in M2 and M3 vehicles.
- In M2 and M3 vehicles, these seats must have at least two lower anchorages and one upper anchorage for three-point safety-belts type Ar.
- Why
- The aim is to prevent an impact between an adult and a child in a built-in CRS on a seat back that faces the adult.
- The proposal from Spain also seeks to harmonize the requirements in UN Regulations Nos. 14 and 16.
Q1What changed1 change
Anchorages at forward facing seats that face built-in child restraint systems (Annex 6, note a)
Annex 6 has a new note a. For M2 and M3 vehicles, forward facing seats facing built-in child restraint systems must have at least two lower anchorages and one upper anchorage. These anchorages must allow the installation of three-point safety-belts type Ar.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from Spain
- Working party
- GRSP, 73rd session (May 2023)
Reasons
The expert from Spain proposed three-point safety-belts on adult seats that face a built-in Child Restraint System (CRS) in buses and coaches. The aim was to prevent an impact between an adult and a child in a built-in CRS on a seat back that faces the adult.
Sources (2)
“proposing the introduction of three-point safety-belts for buses and coaches (all M2 and M3 vehicle categories) on adult seats facing a built-in Child Restraint System (CRS)”
“She explained that the proposal aimed to prevent impact between an adult and a child when the child was restrained in a built-in CRS installed on a seat back facing the adult.”
Proposer's reason (informal document GRSP-73-09-Rev.1)
The text was also proposed for an update of UN Regulation No. 16, Supplement 5 to the 08 series of amendments. The proposal seeks to harmonize the requirements in UN Regulations Nos. 14 and 16.
Submitted by Expert from Spain. Working party adoption: ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/73, para. 11.
Source
“The text has been proposed to be updated in the UN Regulation 16 Supplement 05 to 08 series of amendments, it seeks to harmonize requirements in both UN Regulation 14 and UN Regulation 16.”
Document trail
- —ProposalGRSP-73-09-Rev.1Proposal by the expert from Spain
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/73GRSP session report, para. 11 and Annex II
- 2023-08Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/113Text that GRSP sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- 2023-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1175Adopted at the 191st session (session report, para. 180)
- 2024-06-15In forceC.N.222.2024.TREATIES-XI.B.16.14UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- Find the forward facing seats that face a built-in child restraint system in your M2 and M3 vehicles.
- Give these seats at least two lower anchorages and one upper anchorage.
- Make sure that these anchorages allow the installation of three-point safety-belts type Ar.
Component supplier
- For M2 and M3 vehicles, check the anchorages of forward facing seats you supply that face built-in child restraint systems.
Technical service / Approval authority
- For M2 and M3 vehicles, check forward facing seats that face built-in child restraint systems against Annex 6, note a.
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