UN R14 Supplement 4 (09 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 14 (ECE R14) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to safety-belt anchorages.
UN R14 — Supplement 4 to the 09 series of amendments
Supplement 3 → 4
- What changed
- Footnote 1 of Annex 4 now refers to Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1) for the “H” point procedure.
- Paragraphs 5.1.1. and 5.1.1.2. now refer to Annex 4 instead of paragraphs 2.3. and 2.4. of Annex 4.
- In footnote 1 to paragraph 1. and footnote 2 to paragraph 4.4.1., the R.E.3 document is now ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.7.
- Why
- The specifications of the 3-D “H” point machine were updated and moved from R.E.3 to M.R.1.
- A calibration procedure was added, so that the machine gives consistent test results among all Regulations.
- The proposal updates references to the latest amendment (Revision 7) of R.E.3.
Q1What changed5 changes
Reference for the “H” point procedure (Annex 4, footnote 1)
Footnote 1 of Annex 4 now says that Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1101/Amend.5, describes the procedure. Before this supplement, the footnote referred to Annex 1 to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.2. The footnote now gives the web address https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/wp29/resolutions. The title of Annex 4 is “Procedure for determining the "H" point and the actual torso angle for seating positions in motor vehicles”.
References to Annex 4 for the H point and the R point (paras. 5.1.1. and 5.1.1.2.)
Paragraph 5.1.1. now says that the H point is a reference point as defined in Annex 4. Before, it referred to paragraph 2.3. of Annex 4. Paragraph 5.1.1.2. now says that the R point is the seating reference point defined in Annex 4. Before, it referred to paragraph 2.4. of Annex 4. The rule that the H point must be determined with the procedure set out in Annex 4 does not change.
References to R.E.3 Revision 7 (footnotes to paras. 1. and 4.4.1.)
Footnote 1 to paragraph 1. refers to paragraph 2 of R.E.3. The document is now ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.7 instead of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.6. Footnote 2 to paragraph 4.4.1. refers to Annex 3 to R.E.3 for the numbers of the Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement. The document is now ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.7 instead of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.2/Amend.3. Both footnotes now give the web address https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/wp29/resolutions.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from the Netherlands
- Working party
- GRSP, 75th session (May 2024)
Reasons
The specifications of the three-dimensional “H” point machine were updated and moved from R.E.3 to M.R.1.
Source
“The specifications of the three-dimensional "H" (3-D "H")-point machine have been updated and transferred from R.E.3. to M.R.1.”
A calibration procedure was also added. It makes sure that the machine used for all testing in UN Regulations and UN Global Technical Regulations is consistent and gives consistent test results.
Source
“Also, a calibration procedure was added, assuring that the 3-D "H"-point machine used for all testing in UN Regulations and UN Global Technical Regulations is consistent and gives consistent test results among all Regulations.”
The proposal updates references to the latest amendment (Revision 7) of R.E.3.
Source
“Update to latest amendment (revision 7) of Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3).”
Document trail
- 2024-03ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2024/7Collective proposal by the expert from the Netherlands, including UN Regulation No. 14
- —Amended in sessionGRSP-75-21Amendment to the proposal at the 75th GRSP session
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/75Session report, para. 30
- 2024-08Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2024/123Text that GRSP sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- 2024-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1181Adopted at the 194th session (session report, para. 158)
- 2025-06-12In forceC.N.292.2025.TREATIES-XI.B.16.14UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- Update your documents that refer to Annex 1 of R.E.3 for the “H” point procedure.
- Where your documents copy paragraph 5.1.1. or 5.1.1.2., remove the references to paragraphs 2.3. and 2.4. of Annex 4.
- Where your documents copy the footnotes that cite R.E.3 paragraph 2 or R.E.3 Annex 3, change the document to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.7.
Component supplier
- Use the procedure in Addendum 6 of M.R.1 where footnote 1 of Annex 4 refers to it.
Technical service / Approval authority
- Check that the H point is determined with the procedure that Addendum 6 of M.R.1 describes.
- Update test report templates that refer to Annex 1 of R.E.3 for the “H” point procedure.
- Check distinguishing numbers in approval marks against Annex 3 to R.E.3 in document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.7.
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