UN R39 — 02 series of amendments

New paragraphs 2.6.2. to 2.6.4. define “Total distance indicated”, “True distance travelled” and “Total distance value”. New paragraphs 2.6.5. to 2.6.7. define “Tachograph or Recording equipment”, “Tachograph Replacement Unit (TRU)” and “Purely mechanical odometer”. New paragraph 2.8. defines “Tampering” as any activity aiming at inaccurate recording or misrepresenting of mileage values being stored and/or displayed. Paragraph 2.6. now says “the total distance driven by the vehicle” instead of “the total distance recorded by the vehicle since its entry into service”. In paragraph 2.4., the increase for the “Normal running pressure” is now 200 hPa instead of 0.2 bar. The footnote on the speed-indicating part of a tachograph is deleted.

Under paragraph 3.1., the application goes to the Type Approval Authority according to Schedule 3 of the 1958 Agreement. Paragraph 3.2. no longer asks for documents in triplicate, and new Annex 5 gives a model information document. Approval numbers are now assigned in accordance with Schedule 4 of the Agreement (paragraph 4.2.). Paragraph 4.3. now also covers notice of extension, withdrawal and production definitively discontinued, and gives no A4 format for the diagrams. New Annex 1 items 6.1. to 6.3. cover the odometer ratio, a purely mechanical odometer and malfunction indication; tyres are now item 7. The Annex 2 examples now show the 02 series, and footnotes refer to document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 7.

If more than one onboard speedometer or odometer is fitted, all of them must comply with all the requirements of this Regulation. Additional graduations and numerical values are not permitted. Tachographs or Recording equipment, or Tachograph Replacement Units are not on-board speedometers or odometers for the purpose of paragraph 5.1. The reference temperature of 23 ± 5 °C now applies if relevant for the test, at the discretion of the Technical Service (paragraph 5.3.3.). The test track surface no longer needs to be dry; it must be flat and provide sufficient adhesion (paragraph 5.3.6.1.). Paragraph 5.2. gets the heading “Speedometer”.

The odometer accuracy must be tested with the procedure of new Annex 4 (paragraph 5.7.). In that test, the vehicle is driven for a minimum of 10 kilometres or 7 miles as indicated on the odometer. The total distance indicated must not deviate by more than ±4.0 per cent from the true distance travelled (paragraph 5.8.). Total distance values from the data port specified in UN Regulation No. 154 or No. 49 must not deviate from the (rounded) total distance indicated. This does not apply to the total distance travelled (lifetime) as defined in UN Regulation No. 154. Total distance values and the total distance indicated must have a resolution better than or equal to 1 km or 1 mile, as appropriate.

Paragraphs 5.7. to 5.9. and 5.11. to 5.12. do not apply to vehicles fitted with purely mechanical odometers. Paragraphs 5.9. and 5.11. to 5.12. do not apply to L category vehicles. Another rule applies to vehicles equipped with a tachograph or recording equipment, or where a tachograph replacement unit is the only source of measuring mileage. Paragraphs 5.7. to 5.9. and 5.12. then count as met if the recording equipment is at least equivalent in security and accuracy to this Regulation.

If an electrically detectable failure prevents the odometer requirements of this Regulation from being met, a malfunction indication must be given to the driver. This is not necessary if other failure warnings and/or other failure conditions already cover it. The indication may be temporarily cancelled, but must be repeated each time the ignition or the vehicle master control switch is activated. The total distance indicated and total distance values must be protected against manipulation (paragraph 5.12.). One condition for this is that the manufacturer’s management system encompassing cyber security complies with the relevant requirements of UN Regulation No. 155. The other condition is that proportionate mitigations are implemented, including, or equivalent to, mitigation 7 of UN Regulation No. 155.

As from 1 September 2028, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation need not accept approvals to preceding series first issued after that date. Until 1 September 2030, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must accept 01 series approvals first issued before 1 September 2028. As from 1 September 2030, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation need not accept approvals issued to any preceding series. The malfunction indication of paragraph 5.11. is not compulsory for 02 series type approvals until 1 September 2030. This exemption stays applicable for extensions of approvals first granted before 1 September 2030. Contracting Parties applying this Regulation may grant approvals to any preceding series and must continue to grant extensions of existing approvals to them.