New car safety rules: Rear-crash tests from 2029 to prevent fire, immobilisers from 2027
India's road transport ministry has notified tighter vehicle safety norms: all new vehicles made from April 2029 must meet a rear-crash test standard preventing fuel spillage and EV battery damage, with immobilisers mandatory from 2027.
NEW DELHI: Aiming to prevent fires caused by rear-end collisions, all new cars manufactured from April 2029 will have to comply with a crash-test standard that ensures no fuel spillage or damage to the battery in petrol/diesel and electric vehicles respectively. The road transport ministry has notified the revised norms, with immobilisers mandatory from 2027 and revised frontal and side crash-test requirements from October 2027.