New points to note when registering after February 15

Specifically, this circular has added some new points to Circular 85/2014/TT-BGTVT (Circular 85) regulating the renovation of road motor vehicles. Some cases of vehicle "modification" that do not affect safety are still accepted.

Circular 43 has added a number of cases where motor vehicles have been changed but are not considered as renovations, including:

Change of passenger compartment door (excluding change of door position and size);

Changing some cargo container structures such as: sealing or changing the structure of the cargo container door; replacing flat sheet metal with corrugated sheet metal or vice versa; adding sheet metal to the roof frame of covered vehicles without increasing the height of the cargo container (stipulated in Appendix I issued with Circular 42/2014/TT-BGTVT); adding or removing dust covers for the cargo container of dump trucks;

Install, replace or remove the cover for the cargo compartment and luggage of a Pickup truck without changing the size of the cargo bed and the overall size of the vehicle;

Install additional separate fog lights;

Replace the front light cluster with a cluster that has been certified or declared to comply with the National Technical Regulation on optical characteristics of front lights of road motor vehicles, QCVN 35:2017/BGTVT without having to modify the vehicle's structure to ensure installation;

Replace the bulb in the front light cluster with another type of bulb with equivalent power consumption without having to intervene or change the structure of the light cluster;

Changing details and body parts is optional for the vehicle manufacturer but does not change the exterior dimensions of the vehicle, except for the cases specified in Article 6 of Circular 85/2014/TT-BGTVT. Installation is carried out according to the recommendations of the vehicle manufacturer or the legally authorized representative of the vehicle manufacturer;

Change the design of some details of the car body such as: front grille, spoiler;

Install additional windshield on the truck cabin roof, steps, exhaust pipe decoration, decorative belt to protect headlights and signal lights without changing the exterior size of the vehicle.

According to the new circular, when going for vehicle inspection (after February 15), some cases of vehicle modification, especially lighting modification, if in accordance with regulations, will still be subject to vehicle inspection.

The representative of the Registration Department said that installing some parts without changing the structure of the vehicle and meeting the requirements of the registration will be more open. For example, replacing the entire light cluster with a different type of light, replacing the grille, installing additional fog lights, etc.